Advanced Physics MSc

Why this course?

Our four divisions – Nanoscience, Optics, Plasmas and the Institute of Photonics – all contribute research-based teaching expertise to the course. You can choose taught elements relevant to your career interests from a wide range of topics, including:

theoretical & computational physics

quantum optics and quantum information

complexity science

physics and the life sciences

solid-state physics

plasma physics

You'll put the knowledge gained in the taught components to use in a cutting-edge research project, which can be theoretical, computational or experimental.

Study with us

focus on topics such as theoretical physics, quantum information, plasma physics and solid state physics

choose taught elements relevant to your career interests

gain transferable, problem solving and numeracy skills

opportunity to choose classes relevant to your interests

Careers

A Masters degree in Physics prepares you for a wide and versatile range of careers in science and engineering as well as all areas of management, financial services, etc. Many graduates proceed to a PhD.

Strathclyde Physics graduates are working across the world in a number of different roles including:

Medical Physicist

Senior Engineer

Professor

Systems Engineer

Treasury Analyst

Patent Attorneys

Software Engineer

Teacher

Spacecraft Project Manager

Defence Scientist

Procurement Manager

Minimum second-class honours degree, or international equivalent, in physics (Mathematics and Physics, Theoretical Physics, Astrophysics, Engineering Physics etc.) or a related subject. Applicants from an engineering discipline need to have had sufficient exposure to fundamental physics courses in quantum mechanics and electromagnetism, or need to demonstrate that they can acquire the necessary background.