Department of Physics Course Catalogue 2025/26
USPH-AFM26: MSci(Hons) Mathematics and Physics
Route: MSci(Hons) Mathematics and Physics
Leading to the award of MASTER IN SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND 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-AFB26: BSc(Hons) Mathematics and 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) Mathematics and 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 |
| PH12001 | Mathematics and physics skills 1 | 10 Credits |
| PH12002 | Foundations of physics 1 | 20 Credits |
| PH12032 | Year 1 formative assessment | 0 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA12010 | Core pure and applied mathematics A | 15 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA12011 | Core pure and applied mathematics B | 15 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 |
| PH22039 | Year 2 formative assessment | 0 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH22007 | Physics skills 2 | 5 Credits |
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22016 | Differential equations and vector calculus | 10 Credits |
| MA22020 | Advanced linear algebra | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22021 | Partial differential equations | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22017 | Groups and rings | 10 Credits |
| MA22037 | Numerical analysis | 10 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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Students must select options totalling 45 credits during this course year including:
- A ten credit AY unit
- 15 credits from the combination of blocks A and B
- 5-15 credits from the combination of blocks A and C
- 20-30 credits from the combination of blocks B and D
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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 |
| PH32018 | Self-directed learning | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS 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 |
| 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 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA32046 | Control theory | 5 Credits |
| MA32047 | Differential geometry of curves and surfaces | 5 Credits |
| MA32049 | Dynamics and chaos | 5 Credits |
| MA32051 | Fluid dynamics | 10 Credits |
| MA32059 | Mathematical modelling | 5 Credits |
| MA32064 | Number theory and cryptography | 5 Credits |
| MA32065 | Numerical linear algebra | 10 Credits |
| MA32069 | Projective geometry | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH32017 | MPhys / MSci project preparation | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PH32012 | Advanced classical mechanics | 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 |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA32045 | Complex analysis | 5 Credits |
| MA32054 | Graph theory | 5 Credits |
| MA32055 | Groups and their representations | 10 Credits |
| MA32058 | Mathematical biology: biomedical applications | 5 Credits |
| MA32060 | Mathematics of planet Earth | 5 Credits |
| MA32062 | Methods for differential equations | 10 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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