Undergraduate and Masters Degree Courses List
If you are a prospective student, please see the College Prospectus pages for further information about core and elective modules.
Note: most modules have additional revision lectures. These usually take place in term 3.
The information on this page refers to the current academic year for each cohort. This page is normally updated for the new academic year every August.
Module List
Year 1
| Module Title | Module Code | FHEQ Level | ECTS | Term(s) | Module Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Physics: Laboratory, Computing and Problem Solving | PHYS40001 | 4 | 10 | Terms 1, 2 and 3 | Dr Stuart Mangles |
| Mechanics and Relativity | PHYS40002 | 4 | 15 | Terms 1, 2 and 3 | Dr Jon Fenton |
| Oscillations and Waves | PHYS40003 | 4 | 15 | Terms 1, 2 and 3 | Prof Martin McCall |
| Vector Fields, Electricity and Magnetism | PHYS40004 | 4 | 7.5 | Terms 1, 2 and 3 | Dr Jonathan Eastwood |
| Statistics of Measurement and the Summer Project | PHYS40005 | 4 | 7.5 | Term 3 | Dr Yoshi Uchida |
| Advanced Electronics | PHYS40006 | 4 | 5 | Term 2 | Mr Chris Carr |
| Mathematical Analysis | PHYS40007 | 4 | 5 | Terms 2 and 3 | Prof Jonathan Halliwell |
| Head of Year 1 | Dr Simon Bland | ||||
| Updated: September 2019 | |||||
Year 2
| Module Title | Module Code | FHEQ Level | ECTS | Term(s) | Lecturer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics of Measurement (Fourier) (Differential Equations) () |
PHYS95012 | 5 | 9 | Term 1 | Prof Carlo Contaldi Prof Alan Heavens Dr Mark Richards |
| Professional Skills II | PHYS95014 | 5 | 2 | Term 1 |
Dr Bill Proud Dr Yvonne Unruh |
| Quantum Mechanics | PHYS95015 | 5 | 6 | Term 1 | Dr Jonathan Pritchard |
Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics (Thermodynamics) (Statistical Physics) |
PHYS95019 | 5 | 7 | Term 1 | Dr Carl Paterson Dr Vijay Tymms |
| Atomic, Nuclear & Particle Physics (Atomic Physics) (Nuclear & Particle Physics) |
PHYS95002 | 5 | 6 | Term 2 | Prof Richard Thompson Prof Henrique Araujo |
| Solid State | PHYS95020 | 5 | 5 |
Term 2 | Dr Rupert Oulton Dr Derek Lee |
| Electromagnetism & Optics (Electromagnetism) (Optics) |
PHYS95007 | 5 | 9 | Term 2 | Dr Michael Coppins Prof Alan Heavens Prof Zulfikar Najmudin |
| Environmental Physics (option) | PHYS95008 | 5 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr John Hassard Dr Mark Richards |
| Sun, Stars and Planets (option) | PHYS95018 | 5 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr David Clements Dr Yvonne Unruh |
| Mathematical Methods (option) | PHYS95011 | 5 | 6 | Terms 2 and 3 | Prof Dmitry Turaev |
| Lab and Computing II | PHYS95010 | 5 | 10 | Terms 1 and 2 | Dr Julia Sedgebeer Dr Robert Kingham |
| Head of Year 2 | Dr Yvonne Unruh | ||||
| Head of Computing II | Dr Robert Kingham | ||||
| Head of Laboratory II | Dr Julia Sedgebeer | ||||
| Deputy Head of Laboratory II | Dr David Colling | ||||
| Updated: August 2019 | |||||
Year 3
| Module Title | Module Code | FHEQ Level | ECTS | Term(s) | Lecturer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Classical Physics | PHYS96001 | 6 | 6 | Term 1 | Prof Claudia De Rham |
| Astrophysics | PHYS96004 | 6 | 6 | Term 1 | Prof Andrew Jaffe Dr James Owen |
| Computational Physics | PHYS96010 | 6 | 6 | Term 1 | Dr Yoshi Uchida Dr Mark Scott |
| Foundations of Quantum Mechanics | PHYS96018 | 6 | 6 |
Term 2 | Dr Andrew Tolley |
| Group Theory | PHYS96019 | 6 | 6 | Term 1 | Dr Vitali Averbukh |
| Light & Matter | PHYS96024 | 6 | 6 | Term 1 | Dr Steve Kolthammer Dr Will Branford Dr Riccardo Sapienza |
| Statistical Mechanics | PHYS96039 | 6 | 6 | Term 1 | Prof Kim Christensen Dr Tim Evans |
| Communicating Physics | PHYS96007 | 6 | 6 | Terms 1 and 2 | Dr Vijay Tymms |
| Professional Skills III | PHYS96035 | 6 | 2 | Term 1 or 2 | Dr Mark Richards |
| Complexity & Networks | PHYS96008 | 6 | 6 | Term 2 | Prof Kim Christensen Dr Tim Evans |
| Fluid Dynamics | PHYS96017 | 6 | 1.5 | Term 2 | Dr Arnaud Czaja |
| Lasers | PHYS96023 | 6 | 3 | Term 2 | Prof John Tisch |
| Imaging & Biophotonics | PHYS96022 | 6 | 3 | Term 2 | Dr Chris Dunsby |
| Medical Imaging: X-Rays & Ultrasound | PHYS96026 | 6 | 3 | Term 2 | Dr James McGinty |
| Medical Imaging: Nuclear Diagnostics & MRI | PHYS96025 | 6 | 3 | Term 2 | Dr Jürgen Pozimski |
| Physics of the Universe | PHYS96029 | 6 | 4.5 | Term 2 | Prof Oliver Buchmueller Dr Roberto Trotta |
| Plasma Physics | PHYS96031 | 6 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr Jerry Chittenden |
| Principles of Instrumentation | PHYS96034 | 6 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr Jaroslaw Pasternak |
| Comprehensives | PHYS96009 | 6 | 16 | Terms 1 and 2 | Prof Martin McCall |
| Head of Laboratory III |
Prof Roland Smith | ||||
| Deputy Head of Laboratory III | Dr James McGinty | ||||
| Head of Microprocessors |
Prof Mark Neil | ||||
|
Head of Year 3 Head of BSc Projects |
Physics Essay PHYS96027 |
|
Prof Jing Zhang Prof Carlo Contaldi |
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| Updated: August 2019 | |||||
Year 4 / Masters
| Module Title | Module Code | FHEQ Level | ECTS | Term | Lecturer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology in Consumer Electronics | PHYS97053 | 7 | 3 | Term 1 | Dr Will Branford Prof Jing Zhang |
| General Relativity | PHYS97026 | 7 | 6 | Term 1 | Prof Jerome Gauntlett |
| Advanced Hydrodynamics | PHYS97001 | 7 | 3 | Term 2 |
Dr Jerry Chittenden |
| Optical Communications | PHYS97055 | 7 | 3 | Term 1 | Dr Rupert Oulton |
| Information Theory | PHYS97032 | 7 | 3 | Term 1 | Dr Dan Mortlock |
| Plasmonics & Metamaterials | PHYS97066 | 7 | 6 | Term 1 | Prof Ortwin Hess |
| Quantum Field Theory | PHYS97079 | 7 | 8 | Term 1 | Prof Toby Wiseman |
| Quantum Information | PHYS97080 | 7 | 6 | Term 1 | Prof Myungshik Kim |
| Quantum Optics | PHYS97084 | 7 | 6 | Term 1 |
Dr Florian Mintert |
| Unification - The Standard Model | PHYS97102 | 7 | 8 | Term 1 | Prof Arttu Rajantie |
| Rapid Feedback | Terms 1 and 2 | Prof Arkady Tseytlin |
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| Research Interfaces | PHYS97087 | 7 | 8 | Terms 1 and 2 | Dr Helen Brindley Dr Heather Graven Prof Lesley Cohen |
| Advanced Particle Physics | PHYS97003 | 7 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr Antonin Vacheret Dr Alex Tapper |
| Atmospheric Physics | PHYS97007 | 7 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr Czaja Dr Ceppi Dr Gryspeerdt |
| Cosmology | PHYS97015 | 7 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr Subu Mohanty |
| Entrepreneurship for Physicists | PHYS97104 | 7 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr John Hassard |
| Laser Technology | PHYS97039 | 7 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr Riccardo Sapienza Prof Roland Smith |
| Quantum Theory of Matter | PHYS97086 | 7 | 6 | Term 2 | Prof Dimitri Vvedensky Dr Derek Lee |
| Space Physics | PHYS97093 | 7 | 6 | Term 2 | Dr Marina Galand |
| MSci Project | PHYS97052 | 7 | 22 | Dr Alex Tapper |
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| Updated: August 2019 | |||||