This programme offers the study of Physics and selected topics in Nuclear Science and provides an excellent preparation for a career in the Nuclear Related Industries. There are links with many parts of the nuclear industry including those involved with decommissioning and homeland security. Staff from these institutions will be involved in the project work. The programme comprises modules in common with the Physics programme (including Mathematics support). Core physics topics include: Newtonian Dynamics, Wave Phenomena, The Material Universe, Working with Physics, Practical Physics and Maths for Physics, Electromagnetism, Condensed Matter, Quantum and Atomic Physics and Nuclear and Particle Physics. You will also take modules on Nuclear Physics, Thermodynamics, Nuclear Energy, Nuclei, Molecules and Solids and Statistics related to Nuclear Science. You will also take Mathematics, Computing and Experimental Physics modules in support of these studies. There is a project on a Nuclear Science topic in Year Three with involvement from industry. Other modules from Physics F300 programme may also be taken.

Physicists are trained to solve a wide range of problems. That's why graduates have gone on to explore careers in such diverse areas such as: Telecommunications Microelectronics Nuclear Power and Instrumentation Cryogenics Astronomy Geophysics Medical Physics Materials Science Computing Teaching Business Finance and Management Physics graduates are currently among those earning the highest starting salaries in the UK, according to latest figures, and our graduates enjoy excellent opportunities for careers in research, industry, computing, teaching, business and finance. Work experience opportunities For those who are studying Physics on our Masters programme (F303) there will be opportunities to carry out summer work at an international research laboratory. This typically takes place during the summer break between your third and fourth year. The results obtained during your summer project will be brought back to Liverpool for a project report with a member of staff as your advisor and may form the basis for a more detailed project in your fourth year. Laboratories with which we have a close research relationship include TRIUMF in Vancouver, CERN in Geneva, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble and the Cockcroft Institute at the Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington. Postgraduate opportunities Thanks to the reputation of our Department, our graduates enjoy unusually good opportunities to go on to postgraduate study, particularly in the fields of Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Nanoscience and Energy. The Department is very well funded, and currently enjoys a high research income from the Research Councils in the UK. As a consequence, there are excellent opportunities for our undergraduates to study for research degrees and there are exceptional facilities at their disposal. Qualifying you for life The skills you will develop here are highly valued by employers, such as a practical approach to problem solving, strong powers of analysis, numeracy, good IT skills and the ability to communicate well.