BSc Physics with Philosophy (with a year abroad)
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) in BSc (Hons) Physics with Philosophy (with a year abroad), a Physics and Philosophy degree exploring the intersection of scientific theory and philosophical inquiry. Core topics include Statistics and Research Methods. The course includes a year spent studying abroad at a partner institution and is accredited by the Institute of Physics. The first year covers foundational modules such as Classical and Quantum Waves, Knowledge and Perception, and Logic. The second year progresses through Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism, Statistical and Solid State Physics, and Philosophy of Science, alongside optional modules including Astrobiology and Religious Ethics. The fourth year features the compulsory BSc Research Project and Skills and Philosophy of Physics, while options span areas such as Medical Physics, Quantum Mechanics, and The Nature of Time.
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
- Astrobiology
- Religious Ethics
- Politics and Freedom: Anarchism and Conservatism
- Applied Ethics
- Logic and Paradox
- Love, Law, and Solidarity: Recognition from Rousseau to Honneth
- Aesthetics
- Being and Reason
- Knowledge and Social Sciences
- The Limits of Reason: Kant's Theoretical and Practical Philosophy
- BSc Research Project and Skills
- Philosophy of Physics
- Classical Mechanics and Advanced Laboratories for Physics iwth Philosophy
- Mind and Morality
- Causation and Laws
- Experimental Philosophy: The Philosophy of Psychology
- World and Mind
- Buddhism as Philosophy
- Philosophy of Christianity
- Consciousness
- Theories of Social Justice
- Topics in Feminist Philosophy
- Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-Making, and Democracy
- Nine Artworks, Nine Philosophical Problems
- Property and Self-Ownership
- The Nature of Time
- Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
- Advanced Theoretical Techniques and Modelling Matter
- Condensed Matter Physics: Electrons in Solids
- Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
- Foundations of Mathematics
- Introduction to Clinical Engineering and Physiological Systems
- Medical Physics
- Nuclear and Particle
- Plasma Physics and Fusion
- Quantum Mechanics
- Quantum Science and Technologies
- Relativity and Cosmology
- Stars and Galaxies