- UCAS course code
- F305
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Physics (MPhys)
MPhys Physics
Join a physics Department of international renown that offers great choice and flexibility, leading to master's qualification.
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Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: F305 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: A*A*A including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: A*AA including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 38 points overall with 7,7,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £36,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships and bursaries please visit our undergraduate student finance pages and our Department funding pages .
Course unit details:
General Physics Skills
| Unit code | PHYS30302 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
General Physics Skills
Pre/co-requisites
The pre-requisites are all first and second year core except PHYS10191. Additionally, students must have have taken either PHYS30101 or 30201.
Aims
Provide students with the skill set necessary to answer questions in general and applied physics particularly where the questions cross boundaries between the traditional physics domains of Classical and Quantum Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Statistical and Thermal Physics, Waves and Optics, Subatomic Physics and Astronomy, etc.
Develop group-working skills and build confidence in real-world problem solving.
Develop the ability to solve problems numerically.
Learning outcomes
Analyse real-word physics problems and determine which area(s) of physics are most relevant particularly where problems cross boundaries between traditional disciplines.
Make suitable order-of-magnitude approximations and use these to determine the approach to problem solving.
Apply numerical or computational approaches to find a solution to a real-world problem.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, in-course reading, in-course assignment, examination.
Piazza discussion board and online materials from core course units.
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Other | 5% |
| Written exam | 70% |
| Project output (not diss/n) | 25% |
Project Output (not dissertation) is group work project and poster.
Other is completion of skills audit, and effort at example classes.
Written exam is 1.5 hour exam.
* Other
10% Tutorial Work/attendance
25% Group work
Feedback methods
Feedback will be offered by examples class tutors based on examples sheets.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Assessment written exam | 1.5 |
| Lectures | 22 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 76.5 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Hughes | Unit coordinator |