Program Overview

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Physics MSci

Key Information

Course type: Single honours Delivery mode: In person Study mode: Full time Required A-level: AAA Duration: 4 years Application status: Open Start date: September 2025 Application deadline: 29 January 2025 Optional study abroad

Course Description

Our Physics MSci will give you a deep understanding of all the fundamental aspects of physics. In your final year, you will work on a research project aligned to one of our research groups and experience the excitement of research through supervised projects. You also have the opportunity to transfer to the Study Abroad pathway and spend an additional year at a partner institution before returning to King’s to complete your studies. This depends on you reaching a certain grade average and being accepted by a partner university.

Key Benefits

• Award-winning – six former staff and students in the department won Nobel Prizes.
• Internationally-renowned academic staff in the fields of cosmology, nanotechnology, and the interface between physics and biology.
• Friendly and supportive learning environment.
• 90 per cent of our research was classed as world-leading or internationally excellent in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.
• Central location gives you easy access to major libraries and many leading societies, including the Institute of Physics.
• Study as part of a diverse student cohort – King’s is one of the leading Russell Group universities by proportion of female undergraduates on its Physics programmes.
• 7th in the UK for employability (Times Higher Education Graduate Employability rankings 2023/4)

Course Essentials

For the first three years of the course, you will follow very similar modules to those taking our Physics BSc. This will give you an excellent grounding in the fundamental aspects of physics you will need for further study and research. In your final year, you can choose modules from the Physics department, Mathematics department, or from another University of London college (Royal Holloway), and the MSci project will give you experience of a genuine large-scale research project. Problem-solving and project work are important elements of this course, and you will learn teamwork, group organisation, and the skills of oral and poster presentations.

Base Campuses

• Strand Campus: Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.
• Waterloo Campus: Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties.

Special Features

• Optional study abroad: On this programme, you will have the opportunity to apply to study abroad, supported by the Study Abroad Tutor in your department and King’s Global Mobility Office.

Course Accreditation

Institute of Physics

Awarding Institutions

King's College London and Affiliates

Regulating Bodies

King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry Requirements

Subject Requirements

• Required subjects: A-level (or equivalent) grade A in Mathematics and Physics
• Preferred subjects: None

A-Levels

• Required grades: AAA
• Must include grade A in Mathematics and Physics.

Contextual A-Level Information

• AAC
• Must include grade A in Mathematics and Physics.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

• 36 points overall or an aggregate score of 18 from three Higher Levels.
• Must include grade 6 in Higher Level in both Mathematics and Physics.

Contextual International Baccalaureate Information

• 33 points overall or an aggregate score of 16 from three Higher Levels.
• Must include grade 6 in Higher Level in both Mathematics and Physics.

ATAS

An ATAS certificate is required by the UK government for students who will be commencing on this programme, where the student requires a visa to study in the UK.

Alternative Accepted Qualifications

• Access to HE Diploma
• BTEC Nationals/CTECs
• Cambridge Pre-U
• European Baccalaureate
• Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers

English Language Requirements

English language band: D

Selection Process

• Contextual consideration: We make contextual offers for this programme, which can be found in the entry requirements.
• Deferrals: Applications can be submitted for deferred entry by choosing the appropriate year of entry on the UCAS application.
• Foundation courses: Applicants studying Foundation Year programmes in the UK are welcome to apply for this programme.
• Graduates: Our general entry requirements are based on A-level or equivalent.
• Personal Statement: Your personal statement is one of the many factors in the overall assessment of your application.
• Resits: We are able to consider applicants who have retaken or are retaking their qualifications.
• Transfers: We are able to consider applications for transfer into Year 2 of this programme.

Teaching Methods

• Lectures
• Laboratory classes
• Tutorials
• Project work

We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face-to-face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.

Assessment

• Coursework
• Written/Practical Examinations
• Quizzes
• Presentations
• Lab Work
• Individual Projects
• Weekly Problem Sheets
• Project Work

Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include exams, quizzes, weekly problem sheets, group projects, laboratory work, presentations, and an individual project.

Structure

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 480 credits.

Required Modules

• Physics Skills & Techniques (30 credits)
• Mathematics & Computation for Physics (30 credits)
• Classical Physics (30 credits)
• Introduction to Modern Physics (15 credits)

Optional Modules

• Introduction to Biophysics (15 credits)
• Introduction to Astrophysics (15 credits)

Employability

Our Physics graduates are in high demand because employers recognise the wide range of skills that they possess. We train physicists to be good problem solvers, to think logically, and to apply mathematical and computational techniques to real problems.

Destinations

Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:

• PhD student (in Astrophysics, Biophysics)
• Scientist, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
• Publishing Editor, Royal Society of Chemistry
• Mathematical Modeller, Bryden Woods
• Actuarial Analyst, Willis
• Physics Teacher, London

Tuition Fees

Full-time Tuition Fees UK

The UK tuition fee for the academic year is currently £9,535 per year. This is based on the UK Government's cap.

Full-time Tuition Fees International

The International tuition fee for the academic year is £35,800 per year.

Funding

To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's, please visit the Fees and Funding section.

Additional Costs

In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies
• Clothing for optional course-related events and competitions
• Library fees and fines
• Personal photocopies
• Printing course handouts
• Society membership fees
• Stationery
• Graduation costs
• Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses