BSc Physics
Entry requirements
64 points including 32 from A Level or AS Level Maths and/or Physics BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science or Engineering MPP is accepted alongside GCSE Maths at grade A/7, AS Maths or alternative proof of mathematical ability on a case-by-case basis. 64 UCAS points including BTEC is accepted alongside 32 UCAS points from A-level or AS level Maths and/or Physics. Pass Access Course: 64 points including 15 credits at level 3 in each of Maths and Physics International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 64 points from Higher Level subjects and Higher Level Maths and Physics T Level: P (D or E) in Science or Engineering is accepted alongside GCSE Maths at grade A/7, AS Maths or alternative proof of Mathematical ability on a case-by-case basis, or T Level: P (D or E) in any subject is accepted alongside 32 UCAS points from A Level or AS Level Maths and/or Physics IELTS: grade 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 GCSEs: 5 at Grade C/4
About this course
BSc (Hons) Physics with a foundation year, providing an integrated route into the full degree programme. Core topics include programming, microelectronics, data analysis, statistics, mathematical modelling, and laboratory techniques. The foundation year is shared across all physics and astrophysics students, and the course includes an independent final-year research project in physics or astrophysics.
Modules
- Foundations of Applied Physics
- Motion, Forces and Force Fields
- The Road to Quantum Mechanics
- Pure Mathematics and Statistics
- Mathematical Methods
- Astrophysics I
- Fundamentals of Physics
- Applied and Computational Physics
- Functions, Vectors and Calculus
- Principles of Physics
- Properties of Matter
- Measurement, Instrumentation, LabVIEW and Interfacing
- Second Year Laboratory
- Ordinary Differential Equations
- Condensed Matter and Surface Physics
- Third Year Laboratory
- Physics/Astronomy Project
- UAS Teaching Placement
- Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Atomic Physics and Advanced Quantum Mechanics
- Electrodynamics, Plasma and Solar Physics
- Partial Differential Equations and Integral Transforms