Programme structure: Mathematics and Physics (MSci) - what's running in 2018/19

This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type II: Advanced Study in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

PHYS30021, PHYS32011 and PHYS30009 are must pass units. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes athttp://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Students must take at least 90 credit points of Level H units, but not a project which should be undertaken in the fourth year.
Students must take the following units:
Mathematical Methods	MATH30800	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Quantum Physics 301	PHYS32011	10	Mandatory	TB-1
Solid State Physics 3021	PHYS30021	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Introduction to Computational Physics	PHYS30009	10	Mandatory	TB-4
Plus 40 credit points of Mathematics units with at least 20 credit points at level H. Normally chosen from the following list:
Mechanics 23	MATH31910	20	Optional	TB-2
Fields, Forms and Flows	MATH30018	20	Optional	TB-1
Fluid Dynamics 3	MATH33200	20	Optional	TB-1
Numerical Analysis 23	MATH30010	20	Optional	TB-2
Calculus of Variations	MATH30005	10	Optional	TB-2D
Random Matrix Theory	MATH30016	10	Optional	TB-2C
Statistical Mechanics	MATH34300	20	Optional	TB-2
Information Theory 3	MATH34600	10	Optional	TB-1B
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos	EMAT33100	10	Optional	TB-1
Metric Spaces	MATH20006	20	Optional	TB-1
Optimisation 2	MATH20600	20	Optional	TB-2
Introduction to Group Theory	MATH10005	10	Optional	TB-2
Probability 1	MATH11300	10	Optional	TB-1
Statistics 1	MATH11400	10	Optional	TB-2
Plus 20 credit points of Physics units
Air Water Fire Earth 301	PHYS31010	10	Optional	TB-2
Condensed Matter Physics 311	PHYS31111	10	Optional	TB-2
Particle Physics	PHYS32012	10	Optional	TB-1
Nanophysics	PHYS32600	10	Optional	TB-2
Nuclear and Particle Physics	PHYS22040	10	Optional	TB-2
Cosmology 201	PHYS24010	10	Optional	TB-1
BSc Science (Mathematics and Physics)		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Additional progress information

The BSc Science (Maths and Physics) is non-accredited.