Course list for the Biophysics Dual Major

Information valid for students commencing 2018

Biophysics (Dual Major)

(This major is available at St Lucia only)

Prerequisites required for progression in this major:

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL1040 2 Cells to Organisms
CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
[ MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [1]
[ or
[ MATH1071 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2]
[ MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
[ or
[ MATH1072 2 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations [2]
[ PHYS1001 2 Mechanics & Thermal Physics I
[ or
[ PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems


Dual Major requirements (22 units)

6 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIPH2000 2 Foundations of Biophysics
BIPH3001 2 Frontiers in Biophysics
[ PHYS3900 2 Perspectives in Physics Research
[ or
[ SCIE3260 2 Introduction to Research in Chemistry, Biochemistry & Microbiology (A)

and 8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC2000 2 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BIOL2200 2 Cell Structure & Function
BIOM2011 2 Integrative Cell & Tissue Biology
CHEM2050 2 Intermediate Chemistry 1
CHEM2052 2 Chemical Biology
CHEM2060 2 Intermediate Chemistry 2
CSSE2002 2 Programming in the Large
PHYS2020 2 Thermodynamics & Condensed Matter Physics
PHYS2055 2 Introduction to Fields in Physics
SCIE2100 2 Introduction to Bioinformatics

and may include 2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ MATH2000 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II
[ or
[ MATH2001 2 Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II
MATH2100 2 Applied Mathematical Analysis
COSC2500 2 Numerical Methods in Computational Science

and 8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC3000 2 Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
BIOC3005 2 Molecular Systems Biology
BIOL3014 2 Advanced Bioinformatics
CHEE4301 2 Nanomaterials & Their Characterisation
CHEM3004 2 Determination of Molecular Structure
CHEM3010 2 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM3011 2 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM3013 2 Nanoscience: Self-assembly
MATH3104 2 Mathematical Biology
NEUR3001 2 Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience
PHYS3020 2 Statistical Mechanics
PHYS3051 2 Fields in Physics
PHYS3071 2 Computational Physics

End notes

  • [1] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [2] Students with a high achievement in Senior Maths C (or a 6 or 7 in MATH1050) should take the sequence MATH1071, MATH1072 and MATH2401. Students with a sound achievement in Senior Maths C (or a 4 or 5 in MATH1050) should take the sequence MATH1051, MATH1052 and MATH2400.