Overview

The University of Surrey is home to fantastic astronomy facilities. These include our teaching and outreach telescopes that you’ll use to get hands-on observation experience, as well as high-performance computing and GPU clusters.

Career opportunities

Within the Physics with Astronomy (Hons) programme, the option to take a paid Professional Training placement in industry gives you invaluable hands-on experience to enhance your employability. This programme will provide you with the analytical, experimental and computational skills valued in a wide variety of careers. You may choose to become a research scientist, but physicists are also highly sought after in industry, education, management, medicine, law and business because of their broad practical and numeracy skills, coupled with advanced scientific knowledge. As a Surrey physics student, you’ll acquire a range of employability skills during your studies. You’ll take a dedicated Year 1 module – Scientific Investigation Skills – which covers key communication skills, group work and presentations, plus problem-solving in the laboratory. We also support you with building your CV, interview preparation and job applications. Recent graduates are now employed as:
Automation Tester, CGI

Graduate Engineer, Aktins

Graduate Physicist, DSTL

Research Scientist RF and Microwave Metrologist, National Physical Laboratory

Senior Development Engineer, Fourth State Medicine Ltd

System Analyst, Raytheon Systems Ltd

Trainee Clinical Scientist, NHS.

Accreditation

Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of partially meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist.

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Essential Mathematics

Scientific Investigation Skills

Oscillations And Waves

The Universe

Mathematical And Computational Physics

Properties Of Matter

Atoms And Quanta

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Guildford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Physics Astronomy & Space Sciences View 457 other Bachelors in Physics 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

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

A-level

BSc (Hons):ABB

Required subjects: mathematics and physics.

A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are expected to pass.

GCSE or equivalent: English Language at grade 4 (C).

International Baccalaureate Diploma

BSc (Hons): 33

Required subjects: Physics HL5/SL6 and either Mathematics Analysis and Approaches HL5/SL6 or Mathematics Applications and Interpretations HL5.

GCSE or equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26000 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Guildford

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Guildford

Funding

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