Program Overview

---

Theoretical Physics is aimed at students interested in the more mathematical and theoretical aspect of physics. The course provides a solid grounding in all aspects of physics, both theoretical and experimental, although a significant amount of practical work is replaced by lecture courses and project work in theoretical physics. In the first two years, you will study the topics of mechanics, applied mathematics and computational physics. In third and fourth year you will study in more depth topics of particular interest to you, for example, quantum theory, electromagnetic theory and advanced mathematical methods

Theoretical Physics Degree highlights

---

---

---

---

Professional Accreditations

Students will have partially fulfilled the requirements to obtain the status of Chartered Physicist (CPhys) with the Institute of Physics.

---

---

---

---

Industry Links

All students in the school have the option to include a year in industry as part of their studies. This is a fantastic opportunity to see Physics at work in the real world, and to enhance your career prospects at the same time. Possible placements will include companies in the finance and technology sectors, and indeed we maintain strong links with local companies who hire Physics graduates, for example Andor Technology, AquaQ Analytics, Seagate, General Electric, Medical Physics in The NHS.

---

---

---

---

Career Development

87% of Maths students are in graduate employment or further study 15 months after graduation (11th in the UK)

92% of Physics students are in graduate employment or further study 15 months after graduation (6th in the UK)

---

---

---

---

World Class Facilities

You will be taught in our new state-of-the-art teaching centre, containing specialist laboratory equipment and computer facilities.

---

---

---

---

Internationally Renowned Experts

All of our faculty staff are research scientists in their own right; in the 2021 REF peer-review exercise, Physics Research Power was in the top 20 in the UK and Mathematics Research has the 11th highest impact in the UK.

---

---

---

---

Student Experience

In the 2020 National Student Survey, our Teaching Quality and our Learning Community were both rated in the top 5 of all UK Physics Departments.

School has the 3rd highest postgraduate research student satisfaction in the university

Studying physics at QUB has been a great way to gain a better understanding across a wide range of topics. Throughout the course we’ve also developed strong problem solving, computational and data analysis skills, which we can apply to wide range of jobs.”

Daniel Molloy (MSci Physics 2021)

NEXT

Course content