BSCS - Study Scheme
ROAD MAP FOR BS (HONS) PHYSICS
1. Name of Program | BS (PHYSICS) | |
Admission Requirement of the Program | F.Sc.(Pre-Engineering) / A level (with Physics and Mathematics) with minimum 60% Marks | |
Objective of the Program | The four-year BS (Physics) program is offered on a semester system and consists of eight (08) semesters. | |
Duration of the Program | 4 Years | |
Total Credit Hours | 139 (135 Physics + 4 Holy Quran Credit Hours) | |
Number of Semesters | 8 | |
Load Per Semesters
| Semester | Load |
1 | 17 | |
2 | 17 | |
3 | 16 | |
4 | 17 | |
5 | 17 | |
6 | 18 | |
7 | 18 | |
8 | 19 | |
COURSE CONTENTS OF BS PROGRAM (SEMESTER WISE)
FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HQ-001 | Translation of Holy Quran | 1 (Non Crd Hr) |
PHYS-1002 | Waves and optics | 3 |
PHYS-1001 | Mechanics | 3 |
PHYS-1601L | Physics Lab | 1 |
GEN-1001 | English | 3 |
Math-1001 | Calculus-I | 3 |
GEN-1003 | Islamiyat | 2 |
GEN-1002 | Pak studies | 2 |
Total | 17 | |
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HQ-002 | Translation of Holy Quran | 1 |
GEN-1004 | English-II (Composition Writing) | 3 |
MATH-1002 | Calculus-II | 3 |
PHYS-1003 | Thermal Physics | 3 |
PHYS-1004 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
PHYS-1602L | Physics Lab-II | 1 |
MATH-1003 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
Total | 17 | |
THIRD SEMESTER
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HQ-003 | Translation of Holy Quran | 1 (Non Crd Hr) |
PHYS-2001 | Quantum Physics | 3 |
PHYS-2603L | Physics lab-III | 1 |
MATH-2004 | Analytical Geometry | 3 |
MATH-2003 | Differential Equation | 3 |
GEN-2005 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
GEN-2003 | Chemistry | 3 |
Total | 16 | |
FOURTH SEMESTER
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HQ-004 | Translation of Holy Quran | 1 |
PHYS-2002 | Modern Physics | 3 |
PHYS-2003 | Basic Electronics | 3 |
PHYS-2604 | Physics Lab-IV | 1 |
MATH-2005 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
GEN-2006 | Humanities / Social Science (introduction to Philosophy) | 3 |
MATH-2006 | Applied Mathematics | 3 |
Total | 17 | |
FIFTH SEMESTER
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HQ-005 | Translation of Holy Quran | 1 (Non Crd Hr) |
PHYS-3101 | Classical Mechanics | 3 |
PHYS-3701 | Electronics-I | 3 |
PHYS-3501 | Mathematical Methods of Physics-I | 3 |
PHYS-3401 | Solid State Physics-I | 3 |
PHYS-3502 | Computational Physics-I | 3 |
PHYS-3605L | Physics lab-V | 2 |
Total | 17 | |
SIXTH SEMESTER
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HQ-006 | Translation of Holy Quran | 1 |
PHYS-3503 | Mathematical Methods of Physics-II | 3 |
PHYS-3402 | Solid State Physics-II | 3 |
PHYS-3301 | Quantum Mechanics-I | 3 |
PHYS-3504 | Computational Physics-II | 3 |
PHYS-3702 | Electronics-II | 3 |
PHYS-3606L | Physics Lab-VI | 2 |
Total | 18 | |
SEVENTH SEMESTER
SPECIALIZATION | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HQ-007 | Translation of Holy Quran | 1 (Non Crd Hr) |
PHYS-4302 | Quantum Mechanics-II | 3 |
PHYS-4303 | Statistical Physics | 3 |
PHYS-4201 | Classical Electrodynamics-I | 3 |
PHYS-4303 | Nuclear Physics-I | 3 |
PHYS-XXXX | Elective-I | 3 |
PHYS-XXXX | Elective-II | 3 |
Total | 18 | |
EIGHTH SEMESTER
SPECIALIZATION | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HQ-008 | Translation of Holy Quran | 1 |
PHYS-4404 | Solid State Physics-III | 3 |
PHYS-4202 | Classical Electrodynamics-II | 3 |
PHYS-4304 | Nuclear Physics-II | 3 |
PHYS-4102 | Relativity and Cosmology | 3 |
PHYS-XXXX | Elective-III | 3 |
PHYS-XXXX | Elective-IV | 3 |
Total | 19 | |
Total credit hours for BS Physics: 139
LIST OF ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Elective courses will be offered from the following list by the Department of Physics in view of availability of instructors and related resources. More titles in the list of elective courses can be added from time to time subject to the approval by relevant academic bodies.
Course Title | Course code |
Introductory Particle Physics | PHYS-4305 |
Relativistic Quantum Mechanics | PHYS-4306 |
Topics in Solid State Physics | PHYS-4405 |
Advanced Solid State Physics | PHYS-4406 |
Quantum Information Theory | PHYS-4308 |
Introduction to Photonics | PHYS-4703 |
Quantum Solid State Magnetism | PHYS-4309 |
Quantum Electronics | PHYS-4310 |
Astrophysics | PHYS-4103 |
Medical Physics | PHYS-4607 |
