Undergraduate

Theoretical Physics

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Overview

Entry requirements

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

Where you can study it

13 universities run this course

Entry terms differ between departments. An adviser will tell you which of these you are a realistic candidate for.

University Duration Enquire
University of St Andrews St Andrews 5 years Enquire now
Durham University Durham 4 years Enquire now
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh 5 years Enquire now
University of Leeds Leeds 4 years Enquire now
University of Sheffield Sheffield 4 years Enquire now
University of York York 4 years Enquire now
Lancaster University Lancaster 4 years Enquire now
University of Exeter Exeter 4 years Enquire now
Newcastle University Newcastle 4 years Enquire now
University of Liverpool Liverpool 4 years Enquire now
University of Sussex Brighton 4 years Enquire now
Swansea University Swansea 4 years Enquire now
University of Hull Hull 4 years Enquire now
Where you will study

Durham University

It is the only university we work with in Durham, so what is on this page is the whole of our list there.

The region
England
Courses there, all told
116 across every university we list in it
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