Study Schemes

BSC Physics [F301]

Academic Year: 2013/2014Single Honours scheme - available from 2000/2001

Duration (studying Full-Time): 4 years

Award Eligibility:Standard Awards; Excellence Bursary; The Coleg Incentive Scholarship;

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (100 Credits)

Students must take the following modules

Semester 1

PH01010

Introduction To Physical Forces

PH03010

Introduction To The Physics Of Matter

PH05010

Laboratory Physics 1

PH06020

Introduction To Mathematical Methods For Physicists I

Semester 2

PH02010

Introduction To Oscillations And Waves

PH02510

Introduction To Electricity And Magnetism

PH05510

Laboratory Physics 2

PH06520

Introduction To Mathematical Methods For Physicists Ii

Year 1 Options

Students must choose a further 20 credits from the Mathematics and Computer Science Departments as advised

Year 2 Core (100 Credits)

Students must take the following modules: You may choose a Welsh medium (FG or MT) alternative module (see below) instead of an English (PH, MA, MP) module

Semester 1

MA10020

Algebra And Calculus

MP14010

Classical Dynamics

PH11010

Classical Physics I

PH15700

Introduction To Computational And Experimental Physics

Semester 2

MA11010

Further Algebra And Calculus

PH11120

Classical Physics 2

PH14310

Modern Physics

PH15720

Introduction To Computational And Experimental Physics

Year 2 Options

Students should choose a further 20 credits at least 10 of which should be from the following

Semester 1

PH18010

Astronomy

PH19510

Chaos, Communications And Consciousness

Semester 2

MP12910

Career Planning And Skills Development

PH19010

Energy And The Environment

Year 2 Options

Welsh medium alternative modules:

Semester 1

MT10020

Algebra A Chalcwlws

MT14010

Dynameg Glasurol

Semester 2

MT11010

Algebra A Chalcwlws Pellach

Part 2 Rules

Year 3 Core (120 Credits)

Students take the following core modules: You may choose a Welsh medium (FG or MT) alternative module (see below) instead of an English (PH, MA, MP) module

Semester 1

MP26020

Mathematical Physics

PH21510

Thermal Physics 1

PH23320

Experimental Analogue Electronics

PH24010

Data Handling And Statistics

Semester 2

PH23720

Quantum Mechanics 1