Study Schemes
MPHYS Physics with Planetary and Space Physics [F366]
Academic Year: 2013/2014Single Honours scheme - available from 2000/2001
Duration (studying Full-Time): 4 years
Part 1 Rules
Year 1 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 PH15700 Introduction To Computational And Experimental Physics
Semester 2 MA11010 Further Algebra And Calculus
PH15720 Introduction To Computational And Experimental Physics
Year 1 Options
Students should take a further 10 credits module from the following:
Semester 1 PH19510 Chaos, Communications And Consciousness
Semester 2 MP12910 Career Planning And Skills Development
Year 1 Options
Welsh medium alternative modules:
Semester 2 MT11010 Algebra A Chalcwlws Pellach
MT12910 Cynllunio Gyrfa A Datblygu Sgiliau
Part 2 Rules
Year 2 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 PH24010 Data Handling And Statistics
Year 2 Options
Welsh medium alternative modules:
Year 3 Core (120 Credits)
Students take the following core modules:
Semester 1 PH38410 The Solar Atmosphere & Heliosphere
PH39400 Planetary Atmospheres, Ionospheres & Magnetospheres
Semester 2 PH32710 Probing Atoms And Molecules
PH39420 Planetary Atmospheres, Ionospheres & Magnetospheres
Final Year Core (50 Credits)
Students take all the following modules in semester 1:
Semester 1 PHM4410 Advanced Topics In Modern Physics
Final Year Options
Students take one of the following modules in semester 2:
Semester 2 PHM5760 Studies In The Upper Polar Atmosphere
Aberystwyth University Standard Awards
- Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
- Sports Bursary
- Music Bursary
- International Excellence Scholarship
- Residential Bursary
- Aberystwyth Bursary
- Care Leaver Bursary