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Programme structure: Physics and Philosophy (BSc) - what's running in 2019/20

Please note: Due to alternative arrangements for teaching and assessment in place from 18 March 2020 to mitigate against the restrictions in place due to COVID-19, information shown for 2019/20 may not always be accurate.

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

PHYS20007, PHYS20020, PHYS22050, PHYS23020 and PHYS29010 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
Quantum Mechanics 202 PHYS22050 20 Mandatory TB-4
Mathematical Physics 202 PHYS23020 20 Mandatory TB-1
Practical Physics 201 PHYS29010 10 Mandatory TB-4
Realism and Normativity PHIL20046 20 Mandatory TB-1
Classical Physics I: Thermal Physics, Oscillations and Mechanics PHYS20007 20 Mandatory TB-4
Classical Physics II: Electromagnetism and Waves PHYS20020 10 Mandatory TB-4
Plus 20 credit points of Level I units in Philosophy
Epistemology PHIL20009 20 Optional TB-1
Philosophy of Mind PHIL20010 20 Optional TB-1
Ethics PHIL20011 20 Optional TB-2
Political Philosophy PHIL20012 20 Optional TB-2
Philosophy of Mathematics PHIL20039 20 Optional TB-2
Logic 2 PHIL20036 20 Optional TB-1
Death, dying and disease PHIL20049 20 Optional TB-2
Texts in Modern European Philosophy 1 PHIL20050 20 Optional TB-1
Space, Time and Matter PHIL20053 20 Optional TB-2
Diploma of Higher Education   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).

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