Specifications
The course consists of a core with further modules taken from options lists. Students must take at least 20 credits from List A. Enough options have to be taken in order to raise the total load to at least 120 CATS credits, which is the normal load. The maximum permitted load is 150 credits.
| Core Modules | Weeks | CATS Credit |
| MA250 Partial Differential Equations | 1-10 | 10 |
| MA271 Mathematical Analysis III | 1-10 | 10 |
| PX262 Quantum Mechanics and its Applications | 1-24 | 15 |
| PX284 Statistical Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory and Optics | 1-24 | 15 |
| PX285 Hamiltonian and Fluid Mechanics | 1-24 | 15 |
| PX286 Methods of Mathematical Physics | 1-10 | 10 |
| Total 75 | ||
| Option List A | ||
| MA222 Metric Spaces | 15-24 | 10 |
| MA259 Multivariable Calculus | 15-24 | 10 |
| MA266 Multilinear Algebra | 15-24 | 10 |
| MA267 Groups and Rings | 1-10 | 10 |
| Option List B | ||
| PX280 Environmental Physics | 1-24 | 15 |
| PX281 Computational Physics | 1-19 | 15 |
| Option List C | ||
| EP304 Introduction to Secondary School Teaching | 15-24 | 15 |
Where options are taken, so that the load exceeds the normal load, the marks for all modules attempted will appear on your University transcript. The overall year mark will be calculated as the arithmetic mean of the subset of whole modules, weighted according to their credit weighting, which satisfies the course regulations and results in the highest mark.
Before contemplating an overload you should discuss it with your personal tutor. We will be monitoring your registrations and you may be asked to discuss the situation with the Director of Studies. Please note that registering for modules and then not attempting the examination may be considered an abuse of the system and could lead to sanctions.