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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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22-SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full time
22-SEP-25
3 Years
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Our students often say their enthusiasm to study Physics stems from wanting to learn more about the Higgs particle, dark matter, nanotechnology or just a wide-ranging curiosity about how things really work. Whatever your reasons, our Physics department aims to inform and excite in the study of Physics, the most fundamental of the sciences.As one of the most respected centres for Physics teaching and research in the UK, we can promise you a vibrant environment, where you can pursue your studies and plan your future career.On our three-year Physics BSc course, we’ll cover the core material that a graduate physicist would be expected to know, including quantum mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical physics and thermodynamics, Einstein’s relativistic physics and the study of the fundamental structure of matter and the universe. You’ll also develop the mathematical, experimental and conceptual knowledge and skills.We’re based at the heart of the campus, where you’ll have access to laboratories, technical help, academic staff and, on the roof of the department, our astronomical dome, dedicated to undergraduate study. In Egham Surrey, we’re well away from the light pollution of the big city so our telescopes can give you the best observational astronomy in the University of London. Beyond the specialist equipment, we also have video-conferencing facilities that allow people to take part in seminars and lectures at other institutions.And though it may seem a long way away, when the time comes to do your final year project, you might find yourself in one of our well-equipped research labs, using the GRID computers to analyse real data from a particle physics experiment, attempting to guide a beam of fundamental particles in a High Energy Particle Physics collider or fabricating a nano-device in our suite of nanofabrication clean rooms. Modern and exciting physics taught by internationally recognised experts.Personal tutor to guide you through the development of new concepts and ideas.Learn a range of experimental and computational skills in the laboratory.Plan and execute an extended experimental or theoretical investigation in physics, electronics or astrophysics.
Exam type
A levelA level:
AAB - AAA Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
AAAAA Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
AAB - AAA Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:33,M:12 Grades / Points required
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
32 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H2,H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF):
DD Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
D Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required. Socio-economic factors that may have impacted an applicant's education will be considered and alternative offers may be made to these applicants.Required subjects: Mathematics and Physics, plus a Pass in the practical element of any Science A-levels being taken
Including Maths and Physics.
Including Maths and Physics.
Including Distinction in all Maths and Physics units.Please note that the Access to Higher Education Diploma will only be acceptable if the applicant has had a considerable break from education.
Applicants with the Cambridge Pre-U are strongly encouraged to apply to Royal Holloway. Offers will be made on the basis of equivalent A-Level grades as can be found on the Royal Holloway website.
6,6,6 at Higher Level including 6 in Maths at Higher Level and 5 in Physics at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall.
Including Maths and Physics
Plus A-level grades AA Maths and Physics, plus a Pass in the practical element of any Science A-levels taken.
Plus A-level grades AA Maths and Physics, plus a Pass in the practical element of any Science A-levels taken.
Plus A-level grades AA Maths and Physics, plus a Pass in the practical element of any Science A-levels taken..
Requirements are as for A-levels where one non-subject-specified A-level can be replaced by the same grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.
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England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
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£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
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£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
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£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
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£28,900 per year
Students from EU
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£28,900 per year
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Part of the University of London, Royal Holloway was founded over 170 years ago and today offers world-class teaching and research....