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In this stream combination, currently students study:
- Year 1
Term 1
Core modules
Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology
15 credits
Chemical Foundations
15 credits
Science and Society
0 credits
Mathematics for Natural Sciences A
15 credits
Students also choose an additional foundation module
Life Sciences Foundation
15 credits
Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
15 credits
The Earth
15 credits
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
15 credits
Term 2
Core modules
Thermal Physics and the Properties of Matter
15 credits
Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus
15 credits
Basic Inorganic Chemistry
15 credits
Students choose one chemistry module
Basic Organic Chemistry
15 credits
Basic Physical Chemistry
15 credits
- Year 2
Students choose one core natural sciences module
Programming for Scientists
15 credits
Science Communication
15 credits
Science for All
15 credits
Physics - Students must choose at least three moduldes
Core modules
Quantum Physics
15 credits
Mathematical Methods III
15 credits
Students choose one module
Atomic and Molecular Physics
15 credits
Statistical Physics of Matter
15 credits
Students may additionally choose one of the following modules
Electricity and Magnetism
15 credits
Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism
15 credits
Inorganic and Materials Chemistry - Students must choose at least three modules
Core modules
Inorganic Chemistry
30 credits
Chemistry of Materials
15 credits
Students may additionally choose one of the following modules
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
!Pre-requisites: CHEM000815 credits
Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
!Pre-requisites: CHEM000915 credits
Chemical Dynamics
!Pre-requisites: CHEM000915 credits
- Year 3
Core modules
Literature Project for Natural Sciences BSc/MSci Programme
15 credits
Physics - Students select four to five modules if taken as their Major stream and two to three modules if taken as their Minor stream
Core modules
Quantum Mechanics
15 credits
Core for major stream
Practical Physics 3 (For Natural Sciences)
15 credits
Students choose one module
Nuclear and Particle Physics
!Pre-requisites: PHAS002315 credits
Solid State Physics
!Pre-requisites: PHAS002415 credits
Students may additionally choose up to two of the following modules
Electromagnetic Theory
15 credits
Theory of Dynamical Systems
15 credits
Climate and Energy
15 credits
Lasers and Modern Optics
15 credits
Materials and Energy Materials
15 credits
Practical Machine Learning for Physicists
15 credits
Physics of the Earth
15 credits
Inorganic and Materials Chemistry - Students select four to five modules if taken as their Major stream and two to three modules if taken as their Minor stream
Core modules
Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
15 credits
Inorganic Rings, Chains and Clusters
15 credits
Core for for major stream
Synthetic Chemistry and Instrumentation
15 credits
Option modules - Major stream students can choose one or two modules; Minor stream can additionally choose one module.
New Directions in Materials Chemistry
15 credits
You can find a list of chemistry department modules here. Students who wish to select another options can discuss with the Chemistry Stream Leader.
- Year 4
Choose the relevant research project
Physics and Astrophysics project
45 credits
Advanced Chemical Research Project
75 credits
Physics - Students select three to five modules if taken as their Major stream and zero to two modules if taken as their Minor stream
Option Modules
Atom and Photon Physics
15 credits
Advanced Quantum Theory
15 credits
Particle Physics
15 credits
Advanced Topics in Statistical Mechanics
15 credits
Quantum Computation and Communication
!Pre-requisites: PHAS006915 credits
Physics of Advanced Materials
15 credits
Theoretical Condensed Matter
15 credits
Molecular Physics
15 credits
Quantum Field Theory
!Pre-requisites: PHAS006915 credits
Symmetry and Phase Transitions
15 credits
Techniques of High-Performance Computing
15 credits
Inorganic and Materials Chemistry - Students select one to three modules if taken as their Major stream and zero to two modules if taken as their Minor stream
Option Modules
Topics in Modern Chemistry
15 credits
Topics in Modern Chemistry
30 credits
Topics in Modern Chemistry
45 credits