Students’ performance will be reviewed at the end of the academic year. Students who fail 50% or more of their registered modules, and who fail to progress to the next stage of their programme, will be identified under the UCD Continuation – Academic progress policy. Students’ performance will continue to be reviewed in subsequent trimesters and students will be invited to meetings with the College of Science office for support and guidance.

Where the rate of progression and performance over two academic years is deemed unacceptable, a case will be submitted to the Governing Board for review. A recommendation for discontinuation may be the outcome of this review.

As Stages 3 and 4 have the most dynamic components of the programme, and the material studied previously may no longer be relevant, a student who has been away from the programme for a significant period should be required to register again to Stage 3. The upper limit for completion of Stages 3 and 4 should be six years if they choose to do 120 credits with 20 in each year.

Students take at least 8 core modules. Students must select 50 credits of programme modules in Stage 2 plus, either 10 credits from elective modules or additional credits from the BSc programme.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 2 Core Modules
ACM20030	Computational Science	Autumn	5
ACM20050	Classical Mechanics	Autumn	5
MATH20060	Calculus of Several Variables	Autumn	5
PHYC20020	Introductory Quantum Mechanics	Autumn	5
ACM20060	Oscillations and Waves	Spring	5
ACM20150	Vector Integral & Differential Calculus	Spring	5
PHYC20060	Methods for Physicists	Spring	5
PHYC20090	Electronics and Devices	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: If not previously taken in Stage 1, students enrolled to Stage 2 Theoretical Physics must take PHYC 20080 in Stage 2.
PHYC20080	Fields, Waves and Light	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: If not previously taken in Stage 1, students enrolled to Stage 2 Theoretical Physics must take PHYC 20080 in Stage 2.
Stage 2 Options - B)1OF: If not taken in Stage 1, students must take PHYC10250 in Stage 2. Students who completed PHYC10250 in Stage 1 must take PHYC20100 in Stage 2.
PHYC10250	Thermal Physics and Materials	Autumn	5
PHYC20100	Thermo & Stat Physics	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Options - B)1OF: If not taken in Stage 1, students must take PHYC10250 in Stage 2. Students who completed PHYC10250 in Stage 1 must take PHYC20100 in Stage 2.
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF: Students must select 50 credits from programme modules (cores and options). Students may also select 10 credits from elective modules. Alternatively, additional Option modules may be selected from the list below but students are not restricted to this list.
MATH20300	Linear Algebra 2 for the Mathematical Sciences	Autumn	5
PHYC10050	Astronomy & Space Science	Autumn	5
PHYC10210	Quanta, Particles & Relativity	Autumn	5
STAT20110	Introduction to Probability	Autumn	5
MATH10320	Mathematical Analysis	Spring	5
MATH20310	Groups, Rings and Fields	Spring	5
PHYC20040	Exploring the Solar System	Spring	5
STAT10060	Statistical Modelling	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF: Students must select 50 credits from programme modules (cores and options). Students may also select 10 credits from elective modules. Alternatively, additional Option modules may be selected from the list below but students are not restricted to this list.