The Bachelor of Science Advanced Honours (Physics) degree is for high-achieving students interested in a challenging program leading to a career in scientific research. The UOW Honours website provides lots of useful information regarding research opportunities, scholarships, and application procedures. This degree The Bachelor of Science Advanced Honours (Physics) degree provides you with the first real opportunity to undertake research on a topic of your interest. In the final Honours year, you will undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in your major discipline, together with other required seminars and/or coursework. The Honours year is particularly important as it represents a gateway to future research opportunities, both in the form of higher research degrees and as a career in research, or to other vocations that require advanced analytical and research skills. What you will study The Bachelor of Science Advanced Honours (Physics) offers a greater degree of flexibility in program design providing an opportunity to undertake individual research subjects at 2nd, 3rd and 4th-year levels. You are also able to participate in various enrichment activities and develop a close association with an appropriate member of one of the Faculty’s research teams. Course Learning Outcomes Students graduating from the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) will be able to: Integrate knowledge of a variety of fundamental physical laws to analyse behaviour and properties of physical systems. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of research principles and methods associated with physics. Integrate advanced technical and cognitive skills in reviewing, analysing and synthesising information to address specific themes in physics. Exercise critical thinking, initiative and judgment in understanding complex concepts and constructing new understandings in contemporary physics. Communicate advanced knowledge and ideas clearly and coherently by written and oral means to an expert and non-expert audiences. Demonstrate initiative and creativity in planning and executing a research project pertinent to physics. Majors: Atmospheric Science Biomolecular Physics Physics Career opportunities Radiotherapist Materials Scientist Medical Imaging Specialist Biomolecular Physicist Biophysicist Teacher Astrophysicist and Cosmologist Atmospheric Scientist Hydrographer Meteorologist Risk Manager Health Physicist Computer Scientist Defence Logistics Intelligence Finance Analyst Econo-Physicist.