The University of Birmingham is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, and Mason Science College, making it the first English civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter. The University have a long and proud history of firsts, at the University of Birmingham; they were the first – and are now one of the largest - civic universities in the UK.

At Birmingham, the institution teach and research across the full breadth of academic disciplines, creating a vibrant community with multi-disciplinary opportunities for research and education. The University is a truly international community consisting of more than thousands of staff, students, and alumni. The student community is not only one of the largest of any UK university, it is highly diverse, with 82 per cent of home undergraduate students from state schools, 32 per cent from a BAME background, and 35 per cent in the first generation of their family to attend university.

Year 1
Core modules
Classical Mechanics and Relativity 1 - 10 credits
Classical Mechanics and Relativity 2 - 10 credits
Electromagnetism and Temperature and Matter - 20 credits
Introduction to Probability and Statistics - 10 credits
Mathematics for Physicists 1A - 10 credits
Mathematics for Physicists 1B - 10 credits
Physics Laboratory 1A - 10 credits
Physics Laboratory 1B - 10 credits
Physics and Communication Skills 1 - 10 credits
Quantum Mechanics and Optics and Waves - 10 credits
Optional modules
Choose 10 credits, example of optional modules:

Chaos and Non-linear Systems A - 10 credits
Introduction to Astrophysics - 10 credits
Introduction to Particle Physics and Cosmology - 10 credits
Year 2
Core modules
Data Science Projects - 10 credits
Electromagnetism 2 - 10 credits
Foundations and Applications of Data Science - 10 credits
Mathematics for Physicists 2A - 10 credits
Mathematics for Physicists 2B - 10 credits
Optics - 10 credits
Particles and Nuclei & A Quantum Approach to Solids - 10 credits
Physics and Communication Skills 2 - 10 credits
Physics Laboratory 2 - 10 credits
Quantum Mechanics 2 - 10 credits
Statistical Physics and Entropy - 10 credits
Optional modules
Choose 10 credits. Examples of optional modules:

Eigenphysics - 10 credits
Electronics - 10 credits
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics - 10 credits
Observational Astronomy - 10 credits
Structure in the Universe - 10 credits
Year 3
Core modules
General Physics - (10 credits
Group Studies - 20 credits
Quantum Mechanics 3 - 10 credits
Scientific Computing Laboratory 1 - 10 credits
Scientific Computing Laboratory 2 - 10 credits
Statistical Physics - 10 credits
Optional modules
Examples of optional modules listed below. Choose 50 credits (20 credits in semester 1 and 30 credits in semester 2).

Semester 1
Biophysics - 10 credits
Complex Variable Theory - 10 credits
Fission and Fusion - 10 credits
Machine Learning and Intelligent Data Analysis - 20 credits
Medical Imaging - 10 credits
Neural Computation - 20 credits
Observational Cosmology - 10 credits
Physics Critique - 10 credits
Physical Principles of Radar - 10 credits
Semiconductor Optoelectronics - 10 credits
The Life and Death of Stars - 10 credits
Semester 2
Atomic Physics - 10 credits
Chaos and Dynamical Systems - 10 credits
Condensed Matter Physics - 10 credits
Evolution of Cosmic Structure - 10 credits
Images and Communications - 10 credits
Nuclear Physics - 10 credits
Particle Physics - 10 credits
Physics Teaching in Schools - 10 credits
Radiation and Relativity - 10 credits
Year 4
In the fourth year you become a member of a research group for an individual project

Core module
Research project:

Project Dissertation - 20 credits
Project Planning and Preliminary - 10 credits
Project Seminar and Viva - 20 credits
Optional modules
Examples of optional modules listed below. Select 70 credits, 40 credits in semester 1 and 30 credits in semester 2.

Semester 1
Algorithms for Data Science - 20 credits
Experimental Particle Physics Techniques - 10 credits
Complex Variable Theory - 10 credits
Current Topics in Particle Physics - 10 credits
Fission and Fusion - 10 credits
Inference from Scientific Data - 10 credits
Machine Learning and Intelligent Data Analysis (Extended) - 20 credits
Nanophotonics - 10 credits
Neural Computation (Extended) - 20 credits
Observational Cosmology - 10 credits
Phase Transitions - 10 credits
Physics Critique - 10 credits
Quantum Mechanics 4 - 10 credits
Superconductivity - 10 credits
The General Theory of Relativity - 10 credits
Storing and Managing Data - 20 credits
Ultracold Atoms and Quantum Gases - 10 credits
Semester 2
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics - 10 credits
Exoplanets - 10 credits
Dynamics and Modelling of Weather and Climate - 20 credits
Condensed Matter Physics - 10 credits
Evolution of Cosmic Structure - 10 credits
Images and Communications - 10 credits
Many Particle and Quantum Field Theory - 10 credits
Nuclear Physics - 10 credits
Quantum Optics - 10 credits
Relativistic Astrophysics - 10 credits
Visualisation - 20 credits
Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2023. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to core modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.

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