Entry to first year is the standard entry route, and the route which can provide the broadest education, and which can give most flexibility in final choice of degree. Students who are aiming for a degree in Physics or Astrophysics and who enter with good Advanced Highers or A-levels or equivalent in Physics and Mathematics may apply for an accelerated entry route to the programme, which can reduce the length of the BSc Honours programme to three years and the MPhys programme to four years. The special Physics and Astronomy (Gateway) first year allows subsequent progression to the second year of all the single-honours degree programmes in the School, and the joint degrees with the School of Mathematics.
| BSc (Hons) Astrophysics: First year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| AS1001 | Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 | 20 | AND | MT1002 | Mathematics | 20 | AND | PH1011 | Physics 1A | 20 | AND | PH1012 | Physics 1B | 20 | AND | Remaining credits from Level 1000 options |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in the academic year Students without prerequisite for MT1002 will take MT1001 in Semester 1.Appropriately qualified applicants may bypass first year and have direct entry to second year. |
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| BSc (Hons) Astrophysics: Second year (Direct Entry) | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| AS1101 | Astrophysics (Direct Entry) | 5 | AND | ( | AS2001 | Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 | 30 | OR | AS2101 | Astrophysics 2 | 15 | ) | AND | PH2011 | Physics 2A | 30 | AND | PH2012 | Physics 2B | 30 | AND | MT2501 | Linear Mathematics | 15 | AND | MT2503 | Multivariate Calculus | 15 | AND | Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options |
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year |
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| BSc (Hons) Astrophysics: Second year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| AS2001 | Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 | 30 | AND | PH2011 | Physics 2A | 30 | AND | PH2012 | Physics 2B | 30 | AND | MT2501 | Linear Mathematics | 15 | AND | MT2503 | Multivariate Calculus | 15 |
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year |
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The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 levels.
| BSc (Hons) Astrophysics: Third year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| AS3013 | Computational Astrophysics | 15 | AND | PH3007 | Electromagnetism | 15 | AND | PH3012 | Thermal and Statistical Physics | 15 | AND | PH3014 | Transferable Skills for Physicists | 15 | AND | PH3061 | Quantum Mechanics 1 | 10 | AND | PH3062 | Quantum Mechanics 2 | 10 | AND | PH3080 | Computational Physics | 10 | AND | PH3081 | Mathematics for Physicists | 15 | AND | ( | AS4010 | Extragalactic Astronomy | 15 | OR | View list | 15 credits from AS3000- AS3099, AS4000-AS4099, PH3000-PH3099, PH4000-PH4099, MT3000-MT3999, MT4000-MT4598, MT4600-MT4793, MT4797-MT4999 | ) |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year AS4010 must be taken in Third or Fourth Year with additional credits selected in the appropriate year. The level 3000 and level 4000 modules taken in this degree as part of the honours programme may include up to a total of 45 credits of MT modules. |
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| BSc (Hons) Astrophysics: Fourth year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| AS4103 | Astrophysics Project (BSc) | 30 | AND | PH4041 | Atomic, Nuclear, and Particle Physics | 15 | AND | View list | 30 credits from Module List: AS4011 - AS4012, AS4015, AS4025, PH4031 | AND |
| View list | Between 30 and 45 credits from Module List: AS3000 - AS4999, PH3000 - PH4100, ID4001, MT3000-MT3999, MT4000-MT4598, MT4600-MT4793, MT4797-MT4999,ID5059 | AND | ||||
| AS4010 | Extragalactic Astronomy | 15 | ||||
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year AS4010 must be taken in Third or Fourth Year with additional credits selected in the appropriate year. The level 3000 and level 4000 modules taken in this degree as part of the honours programme may include up to a total of 45 credits of MT modules. |
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All the BSc, MSci, and MPhys single and joint Honours degrees in which Physics or Astrophysics is in the title are accredited by the UK Institute of Physics.
In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).