Physics MPhys
University of Oxford
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Physics is concerned with the study of the universe from the smallest to the largest scale: it is about unravelling its complexities to discover the way it is and how it works. Discoveries in physics have formed the foundation of countless technological advances and play an important role in many scientific areas. Many techniques used in medical imaging, nanotechnology and quantum computing are derived from physics instrumentation. Even the World Wide Web was a spin-off from the information ...Read more

Physics is concerned with the study of the universe from the smallest to the largest scale: it is about unravelling its complexities to discover the way it is and how it works. Discoveries in physics have formed the foundation of countless technological advances and play an important role in many scientific areas. Many techniques used in medical imaging, nanotechnology and quantum computing are derived from physics instrumentation. Even the World Wide Web was a spin-off from the information processing and communications requirements of high-energy particle physics. The contributions of physics to solving global problems such as energy production, environmental protection, global warming and public health are essential and have an enormous impact on our society. For more information on this course please visit ox.ac.uk/ugphysics.

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Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 98 = 2% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
2%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
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88%
Average salary
Average salary
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Physics graduate salary at this uni
£33,000
UK Physics graduate salary
£27,000

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

A*AA Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AAAAB - AAAAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AA - AAB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:45 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D2,D3,D3 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

39 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H1,H1,H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

D*D*D* - DDD Grades / Points required

Including Mathematics and Physics, with A* in Mathematics, Physics or Further Mathematics. Excluding General Studies (if taken)

Supplemented by two or more Advanced Highers.

Including Mathematics and Physics. Conditional offers will usually be for AAB if a student is able to take three Advanced Highers; where this is not possible then a student would be expected to achieve AA in two Advanced Highers, as well as an A grade in an additional Higher course taken in Year 6.

Some Access courses allow students to take one or two A-levels as part of the course. This option is strongly recommended for students who wish to apply to Oxford, especially for those courses which have specific subject requirements. If you would like to discuss the suitability of your Access course for entry to Oxford University, please contact the subject department that you’d like to apply to for further information. (Contact details are at ox.ac.uk/courses)

Pre-U subject requirements are the same as those for A-levels.

with 7 6 6 at HL, including Mathematics and Physics with 7 in HL Mathematics or Physics.

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Conditional offers would usually be:Extended Diploma with D*D*D to DDD, depending on the course.Diploma with DD plus an A grade at A-level, possibly with one or two * grades, depending on the course.Subsidiary Diploma with D plus two A grades at A-level, possibly with one or two * grades, depending on the course.

Popular A-level subjects

Physics

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Mathematics
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Further Mathematics
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Tuition fees

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England

9,250 per year

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48,620 per year

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University of Oxford
Christ Church Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Oxford  0.4 miles away

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