University of Huddersfield

Course Details

Accelerator Science (MSc)

Course Description

There are over 17,000 particle accelerators in operation across the world, and the number is growing all the time. Probe the fundamentals of nuclear and particle physics and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)which discovered The higgs Boson, is the most well-known. But they are also used to generate neutrons for studying the structure of many types of condensed matter, and to make photons for X ray diffraction and the unraveling of complex biological molecules. They are used in medicine for radiotherapy and for the production of short-lived isotopes for imaging. But developments are held back by a lack of qualified staff. All over the world experts able to operate, design, or build accelerators are in short supply. This Masters course gives a thorough training in the concepts and techniques of accelerator physics, so that when they graduate a student will be well matched to a post working with accelerators, at a large accelerator facility, or with an employer that uses accelerators, in an industry that builds accelerators or their components, or in further research.

Course Duration

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1year

Career outcomes

Graduates of this course will be well placed to move on to: • Posts at national laboratories • Posts with accelerator users, such as hospitals and semiconductor manufacturers • Posts with manufacturers of accelerator components and systems • Ph.D. research in Accelerator Science.




Accelerator Science (MSc) University of Huddersfield