MA Philosophy and Physics
About this course
MA in Physics and Philosophy, combining physics and philosophy. Core topics include Microelectronics, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Project Management, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme includes a final-year project offering an independent, open-ended research piece that can be dissertation-based, practical, or computational.
Modules
- The Physical Universe A
- The Physical Universe B
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Calculus 1
- Algebra
- Calculus II
- Experience, Knowledge and Reality
- Dynamical Phenomena
- Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
- Energy and Matter
- Quantum Mechanics
- Introduction to the Solid State
- Advanced Practical Physics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Project
- Case Studies in Physical Sciences
- Statistical Physics and Stochastic Systems
- Nuclear and Semiconductor Physics