BSc Physics
Entry requirements
A level: A*A*A including A* in Physics and A* in Mathematics or Further Mathematics
About this course
BSc in Physics, exploring fundamental physical principles and quantitative methods. Core topics include Programming, Microelectronics, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Mathematical Modelling. The curriculum incorporates extensive laboratory sessions and research facilities.
Modules
- Mathematics 1
- Dynamics
- Quantum Physics and Relativity
- Year 1 Lab Work (All Yr)
- Introduction to Astrophysics and Cosmology
- Vibrations & Waves
- Electricity & Magnetism
- Introduction to Programming
- Mathematics 2
- Fundamentals of Management
- Fundamentals of Technological Change
- Fundamentals of Finance
- Microeconomics 1
- Macroeconomics 1
- Science & the Modern World
- Foundations of finance: Investments and the time and value of money
- Exploring Enterprise
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- Physics in Everyday Life
- Random Processes in Physics
- Physics of Energy Sources
- Advanced Dynamics
- Exoplanets
- Introduction to Data Science
- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
- Electromagnetism
- Properties of Matter
- Mathematics of Waves and Fields
- Year 2 Lab Work (All Yr)
- Quantum Mechanics 2
- Electromagnetism 2
- Statistical Mechanics
- Technology, Strategy and Innovation
- Global Climate Change
- Atmospheric Physics and Weather
- Microeconomics 1
- Macroeconomics 1
- In Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science Fiction in Literature and Film.
- Introduction to Financial Mathematics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Exploring Enterprise
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- Physics of Energy Sources
- Exoplanets
- Lagrangian Dynamics
- Introduction to Non-linear Physics
- Galaxies
- Biological and Soft Matter Physics
- Complex Variables and Vector Spaces
- Computational Physics
- AI: robot overlord, replacement, or colleague?
- Science, Technology and Democracy
- Third Year Laboratory (S5)
- Third Year Laboratory (S6)
- General Physics Skills
- Origin of the Solar System
- Planetary Evolution
- Climate and Energy: Past, Present and Future
- People and Power in the Digital Age
- The Nuclear Age: Global Nuclear Threats from Hiroshima to Today
- Wave Motion
- Mathematics of a Finite Planet
- Mathematical Modelling in Finance
- Tools and Techniques for Enterprise
- Tools & Techniques for Enterprise
- Advanced Technology Enterprise
- Interdisciplinary Sustainable Development
- Nuclear Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Particle Physics
- Fluid Mechanics and Phase Transitions
- Cosmology
- Quantum Information and Computation
- Physics of Medical Imaging
- Electrodynamics (M)
- Astrophysical Processes
- Advanced Quantum Mechanics
- Lasers and Photonics
- Advanced Particle Physics
- Advanced Computational Physics
- Mathematical Methods for Physics
- Stars and Stellar Evolution
- Applied Nuclear Physics
- Nanoelectronics and Semiconductors
- BSc Project (S5)
- BSc Project (S6)