Overview
If you are weighing up Physics BSc, the useful thing to know early is how much the entry terms vary between departments teaching it. It is a 3 years undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.
Teaching in Physics builds from broad foundations towards a research question of your own. We currently work with 40 universities on this course across 33 cities.
The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too. Tuition ranges from £18.000 to £37.000 a year depending on the department, which is a real difference over the length of the course.
Where you land depends on your grades, your English and your timing. Send those three and we will tell you where you stand.
Entry requirements
AcademicA high school diploma with strong grades in relevant subjects. Many departments will also consider a recognised foundation year.
EnglishIELTS 6.0
Careers opportunities
Read by employers as one of the hardest quantitative degrees, and its graduates are hired well outside physics. Research posts require a doctorate; the larger destinations are technology, finance, engineering and teaching.
Roles graduates go into
- Research scientist, after a doctorate
- Data scientist or quantitative analyst
- Systems or instrumentation engineer
- Software engineer
- Medical physicist, after training
- Physics teacher, with a teaching qualification
Where they work
- Technology and engineering companies
- Finance and trading firms
- Defence, aerospace and national laboratories
- NHS medical physics
- Schools and universities
After the course
A doctorate for research, the NHS Scientist Training Programme for medical physics, or a PGCE for teaching.
Fees and funding
Tuition, international students£18,000 - £37,000