MPHYS Theoretical Physics (PHYU16) 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 (60 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
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

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.

Full academic year
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

a student can take unrestricted units to the value of 30 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
MAS110 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS111 MAS202 MAS220 MAS223 MAS271 MAS279 MAS377 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: MAS112 MAS115 PHY165 XCannot be taken with: ECN118 ECN119	Mathematics Core 1	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
MAS111 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: MAS110 Is a pre-requisite for: MAS201 MAS202 MAS207 MAS220 MAS221 MAS223 MAS271 MAS377 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: MAS112 MAS115 PHY165	Mathematics Core II	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
PHY165 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS280 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: MAS110 MAS111 XCannot be taken with: PHY120 + Restricted to PHYU04, PHYU16 and PHYU24.	Supplementary Mathematics for Theoretical Physicists	ACAD YR	10 credits

a student can take unrestricted units to the value of 10 credits.

A student must achieve a weighted mean grade of 59.5 or above at Level 1 to continue as a student for the Degree of MPhys in Theoretical Physics. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be required by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of MPhys in Physics (PHYU02).

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (80 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
PHY221 CCo-requisites: PHY250 PHY251 + PHY101 PHY102, usual level 1 modules in physic and mathematics or equivalent.	Classical Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY235 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY31001 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: PHY236	Programming in Python	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
PHY227 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY250 PHY250 + PHY101, PHY102. Physical Sciences background useful.	Optics	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

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
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
Full academic year
PHY236 CCo-requisites: PHY235 XCannot be taken with: PHY230 + Restricted to students studying Theoretical Physics to degree level.	Computational Physics for Theoretical Physicists	ACAD YR	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 (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAS211 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS275 MAS280 MAS301 MAS336 MAS342 MAS346 MAS420 MAS423 MAS445 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: MAS212 MAS220 MAS221 MAS223 MAS279 MAS286	Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra	AUT SEM	20 credits
MPY205	Aspects of Medical Imaging and Technology	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY213 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: PHY104 PHY111 Is a pre-requisite for: PHY404 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Astronomy and/or Physics to degree level.	Stellar Structure and Evolution	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY245	Physics of Materials	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAS280 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: MAS112 MAS211 PHY120 PHY165 Is a pre-requisite for: MAS310 MAS320 MAS412 (when the module is running) + permission needed if don't have prerequisites..	Mechanics and Fluids	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY216 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY405 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying Astronomy and/or Physics to degree level..	Galaxies	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY229 + A level Mathematics and Physics. PHY106 and PHY111 required, PHY104 recommended..	Extra-Solar Planets and Astrobiology	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY240 + Only available to students taking single honours physics degrees and those not involving a second subject in year 1 (physics with study in North America, Physics with study in Australasia, Theoretical Physics are permitted)..	The Physics of Music	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY242 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY404 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: PHY241	Astronomical Spectroscopy	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MAS222 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS320 MAS323 MAS377 MAS414 MAS424 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: MAS212	Differential Equations	ACAD YR	20 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 Theoretical Physics (PHYU16). A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be required by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Theoretical Physics (PHYU04).

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (90 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
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
PHY381 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY21005 PHY21006 XCannot be taken with: PHY481	Advanced Electrodynamics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
PHY303 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY466 (when the module is running)	Nuclear Physics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY313 + Restricted to students studying PHYU01, PHYU02, PHYU04, PHYU06, PHYU10, PHYU14, PHYU16, PHYU19, PHYU23..	Mathematical 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
PHY349 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY21005 PHY21006 XCannot be taken with: PHY449	Further Quantum Mechanics	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
PHY340 + CAN NOT BE TAKEN WITH PHY350.	Problem Solving and Advanced Skills in Physics	ACAD YR	10 credits

A student shall take a total of 30 credits from 3B and 3C.

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)

One unit to be selected from this group

A student will take a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 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
Full academic year
PHY346	Industrial Group Project in Physics	ACAD YR	20 credits
PHY391	Quantum Information Laboratory	ACAD YR	20 credits
PHY392 + PHY225, PHY235, PHY241.	Physical Computing	ACAD YR	20 credits
PHY393 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY21005 PHY21006	Microscopy and Spectroscopy Laboratory	ACAD YR	20 credits
PHY394 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY427 (when the module is running)	Physics Education and Outreach	ACAD YR	20 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 a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAS310 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS280	Continuum Mechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS336 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS211 + MAS201, MAS202.	Differential Geometry	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS377	Mathematical Biology	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
PHY327 XCannot be taken with: PHY417	History of Astronomy	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY377 XCannot be taken with: PHY477	The Physics of Soft Condensed Matter	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAS316 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2002 MAS2008 XCannot be taken with: MAS414 + permission needed if don't have prerequisites..	Mathematical modelling of natural systems	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS320 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS222 MAS280	Fluid Mechanics I	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY306 XCannot be taken with: PHY443	Introduction to Cosmology	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
PHY328	Advanced Programming in Python	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY382 XCannot be taken with: PHY424	Semiconductor Physics and Technology	SPR SEM	10 credits

In the case of a student studying at an Erasmus partner institution in Autumn semester, the Spring semester module PHY315 would be substituted for the academic year module PHY340.

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 Theoretical Physics (PHYU16). A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be required by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Theoretical Physics (PHYU04).

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (50 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
PHY472	Advanced Quantum Mechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
PHY480 + Cannot be taken with PHY451. Restricted to final year students on MPhys or MMath programmes involving Physics or Astronomy.	Research Project in Physics and Astronomy	ACAD YR	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 (70 credits)

A student will take 70 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAS411	Topics in Advanced Fluid Mechanics	AUT SEM	20 credits
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
PHY427 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY104 PHY111 PHY394 + PHY111, (PHY216 recommended).	History of Astronomy	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY466 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY303 PHY304 + PHY303, PHY304. Subject to numbers.	The Development of Particle Physics	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
Semester 2
MAS414 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS212 MAS222 XCannot be taken with: MAS316 + Permission required if not passed MAS212..	Mathematical modelling of natural systems (Advanced)	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS422	Magnetohydrodynamics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS441	Optics and Symplectic Geometry	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY406 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY104 PHY111 + A-level Physics and Mathematics or equivalent.. Minimum of 20 credits from PHY213, PHY229, PHY232, PHY305, PHY320.	Introduction to Cosmology	SPR SEM	10 credits
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
Full academic year
MAS413 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS112 MAS314 PHY21004 PHY21006 XCannot be taken with: MAS6431 PHY414 PHY414	Analytical Dynamics and Classical Field Theory	ACAD YR	20 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 Theoretical Physics (PHYU16). 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 Theoretical Physics (PHYU04).

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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.
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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.