Department of Physics Course Catalogue 2025/26
USPH-AFM20: MPhys(Hons) Physics
Route: MPhys(Hons) Physics
Leading to the award of MASTER OF PHYSICS
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 4 Years
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
This course is for students who will be in Years 1, 2 or 3 in 2025/26
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | This course is exempt from an aspect of the Undergraduate Assessment Regulations (UGAR). For further information on this exemption please see /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Coexistent Masters course?: | Yes |
DACS and exit awards: | USPH-AFB20: BSc(Hons) Physics is the designated alternative course (DAC).
Transfer to DAC is possible in years 1 or 2 if co-existent master's progression threshold is not met.
Exit awards:
BSc(Hons) Physics. Overall course average: weighted stage 1 0%, stage 2 32%, final stage 68%
Diploma of Higher Education
Certificate of Higher Education
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Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 16%
Stage 3: 34%
Final Stage: 50% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Academic Year: Stage 1
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH12002 | Foundations of physics 1 | 20 Credits |
| PH12003 | Mathematics for physics 1 | 15 Credits |
| PH12004 | Physics skills 1 | 15 Credits |
| PH12005 | Dynamics and astrophysics | 10 Credits |
| PH12032 | Year 1 formative assessment | 0 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Stage 2
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH22006 | Foundations of physics 2 | 20 Credits |
| PH22010 | Mathematics for physics 2 | 10 Credits |
| PH22039 | Year 2 formative assessment | 0 Credits |
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH22009 | Further physics: from neutrinos to black holes | 15 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH22007 | Physics skills 2 | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH22011 | Techniques for theoretical physics | 5 Credits |
| PH22034 | Further astrophysics | 5 Credits |
| PH22035 | Material physics | 5 Credits |
Must Pass Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH22008 | Scientific computing and advanced data analysis | 5 Credits |
| PH22033 | Experimental laboratory and advanced data analysis | 5 Credits |
| PH22037 | Scientific computing and experimental laboratory | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Stage 3
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH32041 | Computational astrophysics | 10 Credits |
| PH32042 | Computational physics [10 credits] | 10 Credits |
| PH32053 | MPhys / MSci laboratory | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH32013 | Advanced quantum mechanics | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 4 units from the following list:
| : students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED32015 | Science education in practice | 5 Credits |
| PH32014 | Fluid dynamics in physics and astrophysics | 5 Credits |
| PH32019 | Stars and stellar evolution | 5 Credits |
| PH32020 | Statistical physics and soft matter | 5 Credits |
| PH32043 | Computational physics [5 credits] | 5 Credits |
| PH32045 | Data analysis for astrophysics | 5 Credits |
| PH32046 | Electronic and optical properties of matter | 5 Credits |
| PH32047 | Environmental physics | 5 Credits |
| PH32052 | Medical physics | 5 Credits |
| PH32055 | Nonlinear physics | 5 Credits |
| PH32056 | Photonics | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH32012 | Advanced classical mechanics | 5 Credits |
| PH32017 | MPhys / MSci project preparation | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 3 units from the following list:
| : students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED32014 | Issues in science education | 5 Credits |
| PH32015 | Galaxies and introduction to cosmology | 5 Credits |
| PH32016 | General relativity | 5 Credits |
| PH32021 | Symmetry and topology | 5 Credits |
| PH32050 | Laser physics | 5 Credits |
| PH32051 | Magnetism and superconductivity | 5 Credits |
| PH32054 | Networks and quantum information | 5 Credits |
| PH32057 | Sustainable energy technologies | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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