BSc Physics with Astrophysics
Entry requirements
A level: ABB including Physics and Maths
About this course
BSc in Physics and Physics with Astrophysics, covering fundamental physical principles and astrophysical phenomena. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Research Methods. The degree is accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP), and includes a Research Project module. A Leicester-built instrument on the Ariel 5 satellite contributed to the identification of one of the first confirmed stellar black holes in 1975.
Modules
- Physics Skills and Professional Development 3
- Quantum Mechanics
- Radiation and Matter
- Physics Challenge
- Research Project
- Quasars and Cosmology
- Industry Project
- Astrodynamics
- Physics in Education
- Python
- Numerical Programming in C++
- Sustainability Enterprise Partnership Project
- Mathematical Physics 3
- Mechanics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Mathematical Physics 1.1
- Light and Matter
- Waves and Quanta
- Mathematical Physics 1.2
- Physics Skills and Professional Development 1
- Experimental Physics 1
- Foundations in Modern Scientific Frontiers
- Mathematical Physics 2
- Relativity, Quantum Physics and Particles
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Thermal and Statistical Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physics Skills and Professional Development 2
- Experimental Physics 2
- Intermediate Astrophysics and Data Science
- Intermediate Astrophysics and Climate Science
- Intermediate Astrophysics and Space Science