2016/17 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
MPhys, BSc Physics with Nanotechnology (Industrial) (no longer recruiting)
Programme code: | MPBS-PHY/PN4 | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 5 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr C H Marrows | Contact address: | c.h.marrows@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 605
Entry requirements:
- Integrated Masters (MPhys, BSc) courses: AAA - AAB including Physics and Maths
- BSc courses: ABB including Physics and Maths.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Physics and Astronomy
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Physics and Astrnomy
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics
Programme specification:
The programme will provide students with:
- an opportunity to take courses from other Schools and Faculties within the framework of the unique BSc in Nanotechnology offered at Leeds, giving insight into how Physics interacts with other disciplines at its boundaries;
- the opportunity of planning and executing a major project, involving either original research or a thorough literature review of an advanced topic in physics and nanoscience;
- the opportunity of developing independent learning skills and of acquiring information technology and communication skills, including the presentation of work in both written and spoken form;
- an opportunity to spend 10 months in a UK company, research institute or medical centre to gain work experience related to their discipline (Industrial version only).
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study 120 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
PHYS1060 | Physics Laboratory 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS1110 | Physics Laboratory 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS1200 | Physics 1 | 25 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS1210 | Physics 2 | 25 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS1220 | Computing 1 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS1290 | Maths 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS1300 | Maths 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS1310 | The Physics of Materials: From Atoms to Life | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
To progress to Year 2, students must pass PHYS1060, PHYS1110 and PHYS1310.
Students intending to do a BSc Year Abroad in Year 3 may be required to study an appropriate language as a supernumerary module.
Research Placement Programme: to progress to Year 2, normally students must maintain a first class average
Optional modules:
Candidates may take up to 10 credits of optional modules:
PHYS1015 | Modelling and Problem Solving | 10 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
PHYS1020 | Stars and Galaxies | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS1040 | Planets and the Search for Life | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may take up to 10 credits of discovery modules
Suggested Discovery modules include:
MATH1060 | Introductory Linear Algebra | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MEDP1001 | Introduction to Medical Imaging | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
- For students on, or considering transferring to, the MPhys programme: Students on the MPhys must achieve an average mark of more than 59% in their second year modules to proceed with the MPhys programme of study.
- If a student has an average mark of between 55% and 59% he/she can apply for consideration to continue on the MPhys.
Candidates will be required to study 120 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
PHYS2060 | Physics Laboratory 3 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS2240 | Practical Nanotechnology 3 | 10 credits | ||
PHYS2300 | Physics 3 | 25 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS2310 | Physics 4 | 25 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS2320 | Computing 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS2330 | Nanophysics and Nanotechnology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS2370 | Maths 3 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS2380 | Maths 4 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
- To progress to Year 3, students must pass PHYS2060, PHYS2240 and PHYS2330.
- Students intending to do a BSc Year Abroad in Year 3 may be required to study an appropriate language.
Optional modules:
Candidates may take up to 10 credits of optional modules
PHYS2015 | High Energy Astrophysics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS2150 | Stellar Structure and Evolution | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may take up to 10 credits of optional modules
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
PHYS8900 | Physics - Year in Industry | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study 120 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules (45 credits):
PHYS3116 | Photonics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3522 | Bionanophysics 1 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3777 | Advanced Experimental Techniques and Analysis | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 45 credits of optional modules.
Students must have taken 120 credits at level M by the end of the 4th year and must pass 100 credits.
Candidates will be required to study at least 30 credits from the following optional modules:
PHYS3382 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3394 | Quantum Matter | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3441 | Statistical Mechanics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3511 | Advanced Mechanics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3543 | Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 35 credits from the following optional modules:
MATH3451 | Introduction to Polymeric Fluids | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
MEDP3511 | Digital Radiography and X-ray Computed Tomography | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MEDP3512 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MEDP3514 | Ultrasound Imaging | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MEDP3517 | Radionuclide Imaging | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MEDP3518 | Medical Image Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3011 | Cosmology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3281 | Star and Planet Formation | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3422 | Magnetism in Condensed Matter | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3505 | Professional Skills in Physics | 5 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 15 credits from the following optional modules:
PHYS3181 | Group Industrial Project | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS3605 | Physics in Schools | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
PHIL3851 | Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3852 | Philosophy of Modern Physics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 15 credits of discovery modules.
Year5 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study 120 credits
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module::
PHYS5014M | Research Project | 60 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits of optional modules:
Students must have taken 120 credits at level M by the end of the 4th year and must pass 100 M Level credits.
MATH5452M | Advanced Polymeric Fluids | 20 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
PHYS5016M | Soft Matter Physics: Liquid Crystals | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS5017M | Quantum Many-Body Physics | 15 credits | Not running until 201718 | |
PHYS5100M | Winds, Bubbles and Explosions | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS5116M | Bionanophysics 2: Advanced Bionanophysics Research | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS5300M | Superconductivity | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS5342M | Soft Matter Physics: Polymers, Colloids and Glasses | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS5360M | Quantum Transport in Nanostructures | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS5380M | Quantum Field Theory | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS5390M | General Relativity | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS5411M | Quantum Information Science and Technology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS5431M | Current Research Topics in Physics | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS5440M | Advanced Physics in Schools | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS5800M | Quantum Optics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Last updated: 08/09/2015
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