Physics (with integrated year in industry) BSc (Hons)

Kick start your career prospects with our Physics with integrated year in industry course. The career-enhancing Physics degree at Aberystwyth University is accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and designed to help you fulfill your potential in a supportive learning environment.

Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines, but one which makes significant contributions to modern society, with theoretical breakthroughs feeding into new sciences and fostering modern technologies.

The concepts of Physics form the basis of most scientific language and the subject finds its way into most modern science and technology, enhancing the scope for your future employment prospects.

What will I learn?

The breakdown below will provide you with an illustration of what you may study during four year degree scheme.

In your first year, you will explore:

• classic and modern physics (algebra and calculus)
• computational and experimental physics
• quantum theory
• dynamics
• the principles of gravitational and electrostatic fields.

In your second year, you will study:

• thermal physics
• quantum mechanics
• experimental analogue electronics
• data handling and statistics
• instrumentation systems
• experimental physics.

In your third year, you will embark on your Year in Industry

In your final year you will investigate:

• semiconductor physics
• electromagnetism
• optronics
• condensed matter
• atoms and molecules
• numerical methods.

Employability

What can I do with a physics degree?

Our graduates have discovered career paths in;

• Medical Physics
• Radiation Protection
• Research Science

Other graduates from our department have sought careers in;

• Systems Development
• Product Development
• Technical Writing
• Meterology.