BSc Physics with Renewable Energy
Entry requirements
A level: ABB in three A levels including B in Maths or in Physics. IB: 655 in three Higher Levels including 5 in Maths or Physics, or 32 points including 5 in Higher Level Maths or Physics
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Physics, built on the Institute of Physics accreditation framework. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Laboratory Techniques, and Research Methods. A renewable energy pathway runs through the programme, with dedicated modules in generation, storage and transmission. The degree offers a flexible work placement year and concludes with a self-directed research project in the final year.
Modules
- Gravitation, Relativity and Matter
- Electricity, Magnetism and Waves
- Fundamental and Applied Mathematics for Physics
- Practical and Academic Skills for Physics
- Scientific Programming
- Introduction to Climate Change and Renewable Energy
- Physics Career Planning and Employability Skills
- Optics and Thermodynamics
- The Quantum World
- Nuclear Physics
- Practical and Professional Skills for Physics
- Analytical and Numerical Techniques
- Renewable Energy: Generation, Storage and Transmission
- Physics Career Planning and Employability Skills
- Radiation Physics
- Flexible Work Placement Level 5
- Renewable Energy Research Project and Professional Development
- Electromagnetism and Solid-State Physics
- Synoptic Physics and Real-World Applications
- Materials for Green Technology
- Physics Career Planning and Employability Skills
- Quantum Physics
- Cosmology
- Data Analysis and Modelling
- Advanced Topics Semester 1
- Advanced Topics Semester 2
- Research and Communication
- Flexible Work Placement Level 6
- Professional Experience in Education