Programme structure: Physics and Philosophy (MSci) - what's running in 2021/22

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.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Mechanics, Oscillations and Quantum Mechanics I	PHYS20028	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Mathematical Physics 202	PHYS23020	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Practical Physics 201	PHYS29010	10	Mandatory	TB-4
Realism and Normativity	PHIL20046	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Electromagnetism, Waves and Quantum Mechanics II	PHYS20029	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Thermal Physics	PHYS20027	10	Mandatory	TB-2
20 credit points from the following:
Philosophy of Mind	PHIL20010	20	Optional	TB-1
Ethics	PHIL20011	20	Optional	TB-2
Philosophy of Mathematics	PHIL20039	20	Optional	TB-2
Texts in Modern European Philosophy 1	PHIL20050	20	Optional	TB-1
Ancient Philosophy	PHIL20040	20	Optional	TB-2
Death, dying and disease	PHIL20049	20	Optional	TB-2
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).