Academic Structures
Programme Academic Structure for 2024 - 2025, BSc in Applied Physics
This information is provisional & subject to change.
Year 2 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA247 | Advanced Programming | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| EE223 | Digital and Analogue Electronics I | 5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS200 | Linear Algebra | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| MS244 | Calculus of Several Variables & Fourier Anlys | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
| PS201 | Quantum Physics I | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS202 | Electromagnetism | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS204 | Solid State Physics I | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS207 | Nuclear Physics and Relativity | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS218 | Physics of Renewable Energy | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS223 | Classical Mechanics | 5 | Semester 2 | 60 | 40 | 1 |
| PS258 | Physics Laboratory III | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| PS260 | Physics Laboratory IV (AP) | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
Year 3 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN304 | INTRA (Physics) | 27.5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| MS225 | Modelling with Differential Equations | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| PS301 | Quantum Physics II | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS302 | Statistical Physics | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS307 | Wave Optics | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS351 | Physics Laboratory V | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
Year 3 Optional Modules -
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA119 | Data Science and Databases | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 1 |
| PS305 | Semiconductor Physics I | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
Year 4 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS402 | Solid State Physics | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS407 | Quantum Electronics | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS412 | Electrodynamics | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS413 | Nanotechnology and Surface Analysis | 5 | Semester 2 | 60 | 40 | 1 |
| PS451 | Final Year Project | 20 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
Year 4 Optional Modules -
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA375 | Professional & Research Practice for Data Sci | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| EE425 | Image Processing & Analysis | 5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 1 |
| PS403 | Digital Signal Processing | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS406 | Plasma Science and Technology | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS415 | Applied Spectroscopy | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| PS429 | Physics of Medical Diagnostics | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| PS432 | Computational Physics | 5 | Semester 2 | 60 | 40 | 1 |
| UM405 | Uaneen Non-Contributing Module | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 1 |