MSci Mathematics and Physics
Entry requirements
A level: A*A*A (A*A*A with A*A* in Mathematics and Further Mathematics and A in Physics; or A*AA with A*A in Mathematics and Further Mathematics, in any order, and A in Physics, together with a 2 in any STEP Paper or a Distinction in the Mathematics AEA.) IB: 40 points (A total of 40 points overall with 20 points in three higher level subjects including 7 in higher level Mathematics and 6 in higher level Physics; or 39 overall with 19 in three higher level subjects including 7 in higher level Mathematics and 6 in higher level Physics together with a grade 2 in any STEP paper or a distinction in Mathematics AEA. The course will accept higher level ‘Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches’ only.)
About this course
MSci in Mathematics and Physics, a physics and mathematics degree centred on theoretical and experimental foundations. Core topics include Programming, Statistics, and Mathematical Modelling. This four-year course includes an additional year of study on top of the Bachelor's degree and is available with a study abroad option. The first year covers core foundations through Algebra for Joint Honours Students, Analysis for Joint Honours Students, Advanced Calculus, and Programming and Vector Calculus. The second year progresses to advanced analysis and physics with modules such as Analysis 3: Complex Analysis, Fluid Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Quantum Physics. The third year offers optional modules spanning specialized areas like Curves and Surfaces, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Biomathematics, and Financial Mathematics. The fourth year features advanced study through options including Representation Theory, Dynamical Systems, Computational and Simulation Methods, and a Project in Mathematics.
Modules
- Algebra for Joint Honours Students
- Analysis for Joint Honours Students
- Advanced Calculus
- Programming and Vector Calculus
- Atoms, Stars and the Universe
- Waves, Optics and Acoustics
- Thermal Physics and the Properties of Matter
- Classical Mechanics
- Analysis 3: Complex Analysis
- Fluid Mechanics
- Mathematical Methods 4
- Fourier Methods and Linear PDEs
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Quantum Physics
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Statistical Physics of Matter
- Critical Perspectives on Mathematics Education
- Curves and Surfaces
- Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Mathematics For General Relativity
- Biomathematics
- Mathematical Methods 5
- Combinatorial Optimisation
- Graph Theory and Combinatorics
- Mathematical Ecology
- Financial Mathematics
- Advanced Modelling Mathematical Techniques
- Representation Theory
- Lie Groups and Lie Algebras
- Asymptotic Approximation Methods
- Evolutionary Games and Population Genetics
- Project in Mathematics
- Computational and Simulation Methods
- Quantitative and Computational Finance
- Dynamical Systems
- Advanced Topics in Statistical Mechanics