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) Philosophy (Joint Honours): First year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| PY1012 | Reasoning | 20 | AND | View list | Between 0 and 60 credits from Module List: PY1000 - PY1999 | AND |
| Remaining credits from Level 1000 options | ||||||
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in the academic year First and Second Year Philosophy (BSc Joint Honours) Programme Requirements:20 credits: PY1012; |
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| BSc (Hons) Physics (Joint Honours): First year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| PH1011 | Physics 1A | 20 | AND | PH1012 | Physics 1B | 20 | AND | MT1002 | Mathematics | 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. |
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| BSc (Hons) Philosophy (Joint Honours): Second year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| * | View list | Between 20 and 40 credits from Module List: PY2010, PY2012 | AND | |||
| View list | Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PY1000 - PY1999, PY2000 - PY2999 (excluding Distance Learning and Evening Language Modules) | AND | ||||
| Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options | ||||||
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year 20 credits: PY1012; Automatic entry to Honours requires
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| BSc (Hons) Physics (Joint Honours): Second year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| ^ | 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 Automatic entry to Honours requires
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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) Philosophy (Joint Honours): Third year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| PY3100 | Reading Philosophy 1: Texts in Language, Logic, Mind, Epistemology, Metaphysics and Science | 30 | AND | View list | At least 30 credits from Module List: PY3200, PY4000 - PY4689, CL4500 - CL4520, ID4801, ID4859 | |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year Third and Fourth Year Philosophy (BSc Joint Honours) Programme Requirements:30 credits: PY3100 |
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| BSc (Hons) Physics (Joint Honours): Third year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| PH3007 | Electromagnetism | 15 | AND | PH3061 | Quantum Mechanics 1 | 10 | AND | PH3062 | Quantum Mechanics 2 | 10 | AND | PH3080 | Computational Physics | 10 | AND | PH3081 | Mathematics for Physicists | 15 |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year |
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| BSc (Hons) Philosophy (Joint Honours): Fourth year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| View list | Credits from Module List: PY3200, PY4000 - PY4689, CL4500 - CL4520, ID4801, ID4859, PY4698, - PY4699, PY4794, (PY4701 and ID4002) | |||||
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year Third and Fourth Year Philosophy (BSc Joint Honours) Programme Requirements:30 credits: PY3100 |
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| BSc (Hons) Physics (Joint Honours): Fourth year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| PH3012 | Thermal and Statistical Physics | 15 | AND | PH4040 | Nuclear and Particle Physics with Advanced Skills | 15 | AND | ( | PH4111 | Physics Project (BSc) | 30 | OR | View list | 30 credits from Module List AS3000 - AS4999, PH3000 - PH4109, ID4001,ID5059 | ) |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year PH4111 is chosen unless one of CS4098, CS4796, PY4699 is taken.Further credits may be taken from AS3000 - AS4999, PH3000 - PH4109, ID4001 or modules in other subjects with the approval of the Adviser of Studies. |
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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 ).