MPhys Physics
Entry requirements
A level: A*AA-AAA including physics (minimum grade A) and either mathematics or further mathematics (minimum grade A) or AABB-AABC including physics (minimum grade A) and either mathematics or further mathematics (minimum grade A) IB: Pass, with 38-36 points overall, with 19-18 points required at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in mathematics (Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation) and 6 at Higher Level in physics
About this course
Master of Physics in Physics, a physics degree centred on fundamental theories and experimental methods. Core topics include Programming, Signal Processing, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete an individual dissertation in the third year and undertake an extended research project in the fourth year. The first year covers core modules such as Electricity and Magnetism, Energy and Matter, Motion and Relativity, and Waves, Light and Quanta alongside foundational skills classes, with optional choices including Concepts in Machine Learning for Physicists. The second year builds proficiency through Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Quantum Physics, and Statistical Mechanics, while offering options like Medical Physics and Partial Differential Equations. In the third year, compulsory study features Atomic Physics, Crystalline Solids, and Nuclei and Particles, supplemented by advanced options such as Cosmology and the Early Universe and Particle Physics. The final year centres on the MPhys Final Year Synoptic Examination and MPhys Project, alongside specialised optional modules including Quantum Information, Silicon Photonics, and Signal Processing.
Modules
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Energy and Matter
- Mathematical Methods For Physical Scientists 1b
- Mathematical Methods for Physical Scientists 1a
- Motion and Relativity
- Physics Skills - Programming and Data Analysis
- Physics Skills 1
- Physics Skills 2
- Waves, Light and Quanta
- Concepts in Machine Learning for Physicists
- Introduction to Astronomy and Space Science
- Lasers and Quanta 1
- Linear Algebra for Physics
- Classical Mechanics
- Electromagnetism
- Physics from Evidence I
- Quantum Physics
- Statistical Mechanics
- Wave Physics
- Concepts of Quantum Science and Nano-technology
- Galaxies
- Global Sustainability Challenges
- Intercultural Communication in a Global World
- Introduction to Energy in The Environment
- Lasers and Quanta 2
- Mathematical Methods for Scientists
- Medical Physics
- Partial Differential Equations
- Reason and Argument
- Vector Calculus and Complex Variable Theory
- Atomic Physics
- Computer Techniques in Physics
- Crystalline Solids
- Dissertation
- Nuclei and Particles
- Physics from Evidence II
- Theories of Matter, Space and Time
- Advanced Quantum Physics
- Cosmology and the Early Universe
- Galaxies
- Intercultural Communication in a Global World
- Introduction to Energy in The Environment
- Lasers
- Lasers and Quanta 2
- Light and Matter
- Mathematical Methods for Scientists
- Medical Physics
- Nanoscience: technology and advanced materials
- Numerical Methods
- Partial Differential Equations
- Particle Physics
- Photons in Astrophysics
- Quantum Optics
- Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology
- Space Plasma Physics
- Stellar Evolution
- Vector Calculus and Complex Variable Theory
- MPhys Final Year Synoptic Examination
- MPhys Project
- Advanced Lasers
- Advanced Quantum Physics
- Biomedical Application of Signal and Image Processing
- Computer Techniques in Physics
- Cosmology and the Early Universe
- Human Responses to Sound and Vibration
- Lasers
- Light and Matter
- Modelling with Differential Equations
- Nanoscience: technology and advanced materials
- Numerical Methods
- Optical Fibres and Waveguides
- Particle Physics
- Photons in Astrophysics
- Physics from Evidence II
- Physics of the Upper Atmosphere
- Quantum Information
- Quantum Optics
- Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology
- Signal Processing
- Silicon Photonics
- Space Plasma Physics
- Stellar Evolution