Programme structure: Physics with Scientific Computing with Industrial Experience (BSc) - what's running in 2025/26

    What do the Levels represent?

    What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?

    If you are selecting optional units, ensure that you have a balanced workload through the year.

  • Year 4 (2025/26)
Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Core Physics III: Atoms and Matter PHYS30051 20 Mandatory TB-1
Core Programming, Visualisation and Data Analysis for Scientists SCIF30005 20 Mandatory TB-4
Research Project in Physics PHYS30034 40 Mandatory TB-4
Select 20 credit points of Level H/6 physics options from the list below subject to timetable and availability:
Advanced Data Science and Machine Learning for Scientific Computing SCIF30006 20 Optional TB-4
Mesoscale and Biological Physics PHYS30045 20 Optional TB-1
Particle Physics PHYS30046 20 Optional TB-1
Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei PHYS30052 20 Optional TB-1
Select the remaining 20 credit points of Level H/6 physics options from the list below subject to timetable and availability:
Quantum Information Theory MATH30031 20 Optional TB-2
Stellar and Terrestrial Fusion PHYS30047 20 Optional TB-2
Advanced Classical Mechanics PHYS30048 20 Optional TB-2
Environmental Physics PHYS30049 20 Optional TB-2
Materials: Fundamental properties and applications PHYS30050 20 Optional TB-2
Physics with Scientific Computing with Industrial Experience (BSc)   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level 4, 5 & 6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level 7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 100 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Degree classifications:

  • First Class Honours 70 and above
  • Second Class Honours, First Division 60-69
  • Second Class Honours, Second Division 50-59
  • Third Class Honours 40-49
  • Fail 39 and below

An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.

The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.