Program Overview

Overview

Our unique fourth year will develop your professional and transferrable skills with immersive, student-centred learning. You will focus on fewer but more specialised areas and complete a year-long research project. Under the guidance of our expert staff you will benefit from a range of learning styles. These include group work, projects, delivering seminars and independent learning.

Why Choose This Course?

• Research project - supervised by one or more academic staff members
• Specialise - in a range of options reflecting our expertise, from quantum devices to cosmology
• 98% - of our research is classed as ‘world-leading’ (4) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3)
• Accredited - by the Institute of Physics

Study Abroad

On many of our Faculty of Science courses, you get the chance to spend a semester or an academic year at one of our partner universities across the world.

Course Structure

Year 1

• From Newton to Einstein
• Introductory Experimental Physics
• Frontiers in Physics
• Computing For Physical Science
• Quantitative Physics
• Basic Mathematical Methods for Physics

Year 2

• The Quantum World
• Thermal and Statistical Physics
• Classical Fields
• Wave Phenomena
• Intermediate Experimental Physics
• The Structure of Stars
• The Structure of Galaxies
• Force and Function at the Nanoscale
• Principles of Dynamics
• Theory Toolbox
• Health Physics

Year 3

• Quantum Dynamics
• Physics Project
• Atoms, Photons and Fundamental Particles
• Introduction to Solid State Physics
• Atmospheric and Planetary Physics
• Introduction to Cosmology
• Extreme Astrophysics
• Functional Medical Imaging
• Scientific Computing
• Semiconductor Physics
• Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics
• Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
• Principles of Dynamics
• Molecular Biophysics
• From Accelerators to Medical Imaging
• Health Physics
• The Structure of Galaxies
• Symmetry and Action Principles in Physics
• Force and Function at the Nanoscale
• Theory Toolbox

Year 4

• Physics Research Project
• Molecular Biophysics
• Order, Disorder and Fluctuations
• Advanced Techniques for Nanoscience Research
• Modern Cosmology
• Magnetic Resonance
• The Politics, Perception and Philosophy of Physics
• Quantum Transport
• Imaging and Data Processing
• Gravity
• Research Techniques in Astronomy
• Light and Matter
• Quantum Coherent Devices
• Modern Applications of Physics: From Research to Industry

Entry Requirements

A Levels

• Standard offer: AAA
• Contextual offer: AAB

International Baccalaureate (IB)

• 34 points overall or 666 in 3 HL certificates
• IB score: HL6 in Physics and HL6 in Mathematics Analysis and Approaches
• IELTS: 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)

Alternative Qualifications

• Access to HE Diploma (in combination with A level)
• Advanced Diploma
• BTEC HND/HNC (in place of a third A level)
• BTEC Extended Diploma (in place of a third A level)

Tuition Fees

• £9,535 per year (UK undergraduate students)
• £30,750 per year (International students)

Careers

Studying advanced physics will enable you to become more adaptable and better at problem solving. These are invaluable traits for any career. Our students go on to work in a variety of industries, including engineering, aerospace, IT, and finance, as well as academic research. Others use their training in communication skills to enter teaching or science communication careers.

Job Prospects

• 86.40% of undergraduates from the Faculty of Science secured employment or further study within 15 months of graduation.
• The average annual salary for these graduates was £27,834.