| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PHY1119 | Fundamentals of Experimental Physics | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| PHY1168 | Synoptic Physics and Problem Solving | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY1200 | Introduction to Classical Mechanics and Waves | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOR1201 | Probability, Sampling and Estimation | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MAT1091 | Mathematical Methods | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MAT1511 | Analytical Geometry | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY1123 | Foundations of Modern Physics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY1133 | Python for Physicists | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY1134 | Introduction to Numerical Methods | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY1187 | Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| LIN1063 | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY1147 | Circuit Theory | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY1150 | Electricity and Magnetism | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2: 60 ECTS credits
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PHY2235 | Experimental Physics | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| PHY2245 | Statistical Mechanics | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY2247 | Electromagnetism | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY2285 | Classical Mechanics and Symmetries | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MAT2512 | Vector Analysis 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY2295 | Relativistic Mechanics | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY3225 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MAT2513 | Vector Analysis 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY2220 | Optics | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY2240 | Quantum Mechanics | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3: 60 ECTS credits
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to register for all the study-units (totalling 8 ECTS) listed under ONE of the following elective streams:
Elective Stream A: Space Sciences
Elective Stream B: Electromagnetics
Elective Stream C: Quantum Physics.
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PHY3200 | Physics Project | 18 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| PHY3208 | Short Review Paper and Philosophy of Science | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY3228 | Foundations of Physical Cosmology | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY3232 | Nuclear and Particle Physics | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY3336 | Seminar | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Stream A: Space Sciences | |||||||||||
| PHY3289 | Advanced Astrophysics and Cosmology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Stream B: Electromagnetics | |||||||||||
| PHY3277 | Bioelectromagnetism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHY3279 | Applied Electromagnetism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PHY3160 | Atomic Physics | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Stream A: Space Sciences | |||||||||||
| PHY3287 | Computational Astronomy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Stream C: Quantum Physics | |||||||||||
| PHY3227 | Quantum Optics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PHY3335 | Solid State Physics | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Stream C: Quantum Physics | |||||||||||
| PHY3229 | Modern Quantum Theory | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS creditsRequirement for the award of B.Sc.(Hons) in Physics: 180 ECTS credits
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Bachelor of Science 鈥� B.Sc. - and Bachelor of Science (Honours) 鈥� B.Sc.(Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Science.