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Undergraduate 2027

Undergraduate 2025

MSci | Undergraduate

Applied Mathematics and Physics

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Entry year : Academic Year 2027/28

Entry requirements : AAA/A*AB

Attendance : 4 years (Full-time) \

UCAS Code : GFC3

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This degree combines the best aspects of the separate mathematics and physics degrees, offering enhanced flexibility, increased choice and the opportunity to pursue some of the most interesting and relevant questions that are pervasive in society, technology, the world and, indeed, the universe.\ \ This degree provides a unique combination of factors: pure science with infinite intrigue awaiting a curious mind, and a hugely valuable and employable skill set enabling a broad range of possible future careers.

Physics at Queen's was ranked 3rd in the country for research intensity in the United Kingdom's most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise, as published by the Times Higher Education.

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Global Opportunities

We participate in the IAESTE and Turing student exchange programmes, which enable students to obtain work experience in companies and universities throughout the world.

Professional Accreditations

This degree is accredited by the Institute of Physics (IoP).

Industry Links

All students in the school have the option to include a year in industry as part of their studies. This is a fantastic opportunity to see mathematics at work in the real world, and to enhance your career prospects at the same time. Graduate employers include: BT; Seagate; Allstate; Randox; Andor; Civil Service.

Career Development

87% of Maths students are in graduate employment or further study 15 months after graduation (11th in the UK).\ \ The most recent HESA data shows that over 95% of QUB physics graduates are in employment or further study 15 months after graduation.

World Class Facilities

The school has its own dedicated teaching centre which opened in September 2016. This building houses lecture and group-study rooms, a hugely popular student social area and state-of-the-art computer and laboratory facilities. The centre is an exciting hub for our students and is situated directly adjacent to the Lanyon Building on the main university campus. This makes us the only school with a dedicated teaching space right at the heart of the university.

Internationally Renowned Experts

All of our faculty staff are research scientists in their own right; in the 2021 REF peer-review exercise, Physics Research Power was in the top 20 in the UK and Mathematics Research has the 11th highest impact in the UK.

Student Experience

School has the 3rd highest postgraduate research student satisfaction in the university.

In the 2025 National Student Survey, Maths placed first out of the 24 Russell Group of Universities with an overall satisfaction score of 85% with a score of 95% for the academic support theme questions. Physics placed 3rd out of the Russell group with satisfaction rating of 81% and scores of 89% for the teaching theme and scores of 93% for academic support and learning resources.

The School of Mathematics and Physics was 3rd of 15 schools in the University in overall NSS score.

Further Study Opportunities

Placement Year: \ Students can take an optional placement year between years 2/3 or years 3/4 of their course. Completion of an approved placement will be acknowledged in your final degree certificate with the addition of the words "with placement year".

What set Maths apart from the rest was that I loved how open-ended it was. Instead of going into a degree that was niche, vocational and targeted at one area of study, I loved how many open doors a degree in Maths could offer me. It was a degree that is widely respected and recognised by many industries and organisations. I knew it would be a degree I could be proud of.\ Overall, I am very pleased I decided to study Maths as a degree at QUB. I learnt so much throughout my time there, developed old and new skills, sparked an interest and passion within me for data and its analysis and give me a brilliant foundation to a career that has no limitations and endless opportunities.\ \ Claire Owens (MSci Mathematics 2019)

All of my lecturers seemed so enthusiastic about what they were teaching us. It was easy to feel the same way. And they were always very approachable. They always seemed really happy if you came to ask a question. In our first year, we also had weekly physics tutorials in small groups of three or four that were also really helpful. I didn’t expect such focused teaching.\ My degree has given me a lot of wonderful opportunities. After I left QUB I went to Munich to do a PhD and now I’m in Paris working as a postdoctoral researcher. Everyone I graduated with seems to have done really well.\ \ Dr. Aoife Boyle (MSci Physics with Astrophysics)

Studying physics at QUB has been a great way to gain a better understanding across a wide range of topics. Throughout the course we’ve also developed strong problem solving, computational and data analysis skills, which we can apply to wide range of jobs.”\ \ Daniel Molloy (MSci Physics 2021)

The lecturers for Maths are fantastic. People who are incredibly enthusiastic about what they are teaching and about their own research fields.\ Everyone I know who was in my year got solid (well-paid) jobs or post-graduate degrees within a year of graduating.\ \ Michael Hart (MSci Mathematics 2019)

What set Maths apart from the rest was that I loved how open-ended it was. Instead of going into a degree that was niche, vocational and targeted at one area of study, I loved how many open doors a degree in Maths could offer me. It was a degree that is widely respected and recognised by many industries and organisations. I knew it would be a degree I could be proud of.\ Overall, I am very pleased I decided to study Maths as a degree at QUB. I learnt so much throughout my time there, developed old and new skills, sparked an interest and passion within me for data and its analysis and give me a brilliant foundation to a career that has no limitations and endless opportunities.\ \ Claire Owens (MSci Mathematics 2019)

All of my lecturers seemed so enthusiastic about what they were teaching us. It was easy to feel the same way. And they were always very approachable. They always seemed really happy if you came to ask a question. In our first year, we also had weekly physics tutorials in small groups of three or four that were also really helpful. I didn’t expect such focused teaching.\ My degree has given me a lot of wonderful opportunities. After I left QUB I went to Munich to do a PhD and now I’m in Paris working as a postdoctoral researcher. Everyone I graduated with seems to have done really well.\ \ Dr. Aoife Boyle (MSci Physics with Astrophysics)

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