ATAS REQUIREMENTS
Below you will find a list of the modules that are required to be taken over the honours years of your degree. This
information is required by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as part of your ATAS application.
Please find the Course title below that you are entering the University to study and the modules you are required to
take will be listed below split into year’s third to fifth.
When making your ATAS application please provide the Foreign and Commonwealth office with the list that is
applicable to your chosen degree intention as part of your ATAS application.
MChem Materials Chemistry with External Placement- Single Honours (F113)
Third Year: 120 credits:
CH3441 Mini Chemistry Project and
CH3513 Advanced Solid State Chemistry and
CH3712 Quantum Theory of Atoms, Molecules and Solids and
CH3715 Introduction to Analysis of Materials and
CH3717 Statistical Mechanics and Computational Chemistry and
CH3722 Materials Laboratory and
CH4714 Conductivity, Electrochemical Processes and the Structure of Polymers and
CH4712 Energy Conversion and Storage and
PH3074 Electronics and
PH4039 Solid State Physics
Fourth Year: 120 credits:
CH4441 External Placement and
CH4452 Materials Chemistry Distance Learning
Fifth Year: 110 credits:
CH5441 Research Project and
CH5518 Blockbuster Solids and
CH5711 Advanced Spectroscopic Methods and
CH5712 Functional Materials/Electrons in Solids and
CH5713 Surface Science and Heterogeneous Catalysis and
CH5716 Processing of Materials and
CH5717 Nanostructured Materials and
CH5718 Advanced Polymer Science
10 credits:
PH5208 Semiconductor Physics and Devices or
PH5022 Organic Semiconductors and Liquid Crystal Displays
MChem Materials Chemistry- Single Honours (F200)
Third Year: 120 credits:
CH3441 Mini Chemistry Project and
CH3513 Advanced Solid State Chemistry and
CH3712 Quantum Theory of Atoms, Molecules and Solids and
CH3715 Introduction to Analysis of Materials and
CH3717 Statistical Mechanics and Computational Chemistry and
CH3722 Materials Laboratory and
CH4714 Conductivity, Electrochemical Processes and the Structure of Polymers and
CH4712 Energy Conversion and Storage and
PH3074 Electronics and
PH4039 Solid State Physics
Fourth Year: 100 credits:
CH3514 Physical Inorganic Chemistry and
CH4442 Chemistry Research Project and
CH4452 Materials Chemistry Distance Learning and
CH4515 Advanced Main Group Chemistry and
CH4713 Interactions of Light with Matter
20 credits in two of:
CH3512 Organometallic Chemistry
CH3612 Synthetic Methodology
CH3613 Carbohydrate and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
CH3615 Mechanism in Organic Chemistry
CH4514 Advanced Metal Chemistry
Fifth Year: 110 credits:
CH5441 Research Project and
CH5518 Blockbuster Solids and
CH5711 Advanced Spectroscopic Methods and
CH5712 Functional Materials/Electrons in Solids and
CH5713 Surface Science and Heterogeneous Catalysis and
CH5716 Processing of Materials and
CH5717 Nanostructured Materials and
CH5718 Advanced Polymer Science
10 credits:
PH5208 Semiconductor Physics and Devices or
PH5022 Organic Semiconductors and Liquid Crystal Displays
MPhys Physics– Single Honours (F300) & MPhys MPhys Gateway to Physics and Engineering (FH3C)
Third Year: 105 credits:
PH3007 Electromagnetism and
PH3012 Thermal and Statistical Physics and
PH3014 Transferable Skills for Physicists and
PH3061 Quantum Mechanics 1 and
PH3062 Quantum Mechanics 2 and
PH3080 Computational Physics and
PH3081 Mathematics for Physicists and
PH3101 Physics Laboratory 1
15 credits:
MT3501 Linear Mathematics
Fourth Year: 65 credits:
PH4022 Nuclear and Particle Physics and
PH4037 Physics of Atoms and
PH4038 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics and
PH4039 Solid State Physics and
PH4105 Physics Laboratory 2
15 credits:
PH3074 Electronics (unless taken in Third Year)
15 credits:
AS4015 Gravitational and Accretion Physicsor or
PH4025 Physics of Electronic Devices or
PH4026 Signals and Information or
PH4035 Principles of Optics
Fifth Year: 60 credits:
PH5101 Physics Project (M.Phys.) and
60 credits: (any below to make 60 credits)
AS5001 Advanced Data Analysis
AS5002 Magnetofluids and Space Plasmas
PH5002 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
PH5003 Group Theory
PH5004 Quantum Field Theory
PH5005 Laser Physics 2
PH5011 General Relativity
PH5012 Quantum Optics
PH5014 The Interacting Electron Problem in Solids
PH5015 Applications of Quantum Physics
PH5016 Biophotonics
PH5018 Laser Physics 2: Extended
PH5021 Organic Electronics and Application
PH5022 Organic Semiconductors and Liquid Crystal Displays
MPhys Theoretical Physics– Single Honours (F340)
Third Year: 105 credits:
PH3007 Electromagnetism and
PH3012 Thermal and Statistical Physics and
PH3014 Transferable Skills for Physicists and
PH3061 Quantum Mechanics 1 and
PH3062 Quantum Mechanics 2 and
PH3080 Computational Physics and
PH3081 Mathematics for Physicists and
PH4038 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
15 credits:
MT3501 Linear Mathematics
Fourth Year: 60 credits:
PH4022 Nuclear and Particle Physics and
PH4037 Physics of Atoms and
PH4028 Advanced Quantum Mechanics and
PH4039 Solid State Physics and
PH4032 Special Relativity and Fields
15 credits:
MT3501 Linear Mathematics (unless taken in Third
Year)
45 Credits: any below to make 45 credits
AS3013 Computational Astrophysics
AS4010 Galaxies and Observational Cosmology
AS4011 The Physics of Nebulae and Stars I
AS4012 The Physics of Nebulae and Stars 2
AS4015 Gravitational and Accretion Physics
AS4021 Gravitational Dynamics
AS4022 Cosmology
AS4023 Stars
AS4025 Observational Astrophysics
PH3073 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
PH3074 Electronics
PH3082 Mathematics for Chemistry/Physics
PH3101 Physics Laboratory 1
Fourth Year:
45 Credits: any below to make 45 credits - cont..
PH4021 Physics of Atoms
PH4025 Physics of Electronic Devices
PH4026 Signals and Information
PH4027 Optoelectronics and Nonlinear Optics
PH4030 Computational Physics
PH4031 Fluids
PH4034 Laser Physics 1
PH4035 Principles of Optics
PH4036 Physics of Music
PH4038 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
PH4105 Physics Laboratory 2
Fifth Year: 75 credits:
PH5002 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
PH5004 Quantum Field Theory
PH5102 Project in Theoretical Physics
At least 15 credits:
PH5003 Group Theory or
PH5011 General Relativity or
PH5012 Quantum Optics
30 credits: any below to make 30 credits
AS5001 Advanced Data Analysis
AS5002 Magnetofluids and Space Plasmas
PH5002 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
PH5003 Group Theory
PH5004 Quantum Field Theory
PH5005 Laser Physics 2
PH5011 General Relativity
PH5012 Quantum Optics
PH5014 The Interacting Electron Problem in Solids
PH5015 Applications of Quantum Physics
PH5016 Biophotonics
PH5018 Laser Physics 2: Extended
PH5021 Organic Electronics and Application
PH5022 Organic Semiconductors and Liquid Crystal
Displays
MPhys Mathematics - Theoretical Physics - Joint
Honours (FGH1)
Third Year: EITHER (if MT2003 taken in Second Year):
50 credits:
PH3007 Electromagnetism and
PH3012 Thermal and Statistical Physics and
PH3061 Quantum Mechanics 1 and
PH3062 Quantum Mechanics 2
45 credits:
MT3501 Linear Mathematics and
MT3504 Differential Equations and
MT3601 Fundamentals of Applied Mathematics
At least 10 credits:
MT4111 Symbolic Computation or
MT4112 Computing in Mathematics or
PH3080 Computational Physics
15 credits:
MT4507 Classical Mechanics or
PH4038 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
OR (if MT2003 not taken in Second Year):
50 credits:
PH3012 Thermal and Statistical Physics and
PH3061 Quantum Mechanics 1 and
PH3062 Quantum Mechanics 2 and
PH3081 Mathematics for Physicists
30 credits:
MT3501 Linear Mathematics and
MT3504 Differential Equations
At least 10 credits:
MT4111 Symbolic Computation or
MT4112 Computing in Mathematics or
PH3080 Computational Physics
15 credits:
MT4507 Classical Mechanics or
PH4038 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
15 further credits:
In agreement with adviser of studies
Fourth Year: EITHER (if MT2003 taken in Second
Year):
40 credits:
PH4022 Nuclear and Particle Physics and
PH4032 Special Relativity and Fields and
PH4039 Solid State Physics
At least 20 further credits: any below to make 20
credits
AS3013 Computational Astrophysics
AS4010 Galaxies and Observational Cosmology
AS4011 The Physics of Nebulae and Stars I
Fourth Year: At least 20 further credits: any below to
make 20 credits – cont….
AS4012 The Physics of Nebulae and Stars 2
AS4015 Gravitational and Accretion Physics
AS4021 Gravitational Dynamics
AS4022 Cosmology
AS4023 Stars
AS4025 Observational Astrophysics
PH3073 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
PH3074 Electronics
PH3082 Mathematics for Chemistry/Physics
PH3101 Physics Laboratory 1
PH4021 Physics of Atoms
PH4025 Physics of Electronic Devices
PH4026 Signals and Information
PH4027 Optoelectronics and Nonlinear Optics
PH4030 Computational Physics
PH4031 Fluids
PH4034 Laser Physics 1
PH4035 Principles of Optics
PH4036 Physics of Music
PH4038 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
PH4105 Physics Laboratory 2
At least 60 further credits:
In agreement with adviser of studies
OR (if MT2003 not taken in Second Year):
85 credits:
MT3601 Fundamentals of Applied Mathematics and
MT4599 Project in Mathematics/Statistics and
PH3007 Electromagnetism and
PH4022 Nuclear and Particle Physics and
PH4032 Special Relativity and Fields and
PH4039 Solid State Physics
At least 30 further credits:
In agreement with adviser of studies
Fifth Year: At least 40 credits:
MT5999 Advanced Project in Mathematics/Statistics
or
PH5102 Project in Theoretical Physics
30 credits:
PH5002 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics or
PH5004 Quantum Field Theory
15 credits:
PH5003 Group Theory or
PH5011 General Relativity or
PH5012 Quantum Optics (unless already taken in
Fourth Year);
MSci Chemistry – Physics - Joint Honours (FF13)
Third or Fourth Year*: 120 Credits
(*will be decided between the two Schools and notified to
students.)
CH3431 Chemistry Workshop and
CH3441 Mini Chemistry project and
CH3512 Organometallic Chemistry and
CH3514 Physical Inorganic Chemistry and
CH3615 Mechanism in Organic Chemistry and
CH3712 Quantum Theory of Atoms, Molecules and
Solids and
CH3717 Statistical Mechanics and Computational
Chemistry and
CH3721 Physical Chemistry Laboratory and
PH3082 Mathematics for Chemistry/Physics and
PH3101 Physics Laboratory 1 and
PH4022 Nuclear and Particle Physics and
Fifth Year: 120 Credits made up of
Either 60 credits:
PH5101 Physics Project (M.Phys)
15 further credits in one of:
PH5002 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
PH5003 Group Theory
PH5004 Quantum Field Theory
PH5005 Laser Physics 2
PH5011 General Relativity
PH5012 Quantum Optics
PH5014 The Interacting Electron Problem in Solids
PH5015 Applications of Quantum Physics
PH5016 Biophotonics
PH5018 Laser Physics 2: Extended
PH5021 Organic Electronics and Application
PH5022 Organic Semiconductors and Liquid Crystal
Displays
30 credits in three of:
CH5518 Blockbuster Solids
CH5711 Advanced Spectroscopic Methods
CH5712 Functional Materials/Electrons in Solids
CH5713 Surface Science & Heterogeneous Catalysis
CH5714 Chemical Applications of Electronic Structure
Calculations
CH5717 Nanostructured Materials
CH5718 Advanced Polymer Science
15 further credits:
PH5002 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
PH5003 Group Theory
PH5004 Quantum Field Theory
PH5005 Laser Physics 2
PH5011 General Relativity
CH4712 Energy Conversion and Storage and
CH4713 Interactions of Light with Matter and
CH4714 Conductivity, Electrochemical Processes and
the Structure of Polymers.
Third or Fourth Year*: 120 Credits
(* will be decided between the two Schools and notified to
students.)
PH3007 Electromagnetism and
PH3012Thermal and Statistical Physics and
PH3061 Quantum Mechanics 1 and
PH3062 Quantum Mechanics 2 and
PH4037 Physics of Atoms and
PH4039 Solid State Physics
Fifth Year 15 credits from
Cont:
PH5012 Quantum Optics
PH5014 The Interacting Electron Problem in Solids
PH5015 Applications of Quantum Physics
PH5016 Biophotonics
OR 120 credits made up from
40 credits from
CH5441 Research Project and
30 Credits from
CH5518 Blockbuster Solids
CH5711 Advanced Spectroscopic Methods
CH5712 Functional Materials/Electrons in Solids
CH5713 Surface Science & Heterogeneous Catalysis
CH5714 Chemical Applications of Electronic Structure
Calculations
CH5717 Nanostructured Materials
CH5718 Advanced Polymer Science
30 credits from
PH5002 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
PH5003 Group Theory
PH5004 Quantum Field Theory
PH5005 Laser Physics 2
PH5011 General Relativity
PH5012 Quantum Optics
PH5014 The Interacting Electron Problem in Solids
PH5015 Applications of Quantum Physics
PH5016 Biophotonics
PH5018 Laser Physics 2: Extended
PH5021 Organic Electronics and Application
PH5022 Organic Semiconductors and Liquid Crystal
Displays
20 further credits: in agreement with adviser of
studies.