MPHYS Physics with Medical Physics (PHYU10) FT

2017 - 2018

For students whose initial registration was prior to the 2019/20 session

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
PHY101 + A Level Mathematics or equivalent A Level Physics or equivalent. Yes, there is limited availability for the tutorial sessions, so the students from Physics and Astronomy have priority..	Mechanics, Waves, Optics and Special Relativity	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHY113 + A levels at grades AAB which must include Mathematics and Physics. EMPTY.	Professional Skills in Physics I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MPY101	Physics of Living Systems 2	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY102 + A-level Mathematics or equivalent. A-level Physics or equivalent.. PHY101.	Electromagnetism, Thermal and Quantum Physics	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHY114 + A levels at grades AAB, including Mathematics and Physics. EMPTY.	Professional Skills in Physics II	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
EEE123 XCannot be taken with: AER123 EEE140	Introduction to Electric and Electronic Circuits	ACAD YR	20 credits
PHY120 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS280 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: PHY165	Mathematics for Physicists and Astronomers	ACAD YR	30 credits

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
MAT2510 XCannot be taken with: MAT1510 MAT6306	Tissue Structure and Function	AUT SEM	10 credits
MPY205	Aspects of Medical Imaging and Technology	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY221 CCo-requisites: PHY250 PHY251 + PHY101 PHY102, usual level 1 modules in physic and mathematics or equivalent.	Classical Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY230 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY414 PHY422 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: PHY250 PHY251 XCannot be taken with: PHY236 + PHY101 and PHY102.	Experimental Physics I	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY250 + Students will have the standard qualifications for the degree (maths and physics A-levels).	From Electromagnetism to Quantum Physics	AUT SEM	25 credits
Semester 2
BIE291	Biomedical Instrumentation	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY227 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY250 PHY250 + PHY101, PHY102. Physical Sciences background useful.	Optics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY248 XCannot be taken with: PHY348	Physics with Labview	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY251 XCannot be taken with: PHY290 PHY292 PHY293 PHY294 + Students will have the standard qualifications for the degree (maths and physics A-levels).	From Thermodynamics to Atomic and Nuclear Physics	SPR SEM	25 credits

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean of 59.5 or above at Level Two in order to continue as a student for the Degree of MPhys in Physics with Medical Physics (PHYU10). A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be required by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Physics with Medical Physics (PHYU05).

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (100 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
MPY308	Clinical Engineering and Computational Mechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY304 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: PHY21004 PHY21005 Is a pre-requisite for: PHY418 PHY419 PHY425 PHY431 PHY466 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: PHY326 PHY379 XCannot be taken with: PHY448	Particle Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY332 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: PHY21005 PHY21006 Is a pre-requisite for: PHY440 (when the module is running)	Atomic and Laser Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY380 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY424 PHY440 PHY477 PHY481 PHY482 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: PHY439	Solid State Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
COM3001 + Prerequisites for this module are programming proficiency (preferably in MATLAB or Python) and A-level Mathematics (or equivalent)..	Modelling and Simulation of Natural Systems	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY303 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY466 (when the module is running)	Nuclear Physics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY339 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: PHY21005 PHY21006 Is a pre-requisite for: PHY420 PHY421 PHY433 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: PHY6340	Statistical Physics	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MPY325	Medical Physics Research Project	ACAD YR	20 credits
PHY340 + CAN NOT BE TAKEN WITH PHY350.	Problem Solving and Advanced Skills in Physics	ACAD YR	10 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHY341 + restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree including Physics or Chemical Physics.	Physics Level 3 Project 1	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
PHY342 + restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree including Physics or Chemical Physics.	Physics Level 3 Project 2	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHY235 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY31001 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: PHY236	Programming in Python	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY326 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: PHY21004 PHY326 Is a pre-requisite for: PHY326 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: PHY304 XCannot be taken with: PHY426 + Students should have knowledge of physics and/or astrophysics up to second year (F5) level..	Dark Matter and the Universe	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY377 XCannot be taken with: PHY477	The Physics of Soft Condensed Matter	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
PHY313 + Restricted to students studying PHYU01, PHYU02, PHYU04, PHYU06, PHYU10, PHYU14, PHYU16, PHYU19, PHYU23..	Mathematical Physics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY320 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: PHY21005 Is a pre-requisite for: PHY404 (when the module is running) + Second Year Physics or Astronomy, PHY303 Nuclear Physics..	Nuclear Astrophysics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY347 XCannot be taken with: PHY447	Physics in an Enterprise Culture	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY349 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY21005 PHY21006 XCannot be taken with: PHY449	Further Quantum Mechanics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY382 XCannot be taken with: PHY424	Semiconductor Physics and Technology	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean of 59.5 or above at Level Three in order to continue as a student for the Degree of MPhys in Physics with Medical Physics (PHYU10). A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be required by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Physics with Medical Physics (PHYU05).

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
MPY424 + only available to students on PHYU10.	Hospital or Industrial Placement	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
MPY401	Medical Physics Research Programme	SPR SEM	40 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHY418 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY304 + A-level Physics and Mathematics or equivalent.. PHY104 recommended.	Particle Astrophysics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY422 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	Magnetic Resonance: Principles and Applications	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY426 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY111 PHY21004 XCannot be taken with: PHY326 + Students should have knowledge of physics and/or astrophysics up to second year (F5) level..	Dark Matter and the Universe	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY466 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY303 PHY304 + PHY303, PHY304. Subject to numbers.	The Development of Particle Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY472	Advanced Quantum Mechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY475 + Only available to PHYU02, PHYU10, PHYU11, PHYU12, PHYU16, PHYU19, PHYU23, PHYU24, CHMU08.	Optical Properties of Solids	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY477 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY380 XCannot be taken with: PHY377 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	The Physics of Soft Condensed Matter	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY481 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY380 XCannot be taken with: PHY381 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	Advanced Electrodynamics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
PHY407	Physics Communication and Impact	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY414 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS165 PHY102 PHY230 PHY250 PHY251 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	An Introduction to General Relativity	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY420 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY339 + MAS165, PHY101, PHY102, PHY250, PHY251, PHY333. PHYU02, PHYU10, PHYU11, PHYU12 PHYU16, PHYU19, PHYU24, PHYU23, PHYU25,CHMU08.	Biological Physics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY421 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY339 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	Advanced Particle Physics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY428 + PHY225, PHY235 or PHY241.	Advanced Programming in Python	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY447 XCannot be taken with: PHY347	Physics in an Enterprise Culture	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY482 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY380 + PHY380 (Solid State Physics).	Semiconductor Physics and Technology	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student must satisfy the requirements of the General Regulations for First Degrees as to progression to continue as a student for the Degree of MPhys in Physics with Medical Physics (PHYU10). A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be required by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Physics with Medical Physics (PHYU05).

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.