Undergradute course summary The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews New Undergraduate course summary From the intake of 2001, our teaching programme will be restructured. We anticipate that this will be the mode of entry for many of our students. The new year-one is particularly appropriate for those wishing to enter directly from Highers. However, it is also appropriate for those Advanced Highers and A-level students with less good grades, or those who wish to take advantage of the broad first year curriculum.
Students can graduate at the end of year-four with a BSc honours degree.
Those who have achieved sufficiently high grades by the end of year-three can opt to stay in St Andrews for an extra year beyond the BSc graduation point to obtain the MPhys degree. This is still an undergraduate degree, but this extra year contains a number of specialist advanced modules, and a major project. Thus well-qualified School leavers can achieve a BSc in three years or an MPhys in four. This structure is summarised in the table below. Entry point for those with Highers only, also for those with less good Advanced Highers or A-levels, or for those who wish to take a broader first year.