The module details given below are indicative they are intended to provide you with an idea of the range of subjects that are taught to our current students. The modules that will be available for you to study in future years are prone to change as we regularly review our teaching to ensure that it is up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. The information presented is therefore not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitive list of the modules available in any given year.

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Year one modules
COMPULSORY MODULES
Mechanics Gravity and Relativity
Nature of matter
Oscillations and Waves
Electricity and Stellar Structure
Practical and Professional Chemistry Skills
Chemical Structure and Reactivity
Year two modules
COMPULSORY MODULES
Quantum Mechanics
Optics and Thermodynamics
Stellar Astrophysics
Statistical Mechanics and Solid State Physics
Molecular Chemistry and Reactions
Physical and Structural Chemistry (Combined Honours)
Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure
Year three modules
COMPULSORY MODULES
Electromagnetism
Astrophysics Group Project and Science Communication - ISP
Topics in Chemistry
OPTIONAL MODULES
Polymer Physics
Binary Stars and Extrasolar Planets
Computational Methods in Physics and Astrophysics
Data Analysis and Model Testing
Particle Physics and Accelerators
Two-Dimensional (2D) Materials
Cosmology
The Physics of Interstellar Medium
The Physics of Compact Objects
Quantum Physics of Atoms and Molecules
Life in the Universe
Quantum Mechanics II
Physics of Fluids
Atmospheric Physics
Plasma Physics
General Relativity Black Holes and Gravitational Waves
Chemical Kinetics Photochemistry and Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
Advanced Organic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry and Catalysis
Advanced Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry Research Project
Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry Dissertation