Msc/pgdip Nanoscience in University of Strathclyde, UK

Msc/pgdip Nanoscience in University of Strathclyde

Study with us

• master state-of-the-art research and methods in nanoscience in an interdisciplinary course connecting physics and chemistry 
• become equipped for a research-based career in industry or to progress to a PhD
• provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art research in nanoscience, along with the opportunity to develop the skills necessary for this emerging area
• mainly designed to equip you for a research-based career in industry, but it can also serve as a way of progressing towards a PhD

Why this course?

This course explores the frontiers of science on the nanoscale. It provides a strong grounding in basic nanoscience before progressing to advanced topics.

Taught classes have been developed from the many years of nanoscience research at the University in areas such as:

• nanoscale imaging
• nanoparticle fabrication and functionalisation
• chemical physics
• computational modelling of the nanoworld

Facilities

This course is run by the Department of Physics. Departmental facilities include:

• photophysics lab with world-leading instrumentation for fluorescence lifetime, spectra, microscopy, imaging and sensing
• a scanning electron microscopy suite for analysis of hard and soft matter
• the Ultrafast Chemical Physics lab with state-of-the-art femtosecond laser systems for multi-dimensional IR spectroscopy
• access to top-of-the-range facilities for high-performance computing
• industry standard cleanroom in the Institute of Photonics

Careers

What kind of jobs do Strathclyde Physics graduates get?

To answer this question we contacted some of our Physics graduates from all courses to find out what jobs they have. They are working across the world in a number of different roles including:

• Medical Physicist
• Senior Engineer
• Professor
• Systems Engineer
• Treasury Analyst
• Patent Attorney
• Software Engineer
• Teacher
• Spacecraft Project Manager
• Defence Scientist
• Procurement Manager
• Oscar winner

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