Overview

We offer this flagship course to the best students on Particle Physics with Research Year Abroad MPhys course offered by the University of Southampton Experiments at the LHC led to the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the Higgs boson.Experience at CERN will be recognised by research institutions worldwide, opening up a wide range of career and PhD possibilities.While at CERN, you’ll work on one of the following experiments:

LHCb, which is investigating differences between matter and antimatter

ATLAS or CMS, both of which are broad research programmes looking for new particles

We’re the only UK university to offer a physics degree with an integrated 1-year placement at CERN

Career pathways

Graduates commonly work in a range of organisations or sectors including: Information and Communication, Manufacturing, Education, Public Administration and Defence, Scientific and Technical.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Mathematical Methods for Physical Scientists

Classical Mechanics

Waves, Light and Quanta

Energy and Matter

Motion and Relativity

Physics Skills

Electricity and Magnetism

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

92

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Southampton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Physics Medicine Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 33 other Bachelors in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

92

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

One of the following:

A-levels: A*AA-AAA including physics (minimum grade A) and either mathematics or further mathematics (minimum grade A)

or

AABB-AABC including physics (minimum grade A) and either mathematics or further mathematics (minimum grade A)

International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass, with 38-36 points overall, with 19-18 points required at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in mathematics (Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation) and 6 at Higher Level in physics

BTEC: D*-D in the BTEC National Extended Certificate plus grades AA-A*A in A-level physics and A-level mathematics or further mathematics.

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Tuition Fees

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22760 GBP / year

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9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Southampton

United Kingdom

697 - 1093 GBP / month

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