Physics & Philosophy

Currently, students study the following core modules (modules are 15 credits unless otherwise stated). We review our options on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School/department for further advice.

Core modules (three in Physics and a choice of topics in Philosophy).

Physics:
Fields, Waves & Matter (30 credits)
Mathematics & Mechanics (30 credits)
Physics Skills & Culture

Philosophy:
Methodology OR Introductory Logic
Greek OR Modern
Metaphysics OR Epistemology
Ethics OR Politics

Three core modules in Physics plus four optional modules in Philosophy.

Physics:
Modern Physics (30 credits)
Thermal Physics
Mathematics (Joint Honours)

Philosophy:
Three modules drawn from at least two of the following lists, plus an additional module either from one of the lists or an optional Year 3 module (see below):

List A
Greek Philosophy II: Part I
Greek Philosophy II: Part 2 
Modern Philosophy II: Part 1
Modern Philosophy II: Part 2

List B
Ethics II: Part 1 
Ethics II: Part 2 
Political Philosophy II: Part 1 
Political Philosophy II: Part 2 

List C
Epistemology II
Metaphysics II, Part 1
Metaphysics II, Part 2
Metaphysics II, Part 3


In the second year combined honours students may also take one 15 credit module from among level 6 optional subjects.

Core modules in Physics plus four optional modules in Philosophy.

Physics:
Projects
Statistical Mechanics
Spectroscopy & Quantum Physics
Electromagnetism

Philosophy:
19th Century Continental Philosophy
20th Century Continental Philosophy
Advanced Logic modules
Aesthetics
Dissertation
Foundations of Analytic Philosophy
Greek Philosophical Texts
Hellenistic Philosophy
Indian Philosophy
Kant
Meaning and Grammar
Medieval Philosophy
Moral Normativity
Neoplatonism
Philosophy in the Islamic World
Philosophy of Mathematics
Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of Science
Scepticism
Science, Ethics and Society
Topics in Ethics
Topics in Greek Philosophy
Topics in Modern Philosophy
Topics in Philosophy of Mind
Topics in Political Philosophy
Utilitarianism