Academic requirements Minimum second-class Honours degree, or international equivalent, in physics or a related subject, eg Engineering Physics, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Ophthalmology, Material Science, Astronomy. Applicants from an engineering or life science discipline need to have had sufficient exposure to quantum mechanics and solid state physics, for example, by semi-conductor technology courses, or need to demonstrate that they can acquire the necessary background. Contact us about your application and the possibility of conversion courses. Don’t meet the academic entry requirements? We offer the Pre-Masters Preparation Course at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre, for international students (non-UK/Ireland). English language requirements You must have an English language minimum score of IELTS 6.0 (with no component below 5.5). We offer comprehensive English language courses for students whose IELTS scores are below 6.0. Please see ELTD for full details . As a university, we now accept many more English language tests in addition to IELTS for overseas applicants, for example, TOEFL and PTE Cambridge. View the full list of accepted English language tests here .
The term “Photonics” stresses that the particle aspects of light are crucial in the generation, manipulation, transmission and detection of light and its applications. The course provides the opportunity to explore and master a large range of photonic technologies, enabling you to put devices in the context of an optical system and/or application. The course is based on the strong record of photonic technologies across research divisions in the Department of Physics in collaboration with:
You’ll put the knowledge gained in the taught components to use in a cutting-edge research project.
The course consists of two semesters of taught classes followed by a three-month research project (MSc students only).
You can choose classes relevant to your career interests from a wide range of topics including:
Our teaching is based on lectures, tutorials, workshops, laboratory experiments, and research projects.
The assessment of most taught modules is based on a written examination and continuous coursework (about 20%), and, in some modules, an oral examination. The final project is assessed mainly by a report supplemented by a talk, an oral examination (viva) and an assessment of the performance and engagement during the project by the supervisor.
This will be awarded to a meritorious student of at least distinction level on any MSc course offered by the Department. It will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest credit weighted average over the whole course portfolio.
This will be awarded to a meritorious student of at least distinction level on any MSc course offered by the Department. It will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark for the MSc Project.
The course is run by the Department of Physics. We recently invested £4 million in new quantum technology laboratories and a complete refurbishment of the teaching laboratories. Funding of £150,000 was secured from the Quantum Hubs for new state-of-the-art advanced experimental kits for training and demonstration experiments, in particular in the quantum science, photonics and nanoscience areas. Furthermore, Strathclyde recently invested £15 million in refurbishing our John Anderson building (home of the Department of Physics) in order to enhance environmental sustainability and reduce our carbon footprint.
Departmental facilities include:
The programme is accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) as the professional body for physics in the UK and Ireland.