Programmes

We offer both BSc and MPhys Physics degrees. These have a wide range of optional courses on specialist areas of physics, from astronomy to medical physics. The degrees we offer are:

• Physics
• Physics with Nuclear Astrophysics
• Physics with Astronomy
• Physics with Satellite Technology
• Mathematics and Physics

Both the Physics with Nuclear Astrophysics and the Physics with Satellite Technology degrees are unique to Surrey.

The BSc degree may be taken with or without a Professional Training Year. The Physics and Physics with degrees are identical for the first two years, and during those two years students may switch from MPhys to BSc or vice versa. The Mathematics and Physics course is different, transfer in and out of this course is only possible early in the first year. In the third year, BSc students either undertake their optional salaried professional year, or they do their third and final year of study, then graduate. In their third year, MPhys students do one semester of study then go on to their, also paid, Research Year. They then return for a final semester and graduate. On their Professional Training or Research Years, some of our students go all over the world.

The University participates in the Erasmas student-exchange programme, allowing our students to study for up to a year at a European university.

Unrivalled Employment Record

Surrey has an unrivalled track record of graduate employment. In Physics, our graduates have gone on to pursue successful careers in scientific research, in industry, in business, in IT, in the media, in teaching and academia..... See our employability page for more details of what our graduates do and earn, and to read what our graduates do in their own words.

National Student Survey

In the latest survey of students, the 2012 survey, 92% of our students were satisfied with the course, and 95% found it intellectually stimulating. Further details of the survey results are available at UNistats.