Physics with Quantum Technology
University of Exeter
UCAS Code: F326 | Master of Physics (Hons)
University of Exeter
UCAS Code: F326 | Master of Physics (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Excluding General Studies. At least one Grade A and one Grade B in Maths and Physics required.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass the Access to HE Diploma with 30 L3 credits at Distinction grade and 15 L3 credits at Merit grade OR 24 L3 credits at Distinction grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit grade. All applicants require 12 L3 credits at Merit Grade in Maths and 15 L3 credits at Distinction in Physics or 12 L3 credits at Merit Grade in Physics and 15 L3 credits at Distinction in Maths.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Applicants will be considered with IB 36-32 or 666 or 655 in three Higher Level subjects. All applicants will be required to have at least one HL6 and one HL5 in Maths (Analysis and Approaches) and Physics.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Applicants studying a BTEC Extended Diploma are also required to achieve Grades A and B in A Level Mathematics and Physics.
Scottish Advanced Higher
At least one Grade A and one Grade B in Maths and Physics required.
Scottish Higher
A,A,B,B,B-A,A,A,A,B
At least one Grade A and one Grade B in Maths and Physics required.
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About this course
The MPhys in Physics with Quantum Technology programme at the University of Exeter will give you a solid understanding of modern physics, while at the same time, it will develop your professional skills and will prepare you for your future career as a physicist. Our Physics with Quantum Technology focus on the core of mainstream physics, but also provide a balanced understanding of modern practical and technological applications of quantum physics. Our programmes, fully accredited by the Institute of Physics, are carefully designed around a skills development roadmap, that starts in day one, and continues across the whole degree. Stage by stage, you will develop your understanding of classical physics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity, solid state physics, and many other aspects of modern Physics. In parallel, and through our carefully designed skills development curriculum, you will become proficient at fundamental professional and highly employable skills like experimental physics, data analysis, critical thinking, problem solving, science communication, and scientific programming.
Our MPhys degrees give you a great opportunity to specialise on a topic related to one of the department's applied quantum Physics research areas. In Stages 3 and 4 you will work in a real-life collaborative open-ended astrophysics research project, supervised by one of the researchers in our department. You will have the chance to experience first-hand how modern research works, and will develop your skills as a professional researcher.
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Although the subject has seen a bit of resurgence in recent years, the UK is still felt to be short of physics graduates, and in particular physicists training as teachers. If you want a career in physics research — in all sorts of areas, from atmospheric physics to lasers - you'll probably need to take a doctorate, and so have a think about where you would like to do that and how you might fund it (the government funds many physics doctorates, so you might not find it as hard as you think). With that in mind, it's not surprising that just over a fifth of physics graduates go on to take doctorates when they finish their degree, and well over a third of physicists take some kind of postgraduate study in total. Physics is highly regarded and surprisingly versatile, which is why physics graduates who decide not to stay in education are more likely to go into well-paid jobs in the finance industry than they are to go into science. The demand and versatility of physics degrees goes to explain why they're amongst the best-paid science graduates.
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