Bachelor's Degree in Physics + Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics

Study guides

Timetables

Morning lectures. Practical sessions in the laboratory take place some afternoons. In your 5th year you may have both morning and afternoon sessions, depending on the specialisation you choose.

Study plan information

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Table of credits for each course

  Basic training Compulsory Optional Final Project
1st year 72      
2nd year   66    
3rd year   69    
4th year   66    
5th year   6 36 18
Totals 72 207 36 18

Period of study

Six-monthly (some first and second year subjects are annual)

Part-time or full-time

Full-time dedication. Part-time option available.

Basic and compulsory training

1st year 2nd year

1st semester 

  • Linear Algebra I
  • Mechanics, Waves and Relativity
  • Foundations of Mathematics I
  • Functions of a Real Variable I
  • Chemistry

2nd semester

  • Structure of Matter
  • Foundations of Mathematics II
  • Functions of a Real Variable II
  • Electricity and Magnetism
  • Linear Algebra II

Year-long

  • Experimental Physics, Data Processing and Programming
  • Scientific Programming

1st semester

  • Classical Mechanics 
  • Linear Geometry
  • Mechanics and Electromagnetism Laboratories 
  • Electromagnetism
  • Mathematical Analysis

2nd semester

  • Thermodynamics
  • Quantum Physics
  • Electromagnetic Optics and Optical Instruments
  • Topology
  • Calculus in Many Variables
3rd year 4th year

1st semester

  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Electrodynamics
  • Algebraic Structures
  • Thermodynamics Laboratory
  • Discrete and Algorithmic Mathematics
  • Coherent and in Media Optics

2nd semester

  • Numerical Methods I
  • Galois Theory
  • Complex Analysis 
  • Physics and Thought
  • Nuclear and Particle Physics
  • Optics Laboratory

1st semester

  • Statistical Mechanics 
  • Probability and Stochastic Modelling
  • Differential Equations and Modelling I
  • Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
  • Numerical Methods II

2nd semester

  • Statistical Physics
  • Solid State
  • Differential Equations and Modelling II
  • Statistics
  • Differential Geometry
5th year   

1st semester 

  • Instrumentation
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project in Physics (12 credits)

2nd semester

  • Advanced Laboratory
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project in Mathematics (12 credits)
 

Optional subjects

5th year
 

All optional subjects are worth 6 credits except when otherwise specified.
 

  • Work Placement (12 cr.) (year-long)
  • Work Placement (12 cr.)
  • Real and Functional Analysis
  • Harmonic Analysis
  • Commutative and Non-Commutative Algebra
  • Abstract Algebra
  • Astrophysics and Cosmology
  • Topology of Manifolds
  • Riemannian Geometry
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Dynamical Systems
  • Function Spaces
  • Partial Differential Equations and Modelling
  • Numerical Calculus
  • Numerical Integration of Partial Differential Equations
  • Physical Electronics
  • Operations Research
  • Lie Groups
  • Advanced Programming
  • Advanced Inference
  • History of Mathematics
  • Advanced Quantum Mechanics
  • Simulation and Modelling of Systems
  • Biological Physics
  • Photonics
  • General Relativity 
  • Quantum Optics
  • Quantum Information 
  • High Energy Physics
  • Materials and Nanomaterials Physics 
  • Fluid and Environmental Physics
  • Accelerator Physics
  • Hospital Physics
  • Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
  • Introduction to Financial Engineering
  • Number Theory
  • Neural Networks