BSc Engineering Physics
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including Maths and Physics Applicants without A level Physics may be considered on a case-by-case basis IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) including Maths and Physics at HL BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science or Engineering: DDD with Distinctions in units 1-5 (Applied Science) or in units 1, 7, 8, 19 - 21, 25, 29 or 31 or 35 (Engineering) plus A level Maths at Grade B. BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Applied Science or in Engineering: DD including Distinctions in units 1-5 (Applied Science) or in units 1, 7, 8, 19 - 21, 25, 29 or 31 or 35 (Engineering) plus A level Maths at Grade B. BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades AB including Maths and Physics. Preferred BTEC: Applied Science or Engineering (Engineering BTEC includes Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering).
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Engineering Physics, a physics degree focused on the application of physical principles to engineering and technology. Core topics include Programming, Systems Design, Circuit Design, Signal Processing, Microelectronics, Control Systems, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Laboratory Techniques, Project Management, Engineering Design, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students choose an engineering specialisation at the end of the first year from streams in materials engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical and manufacturing engineering. The first year covers the foundations through Mathematics for Physics I, Fundamentals of Laboratory Physics, and Computational Physics: Modelling, Simulation and Good Practice. The second year progresses with Mathematics for Physics II, Core Physics III: Quantum Physics, and Control System Design. The final year includes modules such as Group Project and Physics Final Year Project, alongside optional choices across advanced physics and engineering topics.
Modules
- Mathematics for Physics I
- Fundamentals of Laboratory Physics
- Computational Physics: Modelling, Simulation and Good Practice
- Core Physics I: Foundations of Physics
- Methods, Philosophy and Frontiers of Physical Science
- Core Physics II: Classical Physics of Particles and Fields
- Applications of the scientific method
- Mathematics for Physics II
- Core Physics IV: Thermal and Statistical Physics
- Core Physics V: Solid State Physics
- Mathematics for Physics III
- Core Physics III: Quantum Physics
- Physics Laboratory: Design and analysis for science and industry
- Advanced Computational Modelling and Simulation
- Control System Design
- Data Analysis and Modelling
- Mechanics
- Manufacturing Processes and Digital Production Technologies
- Group Project
- Physics Final Year Project
- Advanced Statistical Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces, Thin Films and High Vacuum
- Nuclear Physics
- Photonics
- Medical Physics
- High Energy Particle Physics
- Physics of Nanodevices: from semiconductors to magnets
- Electronics
- Mechatronics and Instrumentation
- Advanced Principles of Materials
- Industrial Case Studies
- Composite Materials
- Nanomaterials
- Biomaterials 2 (Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)
- Functional Materials
- Mechanics 2
- Thermofluids 2
- Computational Fluid Dynamics 2
- Control System Design
- Engineering Systems and Management