Bsc (honours) Physics in Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Bsc (honours) Physics in Sheffield Hallam University

• Study on a top-five ranked course for student satisfaction.
• Learn in small, close-knit and supportive groups.
• Work on real-world projects with industry partners throughout your course.
• Feel motivated by a course with one of the highest success rates for students acquiring placements.

On this course you’ll immerse yourself in how the universe works. You’ll study a range of classical and modern physics, developing the mathematical and analytical tools to solve the problems you encounter. The skills you develop studying physics are some of the most versatile of any degree subject.

Work placements

You’ll have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career. Although optional (and competitive), a placement is actively encouraged to improve your employability at the end of your degree significantly. We’ll help you find a placement, as well as offering mentoring from returning placement students. Our mix of training and support has meant the physics course has one of the highest rates of placement uptake.

Live projects

As part of the course you’ll work on projects with local businesses. By partnering with local industry, you’ll have the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge you’ve learned in a live setting. Our industry partners provide real projects for you to tender for and work on – using the research and analytical equipment in our research centre. You’ll then be able to present your findings to the industry partner for appraisal and feedback. 

In the final year of your degree you can complete a year-long dissertation project in partnership with industry. Some students choose to continue work they started during their placement year r you can work on live projects developed in tandem with business, where you develop sector-specific skills and visit sites to see your research in action.

Future careers

Physics prepares you for a very wide range of careers. The training in mathematics is widely sought after in both manufacturing and business and the research and problem-solving aspects of the degree support careers in further academia or research and development. 

This course prepares you for a career in

• aerospace
• education
• energy
• electronics
• nanotechnology
• instrumentation
• physics research
• space exploration
• banking
• finance
• law

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