MPhys Physics
Entry requirements
A level: A*A*A including A* in Physics and A* in Mathematics or Further Mathematics
About this course
MPhys in Physics, focusing on advanced theoretical and practical scientific principles. Core topics include Programming, Microelectronics, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, and Research Methods. The curriculum provides flexibility to explore diverse areas of physics across four years.
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
- Nuclear Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Third Year Laboratory (S5)
- Third Year Laboratory (S6)
- Particle Physics
- General Physics Skills
- Fluid Mechanics and Phase Transitions
- Cosmology
- 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
- 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
- Research Project
- Launch and Re-entry Gas Dynamics
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle
- Computational Finance
- Frontiers of Particle Physics
- Advanced Quantum Matter
- Frontiers of Astrophysics
- Quantum Field Theory
- Radio Astronomy
- Physical Biology and Medicine
- Physics of Particle Accelerators and Plasmas
- Frontiers of Condensed Matter
- Quantum Optics and Photonics
- Fluids and Interfaces
- Gauge Theories
- Nuclear Structure and Reactions
- Gravitation and Advanced Cosmology