Programmes & Modules Handbook

M.Sci. Theoretical Physics Full-time

Year: 1
2019/20 Session

In order for a student to progress to stage 2 they need to obtain 70% or above in the Mathematics for Physicists 1A module. If they fail to achieve this they are transfered onto the MSci Physics programme.

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 Quantum Mechanics and Optics and Waves	03 19718	10	Semester 1
Mathematics for Physicists 1A	03 19751	20	Full Term

Choose either List A or List B:

List A:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
Chaos and Non-linear Systems A	03 17483	10	Semester 2
Physics Laboratory 1	03 19752	20	Full Term
Physics and Communication Skills	03 00976	10	Semester 1

List B:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
Communication Skills and Data Analysis	03 18573	10	Semester 1
LC Dynamical systems: from Linear to Chaos	03 23822	10	Semester 2
LC Special Relativity and Probability and Random Processes	03 19749	10	Semester 1

If List B was chosen, choose one of the following modules:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
Introduction to Particle Physics and Cosmology	03 17484	10	Semester 2
LC Introduction to Astrophysics	03 20521	10	Semester 2

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.