MPhys Astrophysics with a Professional Placement Year
Entry requirements
A level: AAA (B in Maths and Physics)
About this course
MPhys in Physics with Astrophysics, combining core physics with observational astronomy and theoretical astrophysics. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Mathematical Modelling. The course includes a professional placement year in industry and a final-year Astrophysics project aligned with research groups.
Modules
- Mathematical Methods for Physicists 1
- Mechanics and Relativity
- Introduction to Quantum Physics and Materials
- Experimental Physics
- Electricity, Magnetism and Waves
- Computational Skills for Problem Solving
- Introduction to Astrophysics
- Mathematical Methods for Physicists 2
- The Physics of Fields and Flows
- The Stars and their Planets
- Quantum Mechanics
- Scientific Programming
- Observational Techniques in Astronomy
- Thermal and Statistical Physics
- Optics
- Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics
- Astrophysics in Action: Real-World Problem Solving
- Placement
- Atomic and Nuclear Physics
- Particle Physics and Special Relativity
- Astrophysics Project
- Solid State Physics
- Computational Physics
- Environmental Physics
- Theoretical Physics
- Science Communication
- Commercialising Innovation
- Formation and Evolution of Stars
- Galaxies and Galaxy Evolution
- High-Energy Astrophysics
- Cosmology
- Introduction to General Relativity
- Energy and Gas in Interstellar Space
- Astrophysics Project
- Electromagnetic Radiation Detection
- Quantum Theory of Many-particle systems
- Data Science
- Gravitational-wave detectors
- Advanced General Relativity and Gravitational Waves
- Physics and Reality
- Observational Gravitational Wave Astronomy
- Quantum Statistical Mechanics
- Advanced Particle Physics
- Exoplanets and the Search for Life
- Numerical Relativity and Waveform Modelling