Swansea University 2023 Undergraduate Prospectus

4 TEACHING QUALITY IN THE UK TH (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022)

PHYSICS SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

From quantum information to high energy particle physics; astrophysics to string theory; dark matter to quantum gravity; anti-matter to ultra-fast lasers; quantum biology to next generation semiconductors; medical physics to machine learning. Studying Physics at Swansea, you’ll discover the exciting breadth of the subject and change your future.

Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available †  Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available

You will learn and understand how fundamental physics underpins the latest advances of the discipline and how applying physics leads to innovations in; engineering, medicine and technology. Our teaching is informed by the latest research, e.g. the anti-matter ALPHA Collaboration at CERN. Our broad range of BSc and master's projects reflect the research interests of the department and include the possibility of a master's project at CERN in Geneva. Through our state-of-the-art facilities you will be introduced to research. Whether it is designing the next-generation photovoltaics, observing ultra-fast processes using lasers, or using high-performance computing to model dense quark matter. MPhys students may have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad at the University of Houston, USA in the first semester of year 3. Physics at Swansea offers many possibilities alongside consistently high student satisfaction rates and an inclusive learning environment.

FUTURE CAREERS*: • Aerospace and Defence • Financial Modeller • Medical Physics • Meteorologist

• Nuclear Scientist • Research Scientist

TYPICAL OFFER: BSc: ABB-BBB (to include Mathematics and Physics) MPhys: AAB-ABB (to include Mathematics and Physics)

TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Astronomy and Cosmology • Dynamics, Oscillations and Waves • Mathematics for Physicists • The Quantum World Year 2 • Electromagnetism and Special Relativity • Particle Physics Our graduate physicists are sought-after in a range of diverse industries due to their outstanding analytical, mathematical and critical thinking abilities.* • Frontiers of Nuclear Physics • Teaching Physics via a school placement • Theoretical, Experimental and Computational Projects Year 4 (MPhys) • Advanced Research Project • Magnetic Resonance Physics, NMR Spectroscopy and MRI • Quantum Field Theory • Quantum Information Processing • Physics Simulation • Statistical Physics • Quantum Mechanics Year 3

Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 160) †

BSc Single Honours ▲ Physics ♦ Physics (with Year in Industry/Abroad)

♦ Physics (with Foundation Year) ▲ Physics with Particle Physics and Cosmology

▲ Theoretical Physics ♦ Theoretical Physics

(with Year in Industry)

MPhys Single Honours ♦ Physics ♦ Physics (with Semester Abroad) H Physics (with Year in Industry/Abroad)

♦ Theoretical Physics H T heoretical Physics

(with Year in Industry)

▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR H 5 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page

* 89% of graduates are in graduate-level jobs, further study at professional or Higher Education level 15 months after graduation (The Guardian University guide 2022).

Accreditations include:

In recognition of the Department of Physics for its ongoing commitment to gender equality and inclusivity.

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