Physics BSc
Bachelor's degree
In Birmingham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Birmingham
Our stimulating and flexible Physics BSc degree programme gives you a firm grounding in core physics. Flexibility is the essence of this degree, allowing you to select a range of modules to suit particular interests, covering a broad spectrum of cutting-edge topics, leaving space for you to specialise where you wish.
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Subjects
- GCSE Physics
- GCSE Mathematics
- Communication Training
- Mechanics
- Mathematics
- Computing
Course programme
Year 1 Core modules:
- Quantum Mechanics and Optics and Waves - 10 credits
- Classical Mechanics and Relativity 1 - 10 credits
- Classical Mechanics and Relativity 2 - 10 credits
- Mathematics for Physicists 1A - 10 credits
- Mathematics for Physicists 1B - 10 credits
- Physics Laboratory 1A - 10 credits
- Physics Laboratory 1B - 10 credits
- Physics and Communication Skills 1 - 10 credits
- Electromagnetism and Temperature and Matter - 20 credits
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics - 10 credits
Choose 10 credits. Example modules:
- Chaos and Non-linear Systems A - 10 credits
- Introduction to Particle Physics and Cosmology - 10 credits
- Introduction to Astrophysics - 10 credits
- Quantum Mechanics 2 - 10 credits
- Particles and Nuclei and A Quantum Approach to Solids - 10 credits
- Mathematics for Physicists 2A - 10 credits
- Mathematics for Physicists 2B - 10 credits
- Physics Laboratory 2 - 10 credits
- Physics and Communication Skill 2 - 10 credits
- Electromagnetism 2 - 10 credits
- Statistical Physics and Entropy - 10 credits
- Physics Project - 10 credits
- Optics - 10 credits
Choose 20 credits. Example modules:
- Observational Astronomy - 10 credits
- Nuclear Physics and Neutrinos - 10 credits
- Structure in the Universe - 10 credits
- Electronics 10 credits
- Eigenphysics - 10 credits
- Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics - 10 credits
- Quantum Mechanics 3 - 10 credits
- Statistical Physics - 10 credits
- General Physics - 10 credits
- Group Studies - 20 credits
Students must also take EITHER Laboratory (20 credits) OR Laboratory (10 credits) and Scientific Computing Laboratory 1 (10 credits).
Optional modules.Choose 50 credits. Example modules:
- Scientific Computing Laboratory 1 - 10 credits
- Scientific Computing Laboratory 2 - 10 credits
- Fission and Fusion - 10 credits
- Medical Imaging - 10 credits
- Semiconductor Optoelectronics - 10 credits
- The Life and Death of Stars - 10 credits
- Physics Critique - 10 credits
- Observational Cosmology - 10 credits
- Atomic Physics - 10 credits
- Particle Physics - 10 credits
- Nuclear Physics - 10 credits
- Evolution of Cosmic Structure - 10 credits
- Asteroseismology and Exoplanets - 10 credits
- Physics Teaching in Schools - 10 credits
- Radiation and Relativity - 10 credits
- Chaos and Dynamical Systems - 10 credits
- Complex Variable Theory - 10 credits
- Condensed Matter Physics - 10 credits
- Images and Communication - 10 credits
- Physics of Music and Sound - 10 credits
- Physical Principles of Radar - 10 credits
Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to core modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.
Physics BSc