Department of Physics Programme Catalogue 2023/4
USXX-AAB04: BSc (hons) Mathematics and Physics with Study Year Abroad
Route: BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Physics with Study year abroad
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Study Year Abroad
Normal course duration: 4 Years
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
This course is for students who will be in Year 2 or later in 2023/24
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | USPH-AFB01: BSc (hons) Physics
USMA-AFB15: BSc (hons) Mathematical Sciences
USXX-AAL04: Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
USXX-AAC04: Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Further DAPs may be available. Please see your programme handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information.
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: No; Year 2: No; Year 3: Yes; Year 4: Yes |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Stage 3: 0%
Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| This course is being replaced by a new version so Year 1 of this version is not available in 2023/24. |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MA20216 | Algebra 2A | 6 Credits |
| MA20218 | Analysis 2A | 6 Credits |
| MA20220 | Ordinary differential equations and control | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: BLOCK A
| Block A: Students should select either both units in block A or both units in block B. |
Unit Code | Title | |
| PH20013 | Quantum & atomic physics | 6 Credits |
| PH20029 | Thermal physics | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: BLOCK B
| Block B: Students should select either both units in block A or both units in block B. |
Unit Code | Title | |
| PH20060 | Quantum & atomic physics [WL] | 6 Credits |
| PH20067 | Thermal physics (WL) | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MA20219 | Analysis 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20223 | Vector calculus and partial differential equations | 6 Credits |
| PH20018 | Programming skills | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: BLOCK C
| Block C: Students should select either both units in block C or both units in block D. |
Unit Code | Title | |
| PH20014 | Electromagnetism 1 | 6 Credits |
| PH20017 | Condensed matter physics 1 | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: BLOCK D
| Block D: Students should select either both units in block C or both units in block D. |
Unit Code | Title | |
| PH20061 | Electromagnetism 1 [WL] | 6 Credits |
| PH20063 | Condensed matter physics 1 [WL] | 6 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PH20042 | Study year abroad | 60 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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- Students may take no more than 6 credits of optional intermediate level units (e.g. with codes beginning PH2, MA2 etc) during this year of the programme.
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Academic Year: Final Stage
Must Pass Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PH30036 | Final year project (BSc) | 12 Credits |
| PH30096 | Industry team project | 12 Credits |
| PH30099 | Communicating physics project | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| PH20076 | Self-directed learning (M&P) | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: BLOCK A
| Block A: Students must select 3 units from the combination of Blocks A & B taking at least one unit from both Block A and Block B. |
Unit Code | Title | |
| MA30039 | Differential geometry of curves & surfaces | 6 Credits |
| MA30044 | Mathematical methods 1 | 6 Credits |
| MA30087 | Optimisation methods of operational research | 6 Credits |
| MA30252 | Advanced real analysis | 6 Credits |
| MA30253 | Continuum mechanics | 6 Credits |
| MA40254 | Differential and geometric analysis | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: BLOCK B
| Block B: Students must select 3 units from the combination of Blocks A & B taking at least one unit from both Block A and Block B. |
Unit Code | Title | |
| PH30024 | Contemporary physics | 6 Credits |
| PH30028 | Condensed matter physics 2 | 6 Credits |
| PH30030 | Quantum mechanics | 6 Credits |
| PH30031 | Simulation techniques | 6 Credits |
| PH30035 | Medical physics | 6 Credits |
| PH30055 | Computational physics A | 6 Credits |
| PH30108 | Fluid dynamics in physics & astrophysics | 6 Credits |
| PH30109 | Stars and stellar evolution | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Block C: Students must select 24 credits from the combination of Blocks C and D taking at least one unit from both Block C and Block D.
i) MA30059 may not be taken unless MA30044 was taken in Semester 1.
ii) MA40049 may not be taken unless MA30253 was taken in Semester 1.
iii)Students may not choose both MA20217 and MA20221. |
Unit Code | Title | |
| MA20217 | Algebra 2B | 6 Credits |
| MA20221 | Modelling and dynamical systems | 6 Credits |
| MA30055 | Introduction to topology | 6 Credits |
| MA30059 | Mathematical methods 2 | 6 Credits |
| MA30062 | Analysis of nonlinear ordinary differential equations | 6 Credits |
| MA30128 | Project | 6 Credits |
| MA30231 | Projective geometry | 6 Credits |
| MA30287 | Mathematics of Planet Earth | 6 Credits |
| MA40049 | Elasticity | 6 Credits |
| MA40255 | Viscous fluid dynamics | 6 Credits |
| MA40256 | Analysis in Hilbert spaces | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 18 credits from the following list: BLOCK D
| Block D: Students must select 24 credits from the combination of Blocks C and D taking at least one unit from both Block C and Block D. |
Unit Code | Title | |
| PH30032 | Laser physics | 6 Credits |
| PH30056 | Computational physics B | 6 Credits |
| PH30077 | Electromagnetism 2 | 6 Credits |
| PH30078 | Magnetism | 3 Credits |
| PH30079 | Superconductivity | 3 Credits |
| PH30098 | Networks | 3 Credits |
| PH30101 | General relativity | 6 Credits |
| PH30110 | Computational astrophysics | 6 Credits |
| PH30111 | Galaxies and introduction to cosmology | 6 Credits |
| PH40073 | Mathematical physics | 6 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Director of Studies approved option allowed: Students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved unit as an alternative to one of the optional units offered in this period