Faculty of Science

Duration: 3-5 years

Fee Paying: No

Admission Requirements

An MSc degree in Physics; Engineering; or in Mathematics with a minor in Physics. The required degree classification of the BSc degree should be at least a second class honours (Lower Division) or equivalent.

Objectives

The PhD degree programme in physics seeks to reinforce the notions taught at undergraduate and masters level and provide specific advanced courses, which are aimed at preparing the students to carry out research in appropriate areas of the subject. Such research would be aimed not only at advancing science but primarily at providing specific solutions to problems that are tributary to the present level of development or that would improve conditions of living in both urban and rural areas of our country.

Employment Opportunities

Holders of PhD degree in Physics are in high demand in many domains of teaching and research such as in the area of material science, nonlinear optics, biophysics and sustainable energy amongst others. Those who do the geophysics option will also have prospects in the oil and mining companies as well as in the domain of water underground water supply and mineral exploration. Those who do other options in the degree programme could be used in industry such as in electronics, communications, and other specialised laboratories.

Courses