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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2020/2021

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Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides

As an alternative to the mathematics courses, students may take the School of Mathematics courses prescribed for the Year 1 programme of the Theoretical Physics MPhys degree.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
Progression to second year requires passes in all first year specified compulsory courses or, for Direct Entry, award of 120 credits by prior learning. This is in addition to the general progression requirement.

Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Physics with Meteorology, Yr2, Continuing student courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses must be followed by continuing students. Passes in all of these courses are compulsory for progression to Year 3.
OR

Physics with Meteorology, Yr2, Fast-track courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses should be taken by Direct entry (POE2) students. Passes in both courses are compulsory for progression to Year 3.

Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
Progression to third year requires passes in all second year specified compulsory courses. This is in addition to the general progression requirement.

Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met you Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Physics with Meteorology: JH field trip option

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Note that METE10006, Atmospheric Science Field Skills, runs during week 0 of Semester 1.
OR

Physics & Astronomy: Experimental Physics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 10 credits in this group.

Physics and Astronomy JH Computational Course Options

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides. The Programme Guide gives details and constraints on choice of courses to facilitate advance planning.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Physics and Astronomy Senior Honours Projects

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
You must select a project from the Physics with Meteorology list (or the Science Education Placement) in accordance with the Senior Honours Project Booklet.
AND

Physics & Astronomy SH/IM Options - Level 10

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Level 10 options for SH/IM students in Physics and Astronomy.

Inclusion in this list does not mean that the timetable allows all optional courses to be taken. Every effort is made when setting the timetable to take into account commonly chosen options, however students should consult the timetable when making their choices: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/timetables
AND

Physics & Astronomy SH/IM Options - Level 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Level 11 options for SH/IM students in Physics and Astronomy. At least 120 credits of Level 11 courses must be taken over Senior Honours and Integrated Masters years.

Inclusion in this list does not mean that the timetable allows all optional courses to be taken. Every effort is made when setting the timetable to take into account commonly chosen options, however students should consult the timetable when making their choices: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/timetables

Year 5 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides. The Programme Guide gives details and constraints on choice of courses to facilitate advance planning.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Physics & Astronomy SH/IM Options - Level 10

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Level 10 options for SH/IM students in Physics and Astronomy.

Inclusion in this list does not mean that the timetable allows all optional courses to be taken. Every effort is made when setting the timetable to take into account commonly chosen options, however students should consult the timetable when making their choices: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/timetables
AND

Physics & Astronomy SH/IM Options - Level 11

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Level 11 options for SH/IM students in Physics and Astronomy. At least 120 credits of Level 11 courses must be taken over Senior Honours and Integrated Masters years.

Inclusion in this list does not mean that the timetable allows all optional courses to be taken. Every effort is made when setting the timetable to take into account commonly chosen options, however students should consult the timetable when making their choices: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/timetables

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