Academic Regulations 2004/5

School of Physics & Astronomy


CORE AND COMPULSORY UNITS FOR ALL PROGRAMMES

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Physics

Year 1 PHYS1022, PHYS1015, PHYS1017, PHYS1013, PHYS1011, PHYS1019, MATH1006 or MATH1008, MATH1007
Year 2 PHYS2001, PSYS2003, PHYS2004, PHYS2005, PHYS2006, PHYS2008, Year 2 Laboratory
Year 3 PHYS3002, PHYS3004, PHYS3008 and PHYS3012

Master of Physics (Hons)

Year 1 PHYS1022, PHYS1015, PHYS1017, PHYS1013, PHYS1011, PHYS1019, MATH1006 OR MATH1008, MATH1007
Year 2 PHYS2001, PHYS2003, PHYS2004, PHYS2005, PHYS2006, PHYS2008, Year 2 Laboratory
Year 3 PHYS3002, PHYS3004, PHYS3007, PHYS3008, PHYS6008, PHYS6009
Year 4 PHYS6001, PHYS6006


The following are the additional courses that must be taken to qualify for the named degrees

Master of Physics (Hons) swith Astronomy

Year 1 PHYS1005 Intro to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2013 Galaxies PHYS2011 Design and Observation in Astronomy
Year 3 PHYS3011 Photons in Astrophysics PHYS3010 Stellar Evolution
Year 4 PHYS6004 Space Plasma Physics

Master of Physics (Hons) with Photonics

Year 1 PHYS1004 Introduction to Photonics
Year 2 PHYS2009 Practical Photonics
Year 3 PHYS3003 Light and Matter PHYS6009 Dissertation to be in Laser Science
Year 4 PHYS6006 Project to be in Photonics PHYS3005 Photonics, Lasers and Spectroscopy
PHYS6012 Coherent Light, Coherent Matter

Master of Physics (Hons) with Space Science

Year 1 PHYS1005 Intro to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2012 The European Dimension in Space SESA2001 Astronautics II
Year 3 SESA3010 Spacecraft Systems and Design Spacecraft Systems and Design (contd)
Year 4 One of: PHYS3010, PHYS6004, SOES3016

Master of Physics (Hons) with Maths*

Year 1 MATH1006, MATH1021 MATH1022
Year 2 Any 2 level II MATH units
Year 3 Any 2 level II MATH units
Year 4 Any 2 Level III MATH units

* It is envisaged that MPHys with Mathematics will be reinstated for the beginning of academic year 2005/6. Students who may wish to transfer to this programme in Year 2 should take the core level I units as options in 2004/5.

Master of Physics (Hons) with Theoretical Physics

Year 2 MATH2015 Any 2 level II MATH units
Year 3 MATH3006, PHYS3006
Year 4 Any 2 Level III MATH units

NOTE: PHYS6008 is not compulsory for this programme.

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Physics with Astronomy

Year 1 PHYS1005 Intro to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2013 Galaxies PHYS2011 Design and Observation in Astronomy
Year 3 PHYS3011 Photons in Astrophysics PHYS3010 Stellar Evolution

Bachelor of Science (Hons) with Computer Science

Year 2 Any 3 of:
COMP2003 Intro to Computational Modelling
COMP2001 Logic Programming
COMP2011 Theory of Computing
COMP2006 Human-Computer Interaction
Year 3 Any 3 of:
COMP3004 Computer Graphics
COMP3014 Artificial Intelligence
COMP3005 Computer Vision
COMP3007 Adv Computational Modelling
COMP3008 Machine Learning

Bachelor of Science (Hons) with Photonics

Year 1 PHYS1004 Introduction to Photonics
Year 2 PHYS2009 Practical Photonics
Year 3 PHYS3003 Light and Matter PHYS3005 Photonics, Lasers and Spectroscopy

Bachelor of Science with Maths

Year 1 MATH1006, MATH1021 MATH1022
Year 2 Any 2 level II MATH units
Year 3 Any 2 level II MATH units

* It is envisaged that MPHys with Mathematics will be reinstated for the beginning of academic year 2005/6. Students who may wish to transfer to this programme in Year 2 should take the core level I units as options in 2004/5.

Bachelor of Science with Oceanography

Year 2 SOES2010 Physical Oceanography II
Year 3 SOES3010 Large Scale Ocean Processes SOES3016 Oceanography from Space

Bachelor of Science with Space Science

Year 1 PHYS1005 Intro to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2012 The European Dimension in Space SESA2001 Astronautics II
Year 3 SESA3010 Spacecraft Systems and Design Spacecraft Systems and Design (contd)

MPHys Astrophysics - with a Year Abroad

Year 1 PHYS1005 Intro to Astronomy and Space Science PHYS1008 Physics of the Solar System
Year 2 PHYS2013 Galaxies PHYS2011 Design and Observation in Astronomy
Year 3 PHYS3008 Atomic Physics
PHYS3011 Photons in Astrophysics
PHYS3010 Stellar Evolution
PHYS6004 Space Plasma Physics
Year 4 PHYS6013 Astrophysical Research Thesis - Year Abroad