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UCAS codes
BSc
3 years |
BSc DIS
3+1 years |
MPhys
4 years |
MPhys DIS
4+1 years |
F300
BSc/Phy |
F301
BSc/Phy4 |
F303
MPhys/Phy |
F304
MPhys/Phy5 |
Structure
The MPhys programmes may be taken in four or five years, with four years of academic study, including a 60-credit research project in the final year, which is usually carried out in Loughborough but may be done in industry or at a research institution. The five-year version of the programme includes either a sandwich year of employment in industry or a year of study abroad between the second and the third year of study.
The BSc programmes may be taken in three years or four years; the four-year version of the programme includes either a sandwich year of employment in industry or a year of study abroad between the second and third year of study. |
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The Physics and Engineering Physics programmes are essentially identical in the first two years. It is only in the third year that they become very different from one another. This means that there is considerable flexibility for the student who wants to keep open the option to transfer from one programme to another, or between these programmes and Physics with Cosmology.
The module content may change from year to year; optional modules require a minimum number of registered students to run and not all optional modules will run in any one year. Please enquire as to the current position.
The programmes are accredited by the Institute of Physics.
MPhys Physics
The aim of this programme is to give students a thorough preparation for research work in industry or on a PhD programme. Its coverage of physics is both broader and deeper than that of a BSc programme. The distinctive features of the Loughborough MPhys programme are:
A 60-credit research project
Half of the 4th year is devoted to a full-time experimental or theoretical research project which is usually carried out in the Department but can be carried out in industry, at a research institution or in a University abroad. The purpose of this project is to give students the skills and self-reliance which come with doing full-time research. Students who do their projects in industry also gain the valuable work experience associated with a sandwich placement.
Flexibility
If students so wish, almost one sixth of their programme can be made up of modules outside those listed; many modules are available, subject to timetabling constraints, in languages, management, engineering and other subjects. It is also possible to transfer to BSc Physics or MPhys/BSc Engineering Physics up to the end of the second year. At the end of the second year students can choose to take a sandwich year of employment in industry or a year of study abroad or proceed directly to the third year.
The provisional content of the programme is given below. Students take modules of total weight of 60 credits each semester. All modules have a weight of 10 credits unless a larger number is stated in brackets. Modules listed in italics are optional; not all options will run in any one year. The list gives the content for 2010–11; please enquire as to the current position. Students may take up to 20 credits a year of modules not specifically listed below. For full details of requirements see current Programme Regulations.
PHD170 may be taken in EITHER Semester 1 or Semester 2 (not both).
BSc Physics
For the first two years this programme is identical to MPhys Physics (except that MAB208 Mathematics for Physics 4 is not compulsory and two of the the options PHB230 Science of the Internet and Networks in Nature and Society and PHB250 Business Skills for Scientists can be taken in its place). At the end of the 2nd year students can choose to take a sandwich year of employment in industry or a year of study abroad or proceed directly to the final year.
One quarter of the year is taken up with PHC388 Physics Project which can be experimental or theoretical; students often find themselves tackling a problem of current research interest. Other modules are taken from the Part C list of the MPhys programme; students may also take two modules from other Departments. There are no compulsory modules in Part C of the BSc programme apart from the project. For full details of requirements see current Programme Regulations (DOC).
Related programmes: MPhys/BSc Engineering Physics, Physics with Cosmology
These follow the Physics programme for the first two years and allow a wide choice of Engineering options in Parts C and D.
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