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Course Specifications BSc

The programme consists of a core, with further modules taken from options lists. Enough options have to be taken in order to raise the total load to at least 120 CATS credits, which is defined to be the normal load for this course, up to a normal maximum load of 150 CATS. You must choose at least 30 CATS credits from list A.

Please note that passing PX3A0 (at the 40% level) is a requirement for the award of the BSc degree.

Core Modules Weeks CATS Credit
PX3A0 Physics Project 1-10, 15-24 35
PX376 Communicating Science 1-10 15
PX3A2 Quantum Physics of Atoms 1-10 10
Option List A    
PX385 Condensed Matter Physics 15-24 15
PX390 Scientific Computing 1-10, 15-19 15
PX399 The Earth and its Atmosphere 1-10 15
PX3A3 Electrodynamics 1-10 10
PX3A4 Plasma Physics and Fusion 15-24 15
PX3A5 The Standard Model 15-24 15
PX3A6 Galaxies and Cosmology 1-10 15
PX3A7 Statistical Physics 1-10

15

PX3A8 Physics of Life and Medicine 15-24 15
PX3A9 Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars 15-24 15
PX448 Mathematical Methods III 1-10 10

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