THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
You should meet with your Academic Advisor in Welcome Week to confirm your selection of optional courses.

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, S, T, W and Y


Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, 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.

You should meet with your Academic Advisor in Welcome Week to confirm your selection of optional courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Physics and Astronomy Year 2, Direct Entry Students

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Direct Entry (PoE2) students MUST take this course. Continuing students MUST NOT take this course.
AND

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

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, 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.

You should meet with your Academic Advisor in Welcome Week to confirm your selection of optional courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Physics and Astronomy JH Computational Course Options

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
You should meet with your Academic Advisor in Welcome Week to confirm your selection of optional courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 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 Astrophysics list (or the Science Education Placement) in accordance with the Senior Honours Project wiki page: https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/SP/SH+Projects
AND

Group B

Select exactly 10 credits in this group.

Physics & Astronomy SH/IM Options - Level 10

Select between 0 and 10 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
OR

Physics & Astronomy SH/IM Options - Level 11

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Level 11 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

Year 5 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
You should meet with your Academic Advisor in Welcome Week to confirm your selection of optional courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select between 40 and 70 credits in this group.

Astrophysics MPhys IM Options

Select between 40 and 70 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 30 credits in this group.

Physics & Astronomy SH/IM Options - Level 10

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Level 10 options for SH/IM students in Physics and Astronomy. At least 120 credits of level 11 courses must be taken over the 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
AND

Physics & Astronomy SH/IM Options - Level 11

Select between 0 and 30 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 the 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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