Masters-Level Course Guides
The following courses may be taken in 4th or 5th year of BSc hons and MSci degrees in single and combined honours degrees in Physics and Astronomy. The exact choice of courses depends on degree programme, and some will be compulsory core courses, whereas others are only ever taken as elective choices.
Physics Courses
- PHYS5001 - Advanced Data Analysis
- PHYS5002 - Quantum and Atom Optics
- PHYS5006 - Gravitational Wave Detection
- PHYS5007 - Groups and Symmetries
- PHYS5009P - Physics M Project
- PHYS5012 - Problem Solving Workshop
- PHYS5014 - Relativistic Quantum Fields
- PHYS5016 - Statistical Mechanics
- PHYS5035 - Imaging and Detectors
- PHYS5036 - Detection and Analysis of Ionising Radiation
- PHYS5038 - Nuclear Power Reactors
- PHYS5039 - Quantum Information
- PHYS5047P - Physics Literature Project
Astronomy Courses
Astronomy lecture courses are only available in alternate years.
- ASTRO5001 - General Relativity and Gravitation – EVEN YEARS ONLY
- ASTRO5002 - Pulsars and Supernovae – EVEN YEARS ONLY
- ASTRO5003 - Statistical Astronomy – ODD YEARS ONLY
- ASTRO5004 - Plasma Theory and Diagnostics – ODD YEARS ONLY