Why choose Herts?

• Employability: learn crucial analytical and problem-solving skills to equip you for your career in research or industry
• Cutting-edge research: be at the frontier of research in the field through a specialist lecture series with guest lectures
• Active research culture: participate in an active research community alongside internationally recognised experts

 

About the course

Theoretical physics addresses foundational questions: What is our universe made of? And how does it work? Throughout this course, you’ll be exposed to the elegant and unifying mathematical ideas that underpin humanity’s best answers to these questions to date.

 

You’ll explore the fundamental physical theories which govern the behaviour of space, time and matter. From the quantum field theories that allow us to compute amplitudes in high-energy particle scattering experiments, to the geometry of black holes and other curved spacetimes, you’ll gain exposure to the key concepts of the field.

 

This is just the start of your journey. Through project work and research seminars, you will explore the latest research and undertake your own scientific exploration.

 

This course is also available in a two-year 240 credit (equivalent to 120ECTS credit) pathway, the MSc Theoretical Physics with Advanced Research.

 

Why choose this course?

Research-informed teaching and scientific exploration is the core focus of the course. Bringing you to the forefront of research in the field, this course will ensure you are fully prepared to pursue a career in research academia, or in industry applying your skills and knowledge to solve a range of business needs.

 

You’ll benefit from being taught by experts within the Department of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics. Our researchers are internationally recognised for their expertise in areas of theoretical physics, including:

• supergravity, strings and generalised geometry
• scattering amplitudes in gauge theory
• integrability in quantum field theory
• quantum groups and integrable systems.