This course offers flexibility to study a combination of physical sciences including chemistry, biosciences, mathematics, geography, physics and materials.

In Year 1, you will undertake 40 credits of core modules. In addition to the core modules, you will choose two of six subjects (Chemistry, Bioscience, Physics, Mathematics, Materials, and Geography).

Students may not choose the Mathematics pathway together with the Materials pathway or the Bioscience pathway together with the Geography pathway.

Compulsory

  • Science Communication
  • Statistics and Data Analysis

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Problem Solving
  • Fundamental Synthetic Chemistry
  • Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • Structure and Reactivity 1
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Problem Solving
  • Fundamental Synthetic Chemistry
  • Linear Algebra 1
  • Mathematical Methods 1
  • Structure and Reactivity 1
  • Linear Algebra 2
  • Mathematical Methods 2

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Physics I
  • Fundamental Synthetic Chemistry
  • Core Physics I: Foundations of Physics
  • Structure and Reactivity 1
  • Core Physics II: Classical Physics of Particles and Fields

Compulsory

  • Thermofluids
  • Introductory Materials Science
  • Mathematics for Problem Solving
  • Fundamental Synthetic Chemistry
  • Structure and Reactivity 1

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Problem Solving
  • Linear Algebra 1
  • Mathematical Methods 1
  • Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • Linear Algebra 2
  • Mathematical Methods 2
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Physics I
  • Linear Algebra 1
  • Mathematical Methods 1
  • Core Physics I: Foundations of Physics
  • Linear Algebra 2
  • Mathematical Methods 2
  • Core Physics II: Classical Physics of Particles, Fields and Devices

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Physics I
  • Core Physics I: Foundations of Physics
  • Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • Core Physics II: Classical Physics of Particles, Fields and Devices
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Physics I
  • Thermofluids
  • Introductory Materials Science and Processing
  • Core Physics I: Foundations of Physics
  • Core Physics II: Classical Physics of Particles, Fields and Devices

Compulsory

  • Thermofluids
  • Introductory Materials Science and Processing
  • Mathematics for Problem Solving
  • Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology

Compulsory

  • Thermofluids
  • Introductory Materials Science and Processing
  • Mathematics for Problem Solving
  • Earth System Science
  • Global Environmental Change at Local Scale
  • Environmental Hazards

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Problem Solving
  • Earth System Science
  • Linear Algebra 1
  • Mathematical Methods 1
  • Global Environmental Change at Local Scale
  • Environmental Hazards
  • Linear Algebra 2
  • Mathematical Methods 2

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Physics I
  • Earth System Science
  • Core Physics I: Foundations of Physics
  • Global Environmental Change at Local Scale
  • Environmental Hazards
  • Core Physics II: Classical Physics of Particles, Fields and Devices

Compulsory

  • Mathematics for Problem Solving
  • Fundamental Synthetic Chemistry
  • Earth System Science
  • Structure and Reactivity 1
  • Global Environmental Change at Local Scale
  • Environmental Hazards

In Year 2, you will undertake the Interdisciplinary Science module (20 credits). In addition, you will choose which of the two pathways will be your Major pathway (60 credits) and which will be your Minor pathway (40 credits).

Compulsory

  • Laboratory Skills for Natural Science
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Structure and Reactivity 2
  • Cellular Signaling and Transport

Optional

  • Structural Characterisation, Spectroscopy and Analysis
  • Genomics

Compulsory

  • Laboratory Skills for Natural Science
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Introductory Probability and Statistics
  • Mathematical Methods 3
  • Structure and Reactivity 2
  • Geometry and Groups
  • ODEs and Calculus of Variations

Optional

  • Structural Characterisation, Spectroscopy and Analysis
  • Analysis 1
  • Analysis 2

Compulsory

  • Laboratory Skills for Natural Science
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Core Physics III: Quantum Physics
  • Core Physics V: Solid State Physics
  • Structure and Reactivity 2
  • Core Physics IV: Thermal and Statistical Physics

Optional

  • Fundamentals of Laboratory Physics: Natural Sciences
  • Structural Characterisation, Spectroscopy and Analysis

Compulsory

  • Laboratory Skills for Natural Science
  • Materials in Action
  • Materials Processing
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Structure and Reactivity 2

Optional

  • Structural Characterisation, Spectroscopy and Analysis
  • Materials Characterisation
  • Biomaterials 1 (Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering)

Compulsory

  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Introductory Probability and Statistics
  • Mathematical Methods 3
  • Geometry and Groups
  • ODEs and Calculus of Variations
  • Cellular Signalling and Transport

Optional

  • Genomics
  • Analysis 1
  • Analysis 2

Compulsory

  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Core Physics III: Quantum Physics
  • Introductory Probability and Statistics
  • Mathematical Methods
  • Core Physics V: Solid State Physics
  • Geometry and Groups
  • ODEs and Calculus of Variations
  • Core Physics IV: Thermal and Statistical Physics

Optional

  • Fundamentals of Laboratory Physics: Natural Sciences
  • Analysis 1
  • Analysis 2

Compulsory

  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Core Physics III: Quantum Physics
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Core Physics V: Solid State Physics
  • Core Physics IV: Thermal and Statistical Physics
  • Cellular Signalling and Transport

Optional

  • Fundamentals of Laboratory Physics: Natural Sciences
  • Genomics

Compulsory

  • Materials in Action
  • Materials Processing
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Core Physics III: Quantum Physics
  • Core Physics V: Solid State Physics
  • Core Physics IV: Thermal and Statistical Physics

Optional

  • Fundamentals of Laboratory Physics: Natural Sciences
  • Materials Characterisation
  • Biomaterials 1 (Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering

Compulsory

  • Materials in Action
  • Materials Processing
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Cellular Signalling and Transport

Optional

  • Genomics
  • Materials Characterisation
  • Biomaterials 1 (Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering)

Compulsory

  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Environmental Systems and Resource Management
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Introductory Probability and Statistics
  • Mathematical Methods 3
  • Geometry and Groups
  • ODEs and Calculus of Variations

Optional

  • Remote Sensing & GIS
  • Analysis 1
  • Analysis 2

Compulsory

  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Environmental Systems and Resource Management
  • Materials in Action
  • Materials Processing
  • Interdisciplinary Science

Optional

  • Remote Sensing & GIS
  • Materials Characterisation

Compulsory

  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Environmental Systems and Resource Management
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Core Physics III: Quantum Physics
  • Core Physics V: Solid State Physics
  • Core Physics IV: Thermal and Statistical Physics

Optional

  • Remote Sensing & GIS
  • Fundamentals of Laboratory Physics: Natural Sciences

Compulsory

  • Laboratory Skills for Natural Science
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Environmental Systems and Resource Management
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Structure and Reactivity 2

Optional

  • Remote Sensing & GIS
  • Structural Characterisation, Spectroscopy and Analysis

In Year 3, you will undertake an Interdisciplinary Research Project (40 credits). You may choose to either take only a Major Pathway or may choose to continue studying two pathways (80 credits in Major if specialising in one pathway or 40 credits in two pathways).

Compulsory

  • Interdisciplinary Research Project

Compulsory

  • Approaches to Synthetic Biology
  • Cellular Adaptation and Degeneration
  • Applied Genomics
  • Cancer Biology

Compulsory

  • Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
  • Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Current Trends in Inorganic Chemistry

Optional

  • Glacial Environments and Landscapes
  • Aeolian Processes and Landforms
  • Environmental Change in the Anthropocene
  • Climate Change: Cooperating with the Future
  • Landscape Evolution and GIS
  • Conservation: Principles and Practice

Compulsory

  • Surface Engineering
  • Advanced Principles of Materials
  • Advanced Processing Methods
  • Nanomaterials
  • Industrial Case Studies
  • Composite Materials
  • Biomaterials 2 (Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)
  • Functional Materials

Compulsory

  • Probability Theory
  • Number Theory
  • Operational Research
  • Graph Theory
  • Complex Analysis
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Vibrations and Waves
  • Mathematical Biology

Compulsory

  • Physics Laboratory: Design and analysis for science and industry
  • Advanced Statistical Physics
  • Surfaces, Thin Films and High Vacuum
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Photonics
  • Medical Physics
  • High Energy Particle Physics

Compulsory

  • Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry
  • Cellular Adaptation and Degeneration
  • Current Trends in Inorganic Chemistry
  • Approaches to Synthetic Biology

Compulsory

  • Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry
  • Probability Theory
  • Graph Theory
  • Current Trends in Inorganic Chemistry
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Vibrations and Waves

Compulsory

  • Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Thin Films and High Vacuum
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Current Trends in Inorganic Chemistry
  • Medical Physics
  • High Energy and Plasma Physics

Compulsory

  • Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry
  • Advanced Processing Methods
  • Nanomaterials
  • Current Trends in Inorganic Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Biomaterials 2 (Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Compulsory

  • Probability Theory
  • Graph Theory
  • Cellular Adaptation and Degeneration
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Vibrations and Waves
  • Approaches to Synthetic Biology

Compulsory

  • Probability Theory
  • Graph Theory
  • Surfaces, Thin Films and High Vacuum
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Vibrations and Waves
  • Medical Physics
  • High Energy and Plasma Physics

Compulsory

  • Surfaces, Thin Films and High Vacuum
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Cellular Adaptation and Degeneration
  • Medical Physics
  • High Energy and Plasma Physics
  • Approaches to Synthetic Biology

Compulsory

  • Advanced Processing Methods
  • Nanomaterials
  • Surfaces, Thin Films and High Vacuum
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Composite Materials
  • Biomaterials 2 (Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)
  • Medical Physics
  • High Energy and Plasma Physics

Compulsory

  • Advanced Processing Methods
  • Nanomaterials
  • Cellular Adaptation and Degeneration
  • Composite Materials
  • Biomaterials 2 (Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)
  • Approaches to Synthetic Biology

Compulsory

  • Probability Theory
  • Graph Theory
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Vibrations and Waves

Optional

  • Glacial Environments and Landscapes
  • Aeolian Processes and Landforms
  • Environmental Change in the Anthropocene
  • Dryland Environment Fieldcourse
  • GIS, Modelling and Flood Risk Management
  • Conservation: Principles and Practice

Compulsory

  • Advanced Processing Methods
  • Nanomaterials
  • Composite Materials
  • Biomaterials 2 (Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)

Optional

  • Glacial Environments and Landscapes
  • Aeolian Processes and Landforms
  • Environmental Change in the Anthropocene
  • Dryland Environment Fieldcourse
  • GIS, Modelling and Flood Risk Management
  • Conservation: Principles and Practice

Compulsory

  • Surfaces, Thin Films and High Vacuum
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Medical Physics
  • High Energy and Plasma Physics

Optional

  • Glacial Environments and Landscapes
  • Aeolian Processes and Landforms
  • Environmental Change in the Anthropocene
  • Dryland Environment Fieldcourse
  • GIS, Modelling and Flood Risk Management
  • Conservation: Principles and Practice

Compulsory

  • Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry
  • Current Trends in Inorganic Chemistry

Optional

  • Glacial Environments and Landscapes
  • Aeolian Processes and Landforms
  • Environmental Change in the Anthropocene
  • Dryland Environment Fieldcourse
  • GIS, Modelling and Flood Risk Management
  • Conservation: Principles and Practice

In the Final Year, you will undertake an Interdisciplinary Research Project (60 credit), plus 60 credits of modules from one pathway only (which must have been the Major Pathway in Year 2).

Compulsory

  • Interdisciplinary Research Project

Compulsory

  • Advanced Laboratory & Research Methods
  • Contemporary Topics in Biosciences

Optional

  • Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Optional

  • New Techniques and Technologies in Chemistry
  • Advanced Analytical Chemistry Option
  • Contemporary Inorganic Chemistry
  • Drugs: Mode of Action, Properties and Synthesis

Optional

  • Lake Research and Management
  • GIS for Environmental Management
  • Hydrometeorology for the Climate Emergency
  • Tools for River Research and Management
  • Research-Informed Environmental Management
  • Geospatial Risk Modelling for Management

Optional

  • Nanomaterials and Composites
  • Polymer Science
  • Advanced Joining Methods
  • Advanced Materials Characterisation
  • Clean Energy, Materials and Sustainability
  • Advances in Biomaterials
  • Advanced Processing of Materials

Optional

  • Lie Groups and Lie Algebras
  • Geometric Structures on Manifolds
  • Functional Analysis
  • Mathematical Modelling I
  • Spectral Theory
  • Mathematical Modelling II

Optional

  • Functional Analysis
  • Mathematical Modelling I
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Characterisation Techniques in Solid State Physics
  • Mathematical Methods for Interdisciplinary Sciences
  • Spectral Theory
  • Physics of Complex Systems
  • Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine
  • Applications of quantum engineering

The information above is intended as an example only, featuring module details for the current year of study. Modules are reviewed on an annual basis and may be subject to future changes – revised details will be published through Programme Specifications ahead of each academic year. Please also see Terms and Conditions of Study for more information.