Undergraduate Course: MPhys Project (PHYS11016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The MPhys Project aims to help you to identify and cultivate the technical, personal, and presentation skills needed to work successfully in a physics-based research/development environment.
During the project, you work under the supervision of your Supervisor. The function of the Supervisor is initially to define the project and then to give advice as your work proceeds. However, it should be understood that the project must reflect your own work and ideas. |
| Course description |
This course comprises a novel research project spanning both semesters. These projects are usually defined by the Supervisor (though student-proposed projects are possible) and chosen by the student. Each project is undertaken by the student, but with support from the Supervisor. Assessment is based on the final report (70%) and the student's performance as a researcher (30%).
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 40,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 120,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
232 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment is based on the student's performance as a researcher and on how the student reports the outcomes of the project. |
| Feedback |
Feedback (typically written) is provided on the student's performance as a researcher and on the student's reporting of project outcomes. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- conduct a comprehensive search of the literature relevant to a research topic and to select and summarise the crucial aspects of the relevant literature
- organise and complete an extended research project where the results and outcomes are not defined at the beginning
- organise, keep and use a comprehensive log book of the work done in the project
- write a full report including a concise summary of the relevant literature, the pertinent aspects of the method and a critical discussion of the results and conclusions
- work in a research group environment, interacting in a professional manner with research scientists
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Job Thijssen
Tel: (0131 6)50 5274
Email: j.h.j.thijssen@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Katy Brown
Tel: (01316) 505310
Email: kbrown12@ed.ac.uk |
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