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    MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

This MSc provides students with the skills, knowledge and research ability for a career in astrophysics. The programme is designed to satisfy the need, both nationally and internationally, for well-qualified postgraduates who will be able to respond to the challenges that arise from future developments in this field.

Students develop insights into the techniques used in current astrophysics projects, and gain in-depth experience of a particular specialised research area, through project work, as a member of a research team. The programme provides the professional skills necessary to play a meaningful role in industrial or academic life.

Who this course is for

This MSc requires students to have an undergraduate degree level of knowledge in physics, astronomy, astrophysics or related discipline, who wish to develop a career in astrophysics and related fields. The programme provides an ideal foundation for further research and entry on to a PhD programme.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree in a strongly Astrophysics- or Physics-based programme from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

This MSc seeks to train the next generation of analytical scientists in state-of-the-art methods and skills to tackle the challenges of a broad range of applications. Students are connected to industry partners through our teaching delivery (several of our guest speakers are from other universities and industry) and project participation, and receive important professional skills in a dedicated research and transferable skills module.

Employability

Graduates will be equipped for varied employment in industry and the public sector: analytical science techniques have a very broad range of applications in many sectors, ranging from forensics to global climate change and medicine to the automotive industry.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  •  Research Essay
  •  Astrophysics Research Project

Optional modules

  •  Mathematics For General Relativity
  •  Cosmology
  •  The Physics of Stars
  •  Galaxy Dynamics, Formation and Evolution
  •  Advanced Physical Cosmology
  •  Space Plasma and Magnetospheric Physics (SS109)
  •  Planetary Atmospheres (SS4)
  •  Solar Physics (SS6)
  •  High Energy Astrophysics (SS7)

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change.

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