University Calendar 2008/9
Section VII : Academic Regulations - Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics
School of Physics and Astronomy


MAIN INDEX
PREFACE
SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
SECTION IV
SECTION V
SECTION VI
SECTION VII
SECTION VIII
SECTION IX
ARCHIVE 2002/3
ARCHIVE 2003/4
ARCHIVE 2004/5
ARCHIVE 2005/6
ARCHIVE 2006/7
ARCHIVE 2007/8
Core and Compulsory Courses

Core unit = a unit that must be taken and passed before progression to the next level of award
Compulsory unit = a unit that must be taken before progression to the next level of award

MPhys [0678]
Year 1 PHYS1015, PHYS1017, PHYS1022, MATH1006 PHYS1011, PHYS1013, PHYS1019, MATH1007
Year 2 PHYS2006, PHYS2022, PHYS2023 PHYS2001, PHYS2003, PHYS2024
Year 3 PHYS3004, PHYS3008, PHYS6009 PHYS3002, PHYS3007, PHYS6008
Year 4 PHYS6006 PHYS6006, PHYS6015

The following are the additional courses that must be taken to qualify for the named degrees:

MPhys with Astronomy [0647]
Year 1 PHYS1005 Introduction to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2013 Galaxies PHYS2011 Design and Observation in Astronomy
Year 3 PHYS3011 Photons in Astrophysics PHYS3010 Stellar Evolution
Year 4 PHYS6005 Cosmology PHYS6004 Space Plasma Physics


MPhys with Photonics [0632]
Year 1 PHYS1004 Introduction to Photonics  
Year 2   PHYS2009 Practical Photonics
Year 3 PHYS3003 Light and Matter
PHYS6009 Dissertation to be in Laser Science
PHYS3005 Photonics, Lasers and Spectroscopy
Year 4 PHYS6006 Project to be in Photonics
PHYS6012 Coherent Light, Coherent Matter
 


MPhys with Space Science [0679]
Year 1 PHYS1005 Introduction to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2012 European Dimension in Space
SESA2001 Astronautics II
 
Year 3 SESA3010 Spacecraft Systems & Design (year long)
Year 4   PHYS 6004 Space Plasma Physics


MPhys with Maths [0608]
Year 1 MATH1006
MATH1048 Linear Algebra I
MATH1049 Linear Algebra II
Year 2 MATH2045 Vector Calculus and Complex Variable Theory MATH2038 Partial Differential Equations
Year 3 MATH3018 Numerical Methods MATH3006 Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology
Year 4 Any two level 4 Mathematics courses


MPhys Astrophysics - with a year abroad [2359]
Year 1 PHYS1005 Introduction to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS 1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2013 Galaxies PHYS2011 Design and Observation in Astronomy
Year 3 PHYS3011 Photons in Astrophysics
PHYS6005 Cosmology
PHYS3010 Stellar Evolution
PHYS6004 Space Plasma Physics
Year 4 PHYS6013 Astrophysical Research Thesis - year abroad


MPhys with Nanotechnology [2553]
Year 1 PHYS1004 Introduction to Photonics PHYS 1026 Introduction to the Nanoworld
Year 2 BIOL1010 Molecular Basis of Life PHYS2009 Practical Photonics
Year 3 PHYS3003 Light and Matter
PHYS6009 - in Nanotechnology area
1 option unit
Year 4 ELEC6094 Nanotechnology PHYS6014


MPhys Particle Physics with a year abroad (CERN) [2786]
Year 1 1 unit option 1 unit option
Year 2 1 unit option 1 unit option
Year 3 PHYS6003 Advanced Quantum Physics
1 option unit*
PHYS3011 Particle Physics
1 option unit*
PHYS6017
* 30 credit point courses in French are available at all levels. Although not essential, your experience at CERN would be enhanced by taking this as your option.
Year 4 PHYS6016 Particle Physics Research Project : 120 credit unit over both semesters


BSc [0666]
Year 1 PHYS1005, PHYS1017, PHYS1022, MATH1006 PHYS1011, PHYS1013, PHYS1019, MATH1007
Year 2 PHYS2006, PHYS2022, PHYS2023 PHYS2001, PHYS2003, PHYS2024
Year 3 PHYS3004, PHYS3008, PHYS3012 PHYS3002, PHYS3012


BSc with Astronomy [0593]
Year 1 PHYS1005 Introduction to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2013 Galaxies PHYS2011 Design and Observation in Astronomy
Year 3 PHYS3011 Photons in Astrophysics PHYS3010 Stellar Evolution


BSc with Photonics [0631]
Year 1 PHYS1004 Introduction to Photonics  
Year 2   PHYS2009 Practical Photonics
Year 3 PHYS3003 Light and Matter PHYS3005 Photonics, Lasers and Spectroscopy


BSc with Maths [0670]
Year 1 MATH1006
MATH1048 Linear Algebra I
MATH1049 Linear Algebra II
Year 2 MATH2045 Vector Calculus and Complex Variable Theory MATH2038 Partial Differential Equations
Year 3 MATH3018 Numerical Methods MATH3006 Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology


BSc with Space Science [0594]
Year 1 PHYS1005 Introduction to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2012 European Dimension in Space
SESA2001 Astronautics II
 
Year 3 SESA3010 Spacecraft Systems & Design (year long)


Assessment Regulations : Faculty of Engineering, Science & Maths
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