NASSP

Welcome to NASSP North-West University

Prospective NASSP Honours students please click here  and then go to Potchefstroom > Online Application. Note that Honours students fill in the same application form as undergraduate students.

NASSP Honours students currently follow the same curriculum as any other Honours student, with the exception that the research projects may be supervised by any member of the NASSP Consortium.

Module code

Descriptive name

Credits

First Semester

NPHY612

Quantum Mechanics I

16

NPHY613

Electrodynamics

16

NPHY614

Computational Physics

16

Choose one of the following:

NPHY611

Classical Mechanics

16

NPHY615

Astrophysical Fluids

16

NPHY616

Observational Techniques

16

NPHY617

Introduction to General Relativity)

16

 

Second Semester

NPHY621

Statistical Machanics

16

     
Choose on of the following:  

NPHY623

Plasma Physics 16

NPHY625

Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics 16
NPHY626 Nuclear Physics 16
NPHY627 Solid State Physics 16

NPHY628

Quantum Machanics 2

16

NPHY629

Introduction to Cosmology

16

Year Module
NPHY671 Research Project 32

 

Total number of credits

128

 

Prospective NASSP Masters students will find the necessary information to apply to NWU here.

If you need more information on NASSP-NWU, contact Prof Stefan Ferreira.

 

Application forms:

Undergraduate and Honours applications or continuation of studies