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Department of Physics Programme Catalogue 2024/25


USXX-AKM01: MSci (hons) Mathematics and Physics with Placement

Route: MSci(Hons) Mathematics and Physics with Year long work placement


Leading to the award of MASTER IN SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS


Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement


Normal course duration: 5 Years

[Page last updated: 15 April 2024]


This course is for students who will be in Year 3 or later in 2024/25


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Applicable NFAAR appendices:
 N/A
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 Yes
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 16%
Stage 3: 0%
Stage 4: 34%
Final Stage: 50%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


Jump to:

Years 1 & 2

This course is being replaced Years 1 and 2 of this version of the course are not available in 2024/25.

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 3

Academic Year: Stage 3

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PH20040 Professional placement 60 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 4

Academic Year: Stage 4

Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Students must select either:
  1. PH30096 or PH30099 for the whole academic year, or
  2. 6 credits from Block A in S1, plus 6 credits from Block B in S2.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PH30096 Industry team project 12 Credits
PH30099 Communicating physics project 12 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 4

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MA30252 Advanced real analysis 6 Credits
MA40044 Mathematical methods 1 6 Credits
PH20076 Self-directed learning (M&P) 6 Credits
PH30031 Simulation techniques 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 credits from the following list: BLOCK A
Students must select either:
  1. PH30096 or PH30099 for the whole academic year, or
  2. 6 credits from Block A in S1, plus 6 credits from Block B in S2.
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PH30035 Medical physics 6 Credits
PH30055 Computational physics A 6 Credits
PH30109 Stars and stellar evolution 6 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 4

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MA40059 Mathematical methods 2 6 Credits
PH30056 Computational physics B 6 Credits
PH30077 Electromagnetism 2 6 Credits
PH40073 Mathematical physics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 credits from the following list: BLOCK B
Students must select either:
  1. PH30096 or PH30099 for the whole academic year, or
  2. 6 credits from Block A in S1, plus 6 credits from Block B in S2.
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MA30055 Introduction to topology 6 Credits
MA30062 Analysis of nonlinear ordinary differential equations 6 Credits
MA30231 Projective geometry 6 Credits
MA30287 Mathematics of Planet Earth 6 Credits
PH30032 Laser physics 6 Credits
PH30078 Magnetism 3 Credits
PH30079 Superconductivity 3 Credits
PH30098 Networks 3 Credits
PH30101 General relativity 6 Credits
PH30111 Galaxies and introduction to cosmology 6 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 5

Academic Year: Final Stage

Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PH40065 Final year project (MSci) 18 Credits

Semester 1: Final Stage

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MA30253 Continuum mechanics 6 Credits
PH30030 Quantum mechanics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Further information on DoS approved optionsDirector of Studies approved option allowed: Students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units in the list below. Any Director of Studies approved option chosen in this programme year must be at FHEQ level 7 (e.g. units with codes beginning PH4, MA4 etc)
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MA30039 Differential geometry of curves & surfaces 6 Credits
MA30087 Optimisation methods of operational research 6 Credits
MA30237 Group theory 6 Credits
MA40040 Algebraic topology 6 Credits
MA40042 Measure theory & integration 6 Credits
MA40254 Differential and geometric analysis 6 Credits
PH30024 Contemporary physics 6 Credits
PH30028 Condensed matter physics 2 6 Credits

Semester 2: Final Stage

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MA40049 Elasticity 6 Credits
PH40084 Advanced quantum theory 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Further information on DoS approved optionsDirector of Studies approved option allowed: Students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units in the list below. Any Director of Studies approved option chosen in this programme year must be at FHEQ level 7 (e.g. units with codes beginning PH4, MA4 etc)
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MA40037 Galois theory 6 Credits
MA40057 Functional analysis 6 Credits
MA40203 Theory of partial differential equations 6 Credits
MA40255 Viscous fluid dynamics 6 Credits
PH40085 Nanoscience 6 Credits
PH40086 Photonics 6 Credits
PH40112 Relativistic cosmology 6 Credits
PH40113 High energy astrophysics 6 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.