Bachelor of Science in Physics with Theoretical Physics Kings College London, UK

Our Physics with Theoretical Physics BSc will give you an understanding across all of the fundamental aspects of physics, including theoretical physics. You will be taught by internationally- renowned academic staff with links to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and the LIGO gravitational wave observatory. Your studies will take place in a friendly and supportive environment in the heart of London.

Key benefits

• Award winning: six former staff and students in the department are Nobel Prize winners.
• Top 10 in the UK for Physics (QS World Rankings by subject 2024).
• Internationally-renowned academic staff in the fields of cosmology, nanotechnology and the interface between physics and biology.
• Central location gives you easy access to major libraries and many leading societies, including the Institute of Physics.
• Study in a diverse student cohort: King’s is one of the leading Russell Group universities by proportion of female undergraduates on its Physics courses (HESA 2019/20).
• Friendly and supportive learning environment.

Our Physics with Theoretical Physics BSc will give you a broad understanding of all of the fundamental elements of physics and especially theoretical physics. You will cover topics such as relativity, quantum mechanics, fields and waves, electromagnetism, nuclear and particle physics. The theoretical physics modules introduce advanced mathematical tools used in theoretical physics.

Problem solving and project work is an important part of this course and you’ll learn about team work, group organisation and the skills of oral and poster presentations. We also encourage you to work with a school, to experience teaching and develop the skill of presenting information to non-experts.

You’ll be assigned a personal tutor to support your development and our department encourages an atmosphere in which students feel able to easily approach academic staff. Our Student-Staff Liaison Committee provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and feedback on teaching. Staff and students are members of the Maxwell Society, which is the Department of Physics’ social and lecture society.