Programme structure: Theoretical Physics (MSci) - what's running in 2020/21

Students will be offered a blended educational experience with a mix of in person and online teaching. The in person teaching will consist of small group work, laboratory practicals and field work/alternative activities. To achieve the intended learning outcomes across the programme and to satisfy any accreditation requirements, students will be expected to undertake some in person teaching. Where this is not possible, students will be asked to contact their School to discuss arrangements.

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.

PHYS32011, PHYS30021, PHYS39010, PHYS38012 and PHYS38013 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 at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Solid State Physics 3021	PHYS30021	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Quantum Physics 301	PHYS32011	10	Mandatory	TB-1
Practical Physics 301	PHYS39010	10	Mandatory	TB-4
Group Work 301	PHYS38013	10	Mandatory	TB-2
Computational Physics 301	PHYS38012	10	Mandatory	TB-4
Select a further 60 credit points by choosing from either:
Mechanics 23	MATH31910	20	Optional	TB-2
Analytical Mechanics	PHYS30008	10	Optional	TB-2
Plus a maximum of 50 cp of level 6 Physics and Mathematics options from the following list to give a total of 120 credit points subject to timetable and availability:
Environmental Physics	PHYS30027	10	Optional	TB-2
Biophysics 321	PHYS31211	10	Optional	TB-1
Condensed Matter Physics 311	PHYS31111	10	Optional	TB-2
Fields, Forms and Flows	MATH30018	20	Optional	TB-1
Fluid Dynamics 3	MATH33200	20	Optional	TB-1
Galaxies 301	PHYS34011	10	Optional	TB-2
High Energy Astrophysics 301	PHYS34012	10	Optional	TB-2
Information Theory 3	MATH34600	10	Optional	TB-1B
International mentoring	PHYS30024	10	Optional	TB-4
Random Matrix Theory	MATH30016	10	Optional	TB-2C
Modern Mathematical Biology	MATH30004	10	Optional	TB-1A
Nanophysics	PHYS32600	10	Optional	TB-2
Particle Physics	PHYS32012	10	Optional	TB-1
Stellar Structure and Evolution 301	PHYS34013	10	Optional	TB-1
Materials Physics	PHYS30025	10	Optional	TB-2
BSc 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).