Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology

King’s College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

Overview
Our Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology MSci course will give you an understanding of fundamental aspects of physics, astrophysics and cosmology covering areas such as special and general relativity, quantum mechanics, fields and waves, the physics of planets, stars, galaxies and the universe as a whole. Approximately one quarter of the course is astrophysics and cosmology related. You will carry out extensive astrophysics or cosmology related project work in your fourth year to gain an insight into the skills and conduct of scientific research. You will be taught by academic staff with links to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and the LIGO gravitational wave observatory. Your studies will take place in a friendly and supportive environment in the heart of London.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.
Award winning – six former staff and students in the department have won Nobel Prizes.
Internationally-renowned academic staff in the fields of particle physics and cosmology, nanotechnology and the interface between physics and biology.
Friendly and supportive learning environment.
90 per cent of our research is classed as world leading or internationally excellent.
Central location gives you easy access to major libraries and many leading societies, including the Institute of Physics.

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Location

Start date

London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Staff
  • Mechanics
  • Astrophysics
  • Project
  • GCSE Physics
  • Particle Physics

Course programme


Year 1

Year 1

Each course is divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

Required Modules You are required to take:

• Physics Skills and Techniques (30 credits)
• Mathematics & Computation for Physics (30 credits)
• Classical Physics (30 credits)
• Introduction to Modern Physics (15 credits)
• Introduction to Astrophysics (15 credits)

Optional Modules


Year 2

Year 2 Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Experimental Physics (15 credits)
• Mathematical Methods for Physics (15 credits)
• Thermal Physics & Properties of Matter (15 credits)
• Quantum Mechanics I (15 credits)
• Electromagnetism (15 credits)
• Relativity and Sub-atomic Physics (15 credits)
• Stellar Structure and Evolution (15 credits)

Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 15 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Mathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics (15 credits)
• Galactic Dynamics and Interstellar Medium (15 credits)


Year 3

Year 3 Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Statistical Mechanics (15 credits)
• Optics (15 credits)
• Condensed Matter I (15 credits)
• Quantum Mechanics II (15 credits)
• Particle Physics (15 credits)
• Relativistic High Energy Astrophysics (15 credits)

Optional Modules In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• General Relativity and Cosmology (15 credits)
• Advanced Mathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics (15 credits)
• 3rd year Project in Physics (Astrophysics/ Cosmology related) (15 credits)


Year 4

Year 4 Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Literature Review (Astrophysics/Cosmology related) (15 credits)
• Project (Astrophysics/Cosmology Related) (30 credits)

Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 75 credits from a range of optional modules, including the 40+ modules offered by the University of London colleges as part of the intercollegiate MSci. Examples offered by King’s include, amongst many others:

  • Dark Matter and Dark Energy (15 credits)
  • Astroparticle Cosmology (15 credits)
  • Standard Model and Beyond (15 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-todate, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

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