📖Program Curriculum
The module details given below are indicative they are intended to provide you with an idea of the range of subjects that are taught to our current students. The modules that will be available for you to study in future years are prone to change as we regularly review our teaching to ensure that it is up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. The information presented is therefore not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitive list of the modules available in any given year.
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Year one modules
COMPULSORY MODULES
Mechanics Gravity and Relativity
Nature of matter
Oscillations and Waves
Electricity and Stellar Structure
Minerals and Rocks
Earth Structure
Academic Professional and Fieldwork Skills
Stratigraphy and Palaeontology
OPTIONAL MODULES
The Earth System
Year two modules
COMPULSORY MODULES
Quantum Mechanics
Optics and Thermodynamics
Stellar Astrophysics
Statistical Mechanics and Solid State Physics
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Employability Training: Engaging with the Workplace
Field Skills
Reconstructing Past Environments
Year three modules
COMPULSORY MODULES
Electromagnetism
Astrophysics Group Project and Science Communication - ISP
Independent Fieldwork Project - ISP
OPTIONAL MODULES
Polymer Physics
Binary Stars and Extrasolar Planets
Computational Methods in Physics and Astrophysics
Data Analysis and Model Testing
Particle Physics and Accelerators
Two-Dimensional (2D) Materials
Cosmology
The Physics of Interstellar Medium
The Physics of Compact Objects
Quantum Physics of Atoms and Molecules
Life in the Universe
Quantum Mechanics II
Physics of Fluids
Atmospheric Physics
Plasma Physics
General Relativity Black Holes and Gravitational Waves
Natural Hazards
Economic Geology
Reservoir Geology and Geophysics
Structure and Geodynamics
Hydrological and Engineering Geology
Micropalaeontology: Principles and Applications
Advanced Topics in Sedimentology
Geological Communication Skills
