MSciTheoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics

Study location	United Kingdom, Birmingham
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	MSci
Course code	F3DG

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) A level Mathematics A*, A level Physics A The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) CAE: 169 (with a minimum of 162 in each component)

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

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Overview

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Programme structure

Year 1 compulsory modules

Semester 1:

Quantum Mechanics 1
Optics and Waves
Communication Skills and Data Analysis
Special Relativity, Probability and Random Processes
Real Analysis and the Calculus
Vectors, Geometry and Linear Algebra

Semester 2:

Electromagnetism and Electric Circuits
Temperature and Matter
Chaos and Non-linear Systems
Analysis and the Calculus
Vectors, Geometry and Linear Algebra
Mechanics

Year 2 compulsory modules

Semester 1:

Quantum Mechanics 2
Particles and Nuclei and A Quantum Approach to Solids
Physics and Communication Skill 2
Multivariable and Vector Analysis
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra

Semester 2:

Electromagnetism 2
Statistical Physics and Entropy
Eigenphysics
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics
Multivariable and Vector Analysis
Differential Equations

Year 3

Semester 1 compulsory modules

Quantum Mechanics 3
Statistical Physics
Complex Variable Theory
Continuum Mechanics

Semester 1 optional modules. Example optional modules may include:

Observational Cosmology
Introduction to C++ (10 credits)
Numerical Modelling of Physical Systems
Fission and Fusion
Images and Communication
Medical Imaging
Semiconductor Optoelectronics
Relativistic Astrophysics of Black Holes
The Life and Death of Stars
Mathematical Finance
Mathematical Biology I
Numerical Methods II
Applied Numerical Dynamical Systems
Project in Mathematics
Partial Differential Equations
Methods in PDEs

Semester 2 compulsory modules:

Chaos and Dynamical Systems

Semester 2 optional modules. Example optional modules may include:

Atomic Physics
Group Studies
General Physics
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanoscale Physics
Insights into Stellar Structure
Evolution of Cosmic Structure
Asteroseismology and Exoplanets
Biological Nanomachines
Physics Teaching in Schools
Radiation and Relativity
Current Topics in Theoretical Physics
Methods in PDEs
Continuum Mechanics
Mathematical Finance
Perturbation Theory and Asymptotics
Modelling with PDEs

Year 4
Compulsory modules:

Project 1 or Theory Project 2

Semester 1 optional modules. Example optional modules may include:

Mathematics Project
Quantum Mechanics 4
Current Topics in Particle Physics
Experimental Particle Physics Techniques
Fission and Fusion
Images and Communication
Numerical Modelling of Physical Systems
Observational Cosmology
Relativistic Astrophysics and Black Holes
Inference from Scientific Data
Phase Transitions
Superconductivity
The General Theory of Relativity
Nanophotonics
Mathematical Finance
Frontiers of Nanoscience
Nonlinear Waves
Topics in Applied Mathematics
Graph Theory
Methods in Partial Differential Equations

Semester 2 optional modules. Example optional modules may include:

Mathematics Project
Many Particle and Quantum Field Theory
Condensed Matter Physics
Nuclear Physics
Quantum Optics
Astroparticle Cosmology
Evolution of Cosmic Structure
Insights Into Stellar Structure
Mathematical Finance
Nonlinear Waves
Topics in Applied Mathematics
Further Mathematical Finance
Graph Theory
Methods in Partial Differential Equations

Career opportunities

Your Birmingham degree is evidence of your ability to succeed in a demanding academic environment. Employers target Birmingham students for their drive, diversity, communication and problem-solving skills, their team-working abilities and cultural awareness, and our graduate employment statistics have continued to climb at a rate well above national trends. If you make the most of the wide range of services you will be able to develop your career from the moment you arrive.

Past Physics and Astronomy graduates have gone into a very wide range of challenging and rewarding careers in destinations which include:

NASA
NHS – Medical Physics
Rolls-Royce
EDF Energy
BAE Systems
Barclays Capital
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Accenture – Technology Services