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TESTIMONIALS

"The staff (academic and support) frequently went above and beyond the call of duty throughout my course." 2006 graduate - full version

"I hold my overall experience at Loughborough in the highest esteem and I can truly regard my time at Loughborough university as the best era of my life to date!" 2005 graduate - full version

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In addition, Physical Science at Loughborough (comprising all courses offered by the Departments of Physics and Chemistry) achieved the highest score of any subject in any university in the 2005 National Student Survey (4.47 on a scale of 1 to 5) and the highest score in all seven categories for physical science in 2006.

98% of the Department's finalists responding to the 2008 National Student Survey were satisfied with the quality of the course. This is the highest satisfaction rate of any Physics department in the UK. For further information see the press release and the National Student Survey data.

 

Our programmes

The Department's degree programmes aim to provide both a fundamental understanding of physics and to prepare students for employment. You will be part of a small and friendly Department, which allows a more personal "open door" policy than many larger Departments. We offer a wide range of single- and joint-honours degree programmes, leading to the degrees of BSc or MPhys after three or four years of academic study. The joint programmes, taught in conjunction with leading Departments from all three Faculties of the University, are designed for those seeking a broader academic experience. The programmes are designed with flexibility in mind: it is possible to transfer between most of these programmes, in some cases as late as the start of the final year. In this way you can decide after you come to Loughborough whether you want to specialise in physics or broaden your studies.

We offer a wide range of single- and joint-honours degree programmes, leading to the degree of:

  • MPhys (4 years of academic study)
  • BSc (3 years of academic study)
A distinctive feature of all our undergraduate programmes is the optional sandwich year, leading to the Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS) and spent  working in an industrial, professional or research environment in the UK or abroad or studying at one of our partner institutions in Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Poland or Spain.

We offer undergraduate programmes in:

If you have a non-traditional background you may still study Physics through one of two routes:

For those wishing to become science teachers, the Physics Enhancement Course offers a pre-PGCE course in the essentials of Physics.

The Loughborough China Physics Partnership (LCPP) offers students from China the opportunity to study in the Department for two years.

We also offer a portfolio of postgraduate programmes Research Studies (in Physics).

Table of UCAS codes

Programme structure

Other information

For further information contact the Admissions Tutor, Dr Binoy Sobnack m.b.sobnack@lboro.ac.uk (01509) 223307
 
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