Overview
We list Physics MSc because it keeps coming up in counselling sessions, and because the spread of entry terms across the UK is wider than most applicants expect. It is a 1 year postgraduate programme, so the pace is quick and the dissertation carries real weight.
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 £18.500 to £39.000 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 bachelor degree in a related subject. Most departments look for the equivalent of a UK 2:1, though some accept a 2:2 with relevant experience.
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£18,500 - £39,000