Course Content
Year 1
- Electromagnetism, Waves and Optics
- Introduction to Thermal and Quantum Physics
- Mathematics I
- Newtonian and Relativistic Mechanics
- Mathematical Modelling with Professional Skills
- Laboratory for Theoretical Physics
Year 2
- Computational and Mathematical Techniques for Theoretical Physics
- Computational Laboratory
- Electromagnetism and Optics
- Mathematics II
- Quantum Physics II
- Thermodynamics and Solid State I
Year 3
- Advanced Computational Laboratory
- Computational and Mathematical Techniques II
- Quantum Physics III
- Statistical Mechanics and Solid State II
Year 4
- Study Abroad (You'll spend your third year at one of our prestigious partner institutions.)
Year 5
- MPhys Project
Option modules
Year 3
- Advanced Theoretical Techniques
- Atomic Physics and Lasers
- Introduction to Plasma Science and Technology
- Introduction to Quantum Computing
- Magnetic Materials and Technology
- Medical Physics
- Modern Optics
- Nanoscale
- Particle Physics
- Quantum Physics III
- Relativity
- The Physics of Stars
Year 5
- Advanced High Performance Computing
- Advanced Plasma Physics
- Advanced Quantum Mechanics
- Biophysics
- From Subatomic Physics to Astrophysics
- Further Quantum Mechanics
- High Performance Computing
- Laser and Atom-light Interactions
- Nanomaterials: from Graphene to Spintronics
- Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Devices
