Optional Classes

For up-to-date timetable information, click on the class catalogue links below and then click on the link under Teaching.

3rd Year Optional Classes
PH385	Communicating Physics (20)
PH388	Computational Physics (20)
PH389	Mathematical Physics (20)
3rd/4th Year Optional Class
PH465	Industrial Project (20)
4th Year Optional Classes
PH452	Topics in Physics (20)
PH453	Topics in Solid State Physics (20)
PH454	Topics in Nanoscience (20)
PH455	Topics in Photonics (20)
PH456	Topics in Computational and Complex Systems in Physics (20)
PH457	Topics in Theoretical Physics (20)
PH459	Topics in Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics (20)
PH462	Topics in Quantum Optics (20)
5th Year Optional Classes
PH552	Advanced Topics in Physics (20)
PH553	Advanced Topics in Solid State Physics (20)
PH554	Advanced Topics in Nanoscience (20)
PH557	Advanced Topics in Theoretical Physics (20)
PH558	Advanced Topics in Quantum Physics (20)
PH560	Advanced Topics In Electromagnetism And Plasma Physics (20)
PH562	Advanced Topics in Quantum Optics (20)
Postgraduate Taught Class Options
PH949	Physics Skills (20) (taught with PH551)
PH952	Project (60)
PH953	Introductory Nanoscience (20) (taught with PH454)
PH954	Physics Conversion Course (20) (elements shared with quantum mechanics part of PH284, and the waves and optics part of PH283)
PH955	Advanced Nanoscience 1: Imaging and Microscopy (20) (taught with PH554)
PH956	Advanced Nanoscience 2: Solid State Nanoscience (20) (taught with PH553)
PH957	Topics in Photonics: Laser and Nonlinear Optics (20) (taught with PH455)
PH958	Optical Design (20)
PH959	Experimental Quantum and Atom Optics (20) (taught with PH462)
PH960	Advanced Topics in Photonics: Ultrafast Physics and Plasmas (20) (taught with PH552)
PH962	Photonics Materials and Devices (20) (taught with PH453)
PH963	Advanced Photonics Devices (20)
PH964	Theoretical Quantum Information (20) (taught with PH558)
PH965	Quantum Optics, Nonlinear and Open Quantum Systems (20) (taught with PH458)
PH967	Computational Physics (20) (taught with PH285)
PH968	Experimental Physics (20) (taught with PH390)
CH907	Advanced Nanoscience 3: Chemical and Biomedical Nanoscience (elements of CH572 and CH326)
EE473	Optical Communication (Photonic Systems)
EE972	Control Principles

As noted, some of the postgraduate taught courses are taught with applicable undergraduate courses. There are also options to choose from other advanced level 4th and 5^th year undergraduate classes, particularly for Advanced Physics and Applied Physics.