This course has a common first.

In the first, the curriculum is shared across related courses allowing you to gain a broad grounding in the discipline before going on, in the second and third, to specialist modules in your chosen field.

We want your degree to fit around you, so upon successful completion of your first, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first (subject to meeting progression requirements).

Common first-year courses:

Mathematics (Hons)Mathematics and Statistics (Hons)Physics and Mathematics (Hons)
Modules
Calculus - 20 credits
Algebra - 20 credits
Programming 1: Concepts and Algorithms - 20 credits
Probability and Statistics - 20 credits
Mechanics and Numerical Methods - 20 credits
Mathematical Case Studies - 20 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.

Year two builds on the acquisition of knowledge from the previous and will provide you with the opportunity to dive into more technical and complex concepts of both theoretical physics and mathematics. In addition, two includes Laboratory sessions to support you in further developing experimental skills, working on understanding physical phenomena while testing the validity of their assumptions and estimating errors due to measurements.

Modules
Further Calculus and Complex Analysis - 20 credits
Linear Algebra and Differential Equations - 20 credits
Labs - 20 credits
Partial Differential Equations and Analytical Mechanics - 20 credits
Electrodynamics - 20 credits
Waves and Optics - 20 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.

There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement2 can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

If you choose to do a work placement, you will pay a reduced tuition fee3 of £1250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time, you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement.

Modules
UK Work Placement – 0 credits
International Study/Work Placement – 0 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.The final will deepen your specialist knowledge by developing further expertise in physics and applied mathematics. You will study fundamental topics of quantum mechanics, and statistical physics and thermodynamics, as well as get in-depth familiarity with cutting edge methodologies such as that of computational physics and quantum information. You will also do an in-depth research project on physics and mathematics in a field that interests you, under a tailored supervision of a research active academic.

Modules
Computational Physics - 20 credits
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics - 20 credits
Quantum Mechanics - 20 credits
Quantum Information and Quantum Computation - 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Physics - 20 credits
Project - 20 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.