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Courses & Modules

Modules are listed under each course below. The structure for each course can also be viewed by downloading the courses and modules table view document (pdf).

Physics (TR071)

Students who wish to proceed to a degree in Physics must take Physics and Mathematics as two of their three options in both first and second years. In the third and fourth (sophister) years they take a variety of specialist Physics courses.

Physics and Astrophysics (TR071)

Students take the Science course in first and second years, choosing Physics and Mathematics as two of their three options. The Physics course in these freshman years includes introductory Astrophysics lectures. In the final two (sophister) years students take a variety of specialist Astrophysics courses and core Physics courses. Astrophysics projects are offered in the final year, though the School does not guarantee to provide one for every student taking Astrophysics.

Nanoscience, Physics & Chemistry of Advanced Materials (TR076)

This course is funded by the Irish government under the National Development Plan 2007-2013 and aided by the European Social Fund (ESF) under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013.

Theoretical Physics (TR035)

This course is taught jointly by the Schools of Mathematics and Physics. In the first two years (junior freshman, JF, and senior freshman, SF) students take the full Physics course and part of the Honours Maths course. The Physics course contributes 1/3 and the Maths course 2/3 of the Theoretical Physics course. Modules thought through the School of Mathematics can be found here. Modules taught through the School of Physics are listed below:

Physics for Life & Earth Sciences

These modules are for Junior Fresh Students (first year) Science students (TR071) and Senior Fresh Students (second year) Earth Sciences students (TR077).

Module Information

• JF - PY1F01 Physics for Life and Earth Sciences
• SF - PY2P30 Physics for Earth Sciences

The allowed JF subject combinations for the academic year 2017-18 along with subject pre-requisites for Moderatorship course can be found on the Science Course Office website:

• JF subject combinations
• Prerequisites for Moderatorship courses in Science