2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
MPhys, BSc Physics
Programme code: | MPBS-PHYS | UCAS code: | F302 |
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Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Stuart Lumsden | Contact address: | S.L.Lumsden@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Physics and Astronomy
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Physics
Professional Body Offering Accreditation:
Institute of Physics
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme:
MPhys, BSc Physics (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
Studying Physics at the University of Leeds will provide you with the opportunity to delve deeply into the fundamental laws of nature and participate in cutting-edge research alongside renowned academics and researchers at the forefront of Physics and Mathematics.
You will have access to state-of-the-art research and specialized facilities on campus, including the purpose-built Sir William Henry Bragg Building, which serves as the academic home for physics students. Here, you will have access to top-of-the-line laboratories and specialized teaching spaces, as well as the Bragg Centre where scientists and engineers work together to address global challenges in technology, society and economy. During your final year, you will have the chance to collaborate with our physicists on current research projects.
At Leeds, we recognize the vital role physics plays in industry, and as such, our courses are designed to reflect the latest advancements and applications of the subject. All of our physics courses are professionally accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and upon graduation, you will be eligible to apply for chartered physicist (CPhys) status. This program will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to launch a successful career in this highly valued profession, with a wide range of career options available to you.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
PHAS1000 | First Year Physics Assessment | 100 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHAS1010 | Mechanics, Relativity and Astrophysics | credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHAS1020 | Thermodynamics | credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHAS1030 | Electronics, Solid State and Introduction to Quantum Physics | credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHAS1040 | Vibrations, Waves and Optics | credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHAS1050 | Coding and Experimental Physics | credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates can study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
PHAS1500 | Introduction to Nanotechnology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHAS1510 | Planets and the Search for Life | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates can study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules, ensuring that they study for 120 credits in total.
Candidates who have chosen 10 credits of optional modules must take a 10 further credits of Discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
For students on, or considering transferring to, the MPhys programme:
- Students must achieve an average mark of more than 59% in their second year modules to continue with or transfer to the MPhys programme of study.
- If a student has an average mark of between 55% and 59% they can apply for consideration.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
PHYS2001 | Experimental Physics | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS2300 | Physics 3- Fields and Energy | 25 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS2311 | Physics 4- Quantum Phenomena | 25 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS2320 | Computing 2- Computational Physics | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS2370 | Maths 3- Matrices and Operators | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
- To progress to Year 3, students must pass all pass for progress (PFP) modules as well as the required number of level 2 credits.
- Students intending to do a BSc Year Abroad in Year 3 may be required to study an appropriate language as a supernumerary module.
- Students intending to do a BSc Year Abroad in Year 3 may be required to study an appropriate language as a supernumerary module.
Optional modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of optional modules.
EDUC2107 | Science Education: Issues and Challenges | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MEDP2002 | Introduction to Medical Physics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS2015 | High Energy Astrophysics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS2150 | Stellar Structure and Evolution | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS2380 | Maths 4- Transforms and Partial Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE2092 | Meteorology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SOEE2210 | Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Suggested discovery module:
MATH2625 | Fluid Dynamics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
- Year 1 Physics Assessment - 100 credits
PHYS3001 | Advanced Techniques in Experimental Physics | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 90 credits of optional modules (including Discovery modules).
Students must study at least 15 credits from the following and can choose further options up to a total of 30 credits:
PHYS3383 | Advanced Quantum Physics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3394 | Quantum Matter | 15 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study at least 30 credits from the following optional modules:
CAPE3331 | Nuclear Operations | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MEDP3512 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 10 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan | |
MEDP3531 | Medical X-ray imaging | 10 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan | |
MEDP3532 | X-ray Computed Tomography | 10 credits | 1 Jan to 30 Jun | |
NATS3200 | Machine Learning Approaches to Scientific Data Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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) | |
PHYS3011 | Cosmology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3116 | Photonics | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
PHYS3190 | Molecular Simulation: Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3281 | Star and Planet Formation | 15 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3390 | Quantum Photonics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3422 | Magnetism in Condensed Matter | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3505 | Professional Skills in Physics | 5 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS3511 | Advanced Mechanics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr) | |
PHYS3523 | Bionanophysics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3543 | Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE3151 | Dynamics of Weather Systems | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SOEE3190 | Earth Observations from Space | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE3410 | Atmosphere and Ocean Climate Change Processes | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SOEE3535 | Atmospheric Physics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE3610 | Oceanography in the Earth System | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
PHYS3605 | Physics in Schools | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS3610 | Group Innovation Project | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS3705 | Physics into Work | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 15 credits of discovery modules.
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
PHAS5000M | Research Project | 60 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:
Candidates can choose a maximum of 2 modules from List A and a maximum of 2 modules from List B, making certain that there is an even balance of modules across both semesters.
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:
Students must have taken 120 credits at level M by the end of the 4th year and must pass 100 Level M credits.
Students must have taken 120 credits at level M by the end of the 4th year and must pass 100 Level M credits.
PHAS5050M | Current Research Topics in Physics | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHAS5100M | Winds, Bubbles and Explosions | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHAS5110M | Exoplanetary systems | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHAS5120M | General Relativity | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHAS5200M | Soft Matter Physics: Liquid Crystals | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHAS5210M | Soft Matter Physics: Polymers, Colloids and Glasses | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHAS5300M | Superconductivity | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHAS5400M | Quantum Many-Body Physics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHAS5410M | Quantum Information Science and Technology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHAS5420M | Quantum Field Theory | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHAS5500M | Advanced Bionanophysics Research | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHAS5510M | Physics of Biological Systems | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHAS5600M | Advanced Physics in Schools | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHAS5610M | Group Innovation Project in Sustainability | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
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