Certain books are recommended reading . Degrees which are joint with other Schools have pre-requisites with the other School also. The honours BSc degree is completed at the end of year-four. Those who do sufficiently well in year three are given the option of carrying on their studies for an additional year to obtain the honours MPhys degree, which is a more advanced undergraduate degree than the BSc degree. Some of the above programmes contain a substantial amount of choice of modules.
Practical work is provided for astrophysics and experimental physics students.
Small group and whole-class tutorials allow for further discussion and exploration of the science. A module on transferable skills helps develop communication, research, and team skills. All final year students undertake a major experimental or theoretical project, which is often associated with the research interests of the School.