MPhys Physics
Entry requirements
A Level: AAA IB: 36, with 6 in Higher Level Maths and Physics; 34, with 6 in Higher Level Maths and Physics and A in a physics-based extended essay
About this course
MPhys Physics is an undergraduate physics degree centred on core physical principles, mathematical methods, and laboratory investigations. Core topics include Programming, Circuit Design, Microelectronics, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This accredited programme culminates in a substantial final-year research project where students work closely with academic experts. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through modules such as Fundamental Physics and Mathematics I: Mechanics, Oscillations, Waves and Thermal Physics, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics II: Electricity, Magnetism and Quantum Physics, and Investigating Nature: the Physicist's Toolbox, alongside optional choices like Frontiers of Physics and Introduction to Astrophysics. The second year advances core knowledge through modules including Fundamental Physics and Mathematics III, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics IV, and Scientific Data Processing and Python, complemented by options such as Stars and Galaxies. The third year builds advanced professional and technical competencies through Mathematical and Physical Sciences Projects and Professional Skills, alongside diverse optional modules spanning Atomic and Particle Physics, Semiconductor Photonics and Quantum Technologies, and Machine Learning. The final year centres on the compulsory Research Project, supported by specialised advanced options such as General Relativity, Quantum Computing, and Quantum Field Theory.
Modules
- Fundamental Physics and Mathematics I: Mechanics, Oscillations, Waves and Thermal Physics
- Fundamental Physics and Mathematics II: Electricity, Magnetism and Quantum Physics
- Investigating Nature: the Physicist's Toolbox
- Frontiers of Physics
- Introduction to Astrophysics
- Introduction to Electric and Electronic Circuits
- Mathematical modelling
- Fundamental Physics and Mathematics III
- Fundamental Physics and Mathematics IV
- Scientific Data Processing and Python
- Stars and Galaxies
- Differential equations
- Detection and Imaging in Physics
- Mathematical and Physical Sciences Projects and Professional Skills
- Atomic and Particle Physics
- Semiconductor Photonics and Quantum Technologies
- Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Dark Matter and Cosmology
- Sustainable Energy Technologies and Systems
- Solid State and Statistical Physics
- Biological and Soft Matter Physics
- Machine Learning
- Quantum Theory and Electrodynamics
- Mathematical Physics and Analytical Dynamics
- Planets and Astrobiology
- Research Project
- Fundamental Physics from Symmetries
- General Relativity
- Quantum Field Theory
- The Standard Model of Particle Physics
- Photonics and Nonlinear Optics
- Scientific Computing
- Nuclear Astrophysics
- Quantum Computing
- Enterprise and Innovation