The main aim in Physics is to identify fundamental laws and show how these may be invoked to predict and explain many natural phenomena. Part of the appeal of the subject is that the physical world is governed by remarkably few basic laws and that these apply throughout science and not just in Physics. The structure of the degree reflects the structure of the subject.
All students take the core courses and choose further courses from the lists of options.
The option scheme also allows a proportion of courses to be taken from outside of Physics. We encourage students not only to consider related courses, for example in computing, but also courses in philosophy and modern languages. MPhys Students can opt for the four-year version of the degree. This has been designed primarily for students who are thinking of a career which makes substantial use of their knowledge of Physics. The first two years are the same as for the BSc.