MPhys Physics with Space Science
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 with Space Science is an undergraduate degree in Physics and Physics with Astrophysics centred on the study of space science and spacecraft technology. Core topics include Programming, Signal Processing, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, and Research Methods. The course is accredited by the Institute of Physics and incorporates a substantive research project in the final year. The first year covers core subjects through Electricity and Magnetism, Energy and Matter, and Physics Skills - Programming and Data Analysis. The second year progresses to topics such as Astronautics, Classical Mechanics, and Electromagnetism. The third year includes Advanced Astronautics, Atomic Physics, and an independent Dissertation, alongside options like Advanced Lasers and Cosmology and the Early Universe. The final year involves advanced study including Space Plasma Physics and Spacecraft Orbital Mechanics, complemented by optional modules such as Quantum Information, Silicon Photonics, and Signal Processing.
Modules
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Energy and Matter
- Introduction to Astronomy and Space Science
- 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
- Astronautics
- Classical Mechanics
- Electromagnetism
- European Dimension in Space
- Physics from Evidence I
- Quantum Physics
- Statistical Mechanics
- Wave Physics
- Advanced Astronautics
- Atomic Physics
- Computer Techniques in Physics
- Crystalline Solids
- Dissertation
- Nuclei and Particles
- Physics from Evidence II
- Theories of Matter, Space and Time
- Advanced Lasers
- Biomedical Application of Signal and Image Processing
- Cosmology and the Early Universe
- Human Responses to Sound and Vibration
- Modelling with Differential Equations
- Nanoscience: technology and advanced materials
- Particle Physics
- Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology
- MPhys Final Year Synoptic Examination
- MPhys Project
- Space Plasma Physics
- Spacecraft Orbital Mechanics
- 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
- Modelling with Differential Equations
- Nanoscience: technology and advanced materials
- Numerical Methods
- Optical Fibres and Waveguides
- Particle Physics
- Physics from Evidence II
- Physics of the Upper Atmosphere
- Quantum Information
- Quantum Optics
- Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology
- Signal Processing
- Silicon Photonics