Why study our degrees?
By choosing to study with us you will join a vibrant, friendly department, consistently highly rated for both its teaching and research. Your degree will provide a deep understanding of both the fundamental aspects and topics at the forefront of your chosen subject. Most degrees can be taken as a three year BSc or a four year MPhys. The latter is particularly relevant if you plan to work in a related industry or continue to a PhD, but also if you wish to extend your knowledge of our fascinating subjects further. All our main degrees are accredited by the UK Institute of Physics.
Our degrees are designed for those with a strong general interest in modern physics and related subjects who want to study at the forefront of the discipline. It provides a thorough background to the subject as well as opportunities to work with world-class scientists doing research in a range of subjects including particle physics, nanotechnology, astrophysics, polymer and biophysics.
Our students have an excellent employability record in a wide range of graduate careers. Many enter science-related industries such as working for renewable energy, nanotechnology, space exploration industries and telecommunications companies. Others go into non-science graduate careers, using the graduate level skills they gained from their degree. Many choose further study, doing masters and PhDs in the UK and abroad, and teaching.Section title
Flexibility and choiceYou can study physics at Sheffield either by itself (a single honours degree), as a combined "physics with..." degree where physics takes about two thirds of your time and a related subject one third, or as part of a dual honours degree where you spend roughly equal time on physics and a second subject. The BSc and MPhys degrees are identical for the first two years allowing you to make a decision of which degree to follow up until the end of your second year. |
World class teachingAll our staff, in addition to being experts in their research field, have a passion for delivering high quality teaching which will expose you to major developments in their field. Dr Stathes Paganis works at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN and is a member of the team of international scientists who recently announced the discovery of the Higgs boson. In addition to being head of our year 2 physics laboratory, Dr Paganis teaches a first year course in electromagnetism and a fourth year course in particle physics. |
Theoretical Physics
With more emphasis on the mathematical aspects of the subject, and less on the practical side, this degree combines the study of core physics with modules which explore major developments and current cutting-edge research in theoretical physics. Click here for more details of our theoretical physics degrees.
Medical Physics
Medicine is a significant recruiter of physics graduates and an extensive user of physics technology. Many of the diagnostic techniques and treatments used in modern medicine were developed by physicists. Closely integrated with the medical physics team, based in the Hallamshire Hospital, this degree covers both core physics and the fundamentals and recent developments in medical physics. Click here for more details of our medical physics degrees.