BSc (Hons) Physics with Renewable Energy
Course Overview
This Physics with Renewable Energy degree equips you with a core foundation in physics while applying that knowledge to the critical global transition to sustainable power. You will engage with frontier research in low-carbon energy generation, transmission, and storage, preparing for a crucial role in a range of green technology industries. The programme culminates in a substantial research project, allowing you to align your final year with your specific career interests and goals in the renewable sector.
Key Program Highlights
- Institute of Physics (IoP) accredited curriculum with a dedicated focus on renewable energy physics
- Hands-on learning in programming, laboratories, and team-based projects tackling real-world issues
- Specialized modules in wind, water, solar, and geothermal power sources and green technology materials
- Final year research project supervised by world-class academics, with results presented to potential employers
- Dedicated career-focused modules embedded throughout to build essential professional employability skills
Course Overview
This Physics with Renewable Energy degree equips you with a core foundation in physics while applying that knowledge to the critical global transition to sustainable power. You will engage with frontier research in low-carbon energy generation, transmission, and storage, preparing for a crucial role in a range of green technology industries. The programme culminates in a substantial research project, allowing you to align your final year with your specific career interests and goals in the renewable sector.
Key Program Highlights
- Institute of Physics (IoP) accredited curriculum with a dedicated focus on renewable energy physics
- Hands-on learning in programming, laboratories, and team-based projects tackling real-world issues
- Specialized modules in wind, water, solar, and geothermal power sources and green technology materials
- Final year research project supervised by world-class academics, with results presented to potential employers
- Dedicated career-focused modules embedded throughout to build essential professional employability skills
Requirements
Modules
- Gravitation, Relativity and Matter
- Electricity, Magnetism and Waves
- Fundamental and Applied Mathematics for Physics
- Practical and Academic Skills for Physics
- Scientific Programming
- Introduction to Climate Change and Renewable Energy
- Physics Career Planning and Employability Skills
- Optics and Thermodynamics
- The Quantum World
- Nuclear Physics
- Practical and Professional Skills for Physics
- Analytical and Numerical Techniques
- Renewable Energy: Generation, Storage and Transmission
- Physics Career Planning and Employability Skills
- Radiation Physics
- Flexible Work Placement Level 5
- Renewable Energy Research Project and Professional Development
- Electromagnetism and Solid-State Physics
- Synoptic Physics and Real-World Applications
- Materials for Green Technology
- Physics Career Planning and Employability Skills
- Quantum Physics
- Cosmology
- Data Analysis and Modelling
- Advanced Topics Semester 1
- Advanced Topics Semester 2
- Research and Communication
- Flexible Work Placement Level 6
- Professional Experience in Education
