Programme Requirements for 2019/20 Session


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M.Sci. Physics and Astrophysics Full-time

Year: 1
2019/20 Session

Year 1 students on the MSci Physics and Astrophysics

The following must be taken:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
Classical Mechanics and Relativity 1 03 19748 10 Semester 1
LC Electromagnetism and Temperature and Matter 03 19750 20 Semester 2
LC Introduction to Astrophysics 03 20521 10 Semester 2
LC Quantum Mechanics and Optics and Waves 03 19718 10 Semester 1
Mathematics for Physicists 1A 03 19751 20 Full Term
Physics Laboratory 1 03 19752 20 Full Term
Physics and Communication Skills 03 00976 10 Semester 1

The following module may be taken in specific circumstances:

Students must also choose a 20-credit Widening Horizons Module taught by another School outside Physics and Astronomy. Students may proceed to Year 2 having failed the WHM, subject to credit-counting restraints.