Astrophysics MPhys
Postgraduate
In Preston
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Postgraduate
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Preston
Do you ever wonder how our universe came to be? Our MPhys Astrophysics degree course provides you with essential training to help find the answer, in understanding the application of physics to the stars and galaxies which make up the universe, whilst developing your skills in scientific methods. You will also develop your mathematical skills, and benefit from a state-of-the-art learning environment for practical analysis, interpretation and modelling of astronomical data. This will provide you with excellent observational, mathematical and logical skills and these problem-solving abilities will make you particularly attractive to employers, not just in astrophysics, but in a wide range of fields including oil and gas, and medical physics.
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Entry Requirements 2017/18 128 points at A2 - including B in Physics and Maths (excluding General Studies) BTEC considered with Maths and Physics A2
Pass Access To HE with 128 UCAS Points
International Baccalaureate: 30P
IELTS: 6.0 with no subscore lower than 5.5
GCSEs: 5 at grade C including Maths and English or equivalent For changes to 2017 UCAS tariff...
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Subjects
- GCSE Physics
- Astrophysics
- Mechanics
Course programme
Compulsory modules
- Introduction to Physics
- Introduction to Laboratory Physics (including the “Physics Challenge”)
- Introduction to Astronomy
- Introduction to Mechanics
- Applied Physics and Linear Systems
- Functions, Vectors, and Calculus
Year 2
Compulsory modules
- Electromagnetism and Waves
- Thermal and Quantum Physics
- Astrophysics II
- Laboratory Physics and Astrophysics
- Ordinary Differential Equations
Optional modules
- Scientific Computing
- Vector Calculus
- Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics
Compulsory modules
- Formation, Structure, and Evolution of Stars
- Relativity and Cosmology
- Laboratory Physics and Astrophysics
Optional modules
- Electrodynamics and Advanced Quantum Mechanics
- Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Condensed Matter (Solid State and Soft Matter)
- Fluid Dynamics
- Partial Differential Equations and Integral Transforms
- Project
Year 4
Compulsory modules
- Advanced Laboratory
- Galaxies and Quasars
- Sun, Earth, and Geospace
- MPhys Project
Astrophysics MPhys