Department of Physics

BSc Physics (Honours) Programme (2024 Admission Onwards)

Course Structure for Pathways 1–4

  1. Single Major
  2. Major with Multiple Disciplines
  1. Major with Minor
  2. Major with Vocational Minor
Name of the Programme Duration Total Seats
BSc Physics 3 Years (6 Semesters) 29 (24 + 5)
BSc Physics Honours 4 Years (8 Semesters) 29 (24 + 5)
Eligibility for Admission Admission Procedure
A pass in the Higher Secondary Examination of the State or an examination accepted by the University as equivalent thereto, provided that candidates from the Science group have secured at least 45% aggregate marks. Centralised Admission by Kannur University

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Semester I

No. Course Code Course Title Hours / Week Credit CE ESE Total Marks
1 - AEC1 (English) 4 3 25 50 75
2 - AEC2 (Additional Language) 3 3 25 50 75
3 - MDC 1 3 3 25 50 75
4 KU1DSCPHY101 Major Course - I: Fundamentals of Physics 5 4 35 65 100
5 - DSC B1 (Minor 1) 4/5 4 30 70 100
6 - DSC C1 (Minor 2) 4/5 4 30 70 100
Total Credits 23/25 21 525

Semester II

No. Course Code Course Title Hours / Week Credit CE ESE Total Marks
1 - AEC3 (English) 4 3 25 50 75
2 - AEC4 (Additional Language) 3 3 25 50 75
3 - MDC 2 3 3 25 50 75
4 KU2DSCPHY102 Major Course - II: Physics of Solids and Fluids 5 4 35 65 100
5 - DSC B2 (Minor 1) 4/5 4 30 70 100
6 - DSC C2 (Minor 2) 4/5 4 30 70 100
Total Credits 23–25 21 525

Semester III

No. Course Code Course Title Hours / Week Credit CE ESE Total Marks
1 - MDC 3 (KS) 3 3 25 50 75
2 - VAC 1 3 3 25 50 75
3 KU3DSCPHY201 Major Course - 3: Basic Mathematical Physics 4 4 30 70 100
4 KU3DSCPHY202 Major Course - 4: Mechanics 5 4 35 65 100
5 - DSC B3 (Minor 1) 4/5 4 30 70 100
6 - DSC C3 (Minor 2) 4/5 4 30 70 100
Total Credits 23–25 22 550

Semester IV

No. Course Code Course Title Hours / Week Credit CE ESE Total Marks
1 - SEC 1 3 3 25 50 75
2 - VAC 2 3 3 25 50 75
3 - VAC 3 3 3 25 50 75
4 KU4DSCPHY203 Major Course - 5: Electromagnetics and Circuit Theory 5 4 35 65 100
5 KU4DSCPHY204 Major Course - 6: Electronics I 5 4 35 65 100
6 KU4DSCPHY205 Major Course - 7: Optics 5 4 35 65 100
Total Credits 21–24 21 525

Semester V

No. Course Code Course Title Hours / Week Credit CE ESE Total Marks
1 - SEC 2 3 3 25 50 75
2 KU5DSCPHY301 Major Course - 8: Electronics II 5 4 35 65 100
3 KU5DSCPHY302 Major Course - 9: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 5 4 35 65 100
4 KU5DSCPHY303 Major Course - 10: Modern Physics 4 4 30 70 100
5 KU5DSEPHY302 Elective Course I: Materials Science 4 4 30 70 100
6 KU5DSEPHY305 Elective Course II: Applied Optics 4 4 30 70 100
Total Credits 23–25 23 575

Semester VI

No. Course Code Course Title Hours / Week Credit CE ESE Total Marks
1 - SEC 3 3 3 25 50 75
2 KU6DSCPHY304 Major Course - 11: Electrodynamics I 5 4 35 65 100
3 KU6DSCPHY305 Major Course - 12: Solid State Physics and Spectroscopy 5 4 35 65 100
4 KU6DSCPHY306 Major Course - 13: Quantum Mechanics I 4 4 30 70 100
5 KU6DSEPHY307 Elective Course III: Nanoscience 4 4 30 70 100
6 KU6DSEPHY309 Elective Course IV: Astrophysics 4 4 30 70 100
7 KU6INTCHE301 Internship and Institutional / Industrial Visit 2 2 40 + 10 - 50
Total Credits 25–27 25 625
Note: Students may exit with a UG Degree or proceed to the Fourth Year after earning 133 Credits.
Component Credits
17 Major Courses (17 × 4) 68
6 Minor Courses (6 × 4) 24
13 Foundation Courses (AEC, SEC, VAC, MDC) (13 × 3) 39
1 Internship (2 × 1) 2
Total Credits 133

Semester VII

No. Course Code Course Title Hours / Week Credit CE ESE Total Marks
1 KU7DSCPHY401 Major Course - 14: Mathematical Physics 4 4 30 70 100
2 KU7DSCPHY402 Major Course - 15: Classical Mechanics 5 4 35 65 100
3 KU7DSCPHY403 Major Course - 16: Quantum Mechanics II 4 4 30 70 100
4 KU7DSCPHY404 Major Course - 17: Electrodynamics II 5 4 35 65 100
5 KU7DSCPHY405 Major Course - 18: Statistical Mechanics 4 4 30 70 100
Total Credits 22 20 500

Semester VIII

No. Course Code Course Title Hours / Week Credit CE ESE Total Marks
1 KU8DSCPHY405 Major Course - 19: Advanced Electronics 4 4 30 70 100
2 KU8DSCPHY406 Major Course - 20: Condensed Matter Physics 4 4 30 70 100
3 KU8DSCPHY407 Major Course - 21: Nuclear and Particle Physics 4 4 30 70 100
OR (Instead of Major Courses 19–21)
- KU8RPHPHY401 Project for Honours with Research - 12 - - 300
OR (Instead of any two Major Courses from 19–21)
- KU8CIPPHY402 Project for Honours - 8 - - 200
- Any One DSC (19–21) Any One Major Course 4 4 30 70 100
Electives: Three elective courses are compulsory for Honours and Honours with Research programmes. For Honours with Research, one of the electives must be KU8DSEPHY401.
4 DSE A1 Elective V 4 4 30 70 100
5 DSE A2 Elective VI 4 4 30 70 100
6 DSE A3 Elective VII 4 4 30 70 100
Total Credits - 24 600

Courses Offered by Department of Physics

Semester Course Title Hours / Week Credit
I Major - KU1DSCPHY101 Fundamentals of Physics 5 4
Minor - KU1DSCPHY114 Electricity and Magnetism 5 4
Minor - KU1DSCPHY115 Semiconductor Physics and Electronics 5 4
Minor - KU1DSCELE103 Basic Electronics 5 4
MDC - KU1MDCPHY101 Physics Around Us 3 3
MDC - KU1MDCELE002 Electronics for You 3 3
II Major - KU2DSCPHY102 Physics of Solids and Fluids 5 4
Minor - KU2DSCPHY121 Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei 5 4
Minor - KU2DSCPHY125 Digital Electronics 5 4
Minor - KU2DSCELE108 Digital Electronics 5 4
MDC - KU2MDCPHY102 Wonders of the Cosmos 3 3
MDC - KU2MDCELE003 R and Python for Data Analysis 3 3
III Major - KU3DSCPHY201 Basic Mathematical Physics 4 4
Major - KU3DSCPHY202 Mechanics 5 4
Minor - KU3DSCPHY211 Elementary Solid State Physics and Spectroscopy 5 4
Minor - KU3DSCPHY213 Biophysics 5 4
Minor - KU3DSCELE204 Analog Circuits 5 4
VAC - KU3VACPHY101 Radiation Hazards and Protection 3 3
IV Major - KU4DSCPHY203 Electromagnetics and Circuit Theory 5 4
Major - KU4DSCPHY204 Electronics I 5 4
Major - KU4DSCPHY205 Optics 5 4
VAC - KU4VACPHY102 Green Energy for Sustainability 3 3
VAC - KU4VACPHY103 Scientific Ethics 3 3
SEC - KU4SECPHY101 Fundamentals of Data Analytics 4 3
V Major - KU5DSCPHY301 Electronics II 5 4
Major - KU5DSCPHY302 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 4 4
Major - KU5DSCPHY303 Modern Physics 5 4
Major (Elective) - KU5DSEPHY302 Materials Science 4 4
Major (Elective) - KU5DSEPHY305 Applied Optics 4 4
SEC - KU5SECPHY102 Essential Physics for Forensic Science 3 3
VI Major - KU6DSCPHY304 Electrodynamics I 5 4
Major - KU6DSCPHY305 Solid State Physics and Spectroscopy 5 4
Major - KU6DSCPHY306 Quantum Mechanics I 4 4
Major (Elective) - KU6DSEPHY307 Nanoscience 4 4
Major (Elective) - KU6DSEPHY309 Astrophysics 4 4
SEC - KU6SECPHY103 Maintenance of Electro-Optical Devices 3 3
VII Major - KU7DSCPHY401 Mathematical Physics 4 4
Major - KU7DSCPHY402 Classical Mechanics 5 4
Major - KU7DSCPHY403 Quantum Mechanics II 4 4
Major - KU7DSCPHY404 Electrodynamics II 5 4
Major - KU7DSCPHY405 Statistical Mechanics 4 4
VIII Major - KU8DSCPHY405 Advanced Electronics 4 4
Major - KU8DSCPHY406 Condensed Matter Physics 4 4
Major - KU8DSCPHY407 Nuclear and Particle Physics 4 4
Major (Elective) - KU8DSEPHY401 Research Methodology in Physics 4 4
Major (Elective) - KU8DSEPHY402 Nonlinear Optics 4 4
Major (Elective) - KU8DSECHE406 Research Methodology 4 4