Imperial College London

Undergraduate BSc Physics

• Learn from innovators: Our academics are global visionaries. They include Tejinder Virdee, whose work was behind the discovery of the Higgs Boson in 2012, and John Pendry, inventor of an ‘invisibility cloak’.
• Choose your own path: With cutting-edge research across all areas of physics, we offer a wide range of options in your third and fourth years, allowing you to specialise in an area you’re passionate about.
• Get set for a rewarding career: Our graduates are in high demand with 99% going on to industry or further study. Former students now work for the European Space Agency, EDF Energy, Toshiba and Morgan Stanley.

Course overview

Discover how to solve problems concerning the physical world on this accredited three-year course.

You'll explore how the laws of physics underpin most science and engineering disciplines and build a thorough understanding of various physics, mathematics and experimental methods.

This course will help you develop a large range of problem-solving skills that can also be applied to many other (seemingly unrelated) situations.

Through a range of modules, laboratory work, and projects you'll advance your knowledge of topics including mechanics, relativity and quantum physics.

You'll also benefit from the programme's strong links to the world-leading research being carried out by various research groups at Imperial.

You'll start to specialise across a range of optional modules during your third year and use mathematical and computing tools to tackle well-defined problems.

This work will equip you in essential skills such as using apparatus, conducting experiments, interpreting data, and presenting your results.

Your final year culminates in the completion of a substantial independent investigation into an area at the frontiers of current research.