MSc Physics at Nottingham Trent University

A one-year full-time Institute of Physics accredited MSc at Clifton Campus, Nottingham, combining taught modules at the forefront of modern physics with an extended research project. Students work with an active research team and use facilities including an observatory, radio telescopes, CT and MRI scanners and a scanning tunnelling microscope.

Faculty: School of Science and Technology  |  Department: Physics  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Professional Physicist, Medical Imaging, Imaging Matter: From Atoms to Galaxies, Current Topics in Physics, Science Communication, Advanced Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computing, and a Research Project.

Career pathways

Graduates work as business analysts, physicists, in management and financial trading, and in engineering roles such as laser processing development engineer, nuclear mechanical design engineer and quality and environmental engineer; the course is also a basis for PhD research. Graduate employers include KPMG, the NHS and Ansaldo Nuclear.

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