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Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology MSci

UCAS code: F35F

Please note the course details apply to 2023 entry. Details for 2024 entry for our undergraduate courses will be published from September 2023.

Key information

Course type:
Joint honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
AAA
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
4 years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2023
Application deadline:
31 January 2024
Apply via UCAS

Our Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology MSci course will give you an understanding of fundamental aspects of physics, astrophysics and cosmology covering areas such as special and general relativity, quantum mechanics, fields and waves, the physics of planets, stars, galaxies and the universe. Approximately one quarter of the course is astrophysics and cosmology related. You’ll carry out extensive astrophysics or cosmology related project work in your fourth year to gain an insight into the skills and conduct of scientific research. You’ll be taught by academic staff with links to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and the LIGO gravitational wave observatory.

Key benefits

  • Award winning: six former staff and students in the Physics department are Nobel Prize winners.
  • Internationally renowned academic staff in the fields of particle physics and cosmology, nanotechnology and the interface between physics and biology.
  • Study the skies using King’s own rooftop observatory and telescope.
  • Top 10 in the UK for Physics (QS World Rankings by subject 2023)
  • Central location gives you easy access to major libraries and many leading societies, including the Institute of Physics.
  • Study in a diverse student cohort: King’s is one of the leading Russell Group universities by proportion of female undergraduates on its Physics courses (HESA 2019/20).
  • 90% of our research was classed as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.
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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. Recent physics graduates found employment or further study as: 

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

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. Recent physics graduates found employment or further study as: 

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

Key information

Course type:
Joint honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
AAA
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
4 years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2023
Application deadline:
31 January 2024
Apply via UCAS

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