Physical Chemistry and Astrophysics

The stream leaders for this combination are:

Physical Chemistry	Prof Alethea Tabor	a.b.tabor@ucl.ac.uk
Astrophysics	Dr Pavlo Zubko	p.zubko@ucl.ac.uk

Year 1

Term 1

Core modules

PHAS0011	Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology	15 credits	T1
CHEM0005	Chemical Foundations	15 credits	T1~3
NSCI0010	Science and Society	0 credits	T1
NSCI0005	Mathematics for Natural Sciences A	15 credits	T1

Choose an additional foundation module

GEOL0007	The Earth	15 credits	T1
HPSC0009	Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	15 credits	T1
BIOS0019	Life Sciences Foundation	15 credits	T1
STAT0002	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T1

Term 2

Core modules

PHAS0006	Thermal Physics and the Properties of Matter	15 credits	T2
NSCI0027	Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus	15 credits	T2
CHEM0009	Basic Physical Chemistry	15 credits	T2

Choose one module

CHEM0013	Basic Inorganic Chemistry	15 credits	T2
CHEM0008	Basic Organic Chemistry	15 credits	T2

Year 2

Choose one module

NSCI0036	Programming for Scientists	15 credits	T2
NSCI0039	Science Communication	15 credits	T1
NSCI0038	Science for All	15 credits	T2

(Astrophyics)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

PHAS0003	Practical Skills 1A	15 credits	T2
PHAS0018	Astrophysical Processes: Nebulae to Stars	15 credits	T2

Choose 15-30 credits

PHAS0025	Mathematical Methods III	15 credits	T1
PHAS0019	Planetary Science	15 credits	T1
PHAS0024	Statistical Physics of Matter	15 credits	T2
PHAS0022	Quantum Physics	15 credits	T1

(Physical Chemistry)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

CHEM0019	Physical Chemistry	30 credits	T1~3
CHEM0021	Chemical Dynamics	15 credits	T2

You can choose 1 module

CHEM0015	Inorganic Chemistry for Physical Science !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0012	Chemistry of Materials !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T1
CHEM0017	Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry !Pre-requisites: CHEM0008	15 credits	T1&2

Year 3

Core modules

NSCI0004	Literature Project for Natural Sciences BSc/MSci Programme	15 credits	T1&2

(Astrophysics)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core modules

Major stream select all modules; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

PHAS0043	Practical Astronomy 1 - Technique	15 credits	T1
PHAS0037	Physical Cosmology	15 credits	T2
PHAS0036	The Physics of Stars	15 credits	T1

Major stream select 15-30 credits

PHAS0046	Interstellar Physics	15 credits	T2
PHAS0047	Astronomical Spectroscopy	15 credits	T1
PHAS0057	Physics of the Earth	15 credits	T1
PHAS0113	Astrophysics Group Project	15 credits	T2

(Physical Chemistry) Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core modules

CHEM0037	Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0028	Concepts in Computational Chemistry	15 credits	T1

Core module for major stream

CHEM0025	Instrumental and Computational Techniques in Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2

Option Modules

Major stream select 15-30 credits; Minor stream select 0-15 credits

CHEM0039	New Directions in Materials Chemistry !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T1
CHEM0031	Inorganic Rings, Chains and Clusters	15 credits	T2	[*]

[*] CHEM0013 is a pre-requisite however it is fine to take this module without as long as you do some self-study
Contact natsci if you wish to look at other modules

Year 4

Choose the relevant research project

PHAS0097	Physics and Astrophysics project	45 credits	T1&2
CHEM0080	Advanced Chemical Research Project	75 credits	T1~3

(Astrophysics)
Major stream select 45-75 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option Modules

PHAS0065	Galaxy Dynamics, Formation and Evolution	15 credits	T1
PHAS0068	Physics of Exoplanets	15 credits	T2
PHAS0067	Advanced Physical Cosmology	15 credits	T2
SPCE0010	Planetary Atmospheres (SS4)	15 credits	T2
SPCE0011	Solar Physics (SS6)	15 credits	T2
SPCE0005	Space Plasma and Magnetospheric Physics (SS109)	15 credits	T2
SPCE0012	High Energy Astrophysics (SS7)	15 credits	T1

(Physical Chemistry) Major stream select 15-45 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules

CHEM0077	Topics in Modern Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0078	Topics in Modern Chemistry	30 credits	T1&2
CHEM0079	Topics in Modern Chemistry	45 credits	T1&2

Topics to be taught in term 1 and assessed by end of first week of term 2