BSc Physics with Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including Physics and Mathematics. IB: 35 points overall, including 5 in Higher Level Mathematics (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations) or 6 in Standard Level Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches), plus 5 in Higher Level Physics.
About this course
BSc (Hons) Physics with Philosophy, a physics and philosophy degree exploring physical theory alongside philosophical inquiry. Core topics include Statistics and Research Methods. The course is accredited by the Institute of Physics. The first year introduces physical and logical foundations through modules such as Classical and Quantum Waves, Logic, and Knowledge and Perception. The second year builds competence via modules including Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism, Quantum, Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics, and Philosophy of Science, alongside optional choices like Aesthetics. The final year covers advanced concepts through compulsory modules such as BSc Research Project and Skills and Philosophy of Physics, while optional choices span topics including Relativity and Cosmology and Consciousness.
Modules
- Classical and Quantum Waves
- Mathematical, Computational and Professional Skills 1
- Knowledge and Perception
- Electromagnetism and Relativity
- Mathematical, Computational and Professional Skills 2
- Logic
- Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism
- Mathematics, Professional Skills and Introduction to Laboratories
- Statistical and Solid State Physics
- Quantum, Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Philosophy of Science
- Aesthetics
- Applied Ethics
- Being and Reason
- Knowledge and Social Sciences
- Logic and Paradox
- Love, Law, and Solidarity: Recognition from Rousseau to Honneth
- Politics and Freedom: Anarchism and Conservatism
- Religious Ethics
- The Limits of Reason: Kant’s Theoretical and Practical Philosophy
- Astrobiology
- Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
- BSc Research Project and Skills
- Philosophy of Physics
- Classical Mechanics and Advanced Laboratories for Physics with Philosophy
- Condensed Matter Physics: Electrons in Solids
- Relativity and Cosmology
- Nuclear and Particle
- Quantum Science and Technologies
- Mind and Morality
- Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
- Causation and Laws
- Experimental Philosophy: The Philosophy of Psychology
- World and Mind
- Buddhism as Philosophy
- Philosophy of Christianity
- Foundations of Mathematics
- Consciousness
- Theories of Social Justice
- Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-Making, and Democracy
- Nine Art Works, Nine Philosophical Problems
- Property and Self-Ownership
- The Nature of Time
- Action and Agency
- Topics in Feminist Philosophy
- Happiness, Utility and Wellbeing
- German Idealism: Moral, Legal & Political Philosophy
- Introduction to Clinical Engineering and Physiological Systems
- Scientific Supercomputing