Physics with Medical Physics (BSc)

Cardiff University

United Kingdom, Cardiff

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Cardiff University

United Kingdom , Cardiff

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

F350

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 29,450 / year(s)

Physics with Medical Physics (BSc)

About

Physics with Medical Physics (BSc)

Why study this course

8th in the UK

We rank 8th for physics (The Guardian UK University Guide 2025) and our BSc Physics with Medical Physics is the 2nd largest in the UK.

Learn directly from NHS professionals

Our medical physics modules are delivered by NHS professionals at the University Hospital of Wales and Velindre Cancer Centre.

Unique focus on practical experience

You'll focus on practice rather than theory, with your project directly supervised by NHS medical practitioners or our brain imaging researchers at the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC).

Apply for the STP (Scientist Training Programme) after your BSc

You'll be able to apply for the STP after graduating with your BSc. Your BSc lecturers also deliver the STP.

Career opportunities in the NHS and research

Our graduates include: Director of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Heads of Non-Ionising and Ionising Radiation, Head of Radiation Protection, Clinical Scientists and Healthcare Scientist Practitioners, as well as research scientists.

The application of physics to the treatment and diagnosis of medical conditions is a rapidly expanding and exciting field of study, vitally important to the detection and treatment of many medical conditions and diseases.

This BSc Physics with Medical Physics has been developed in conjunction with the University Hospital of Wales. Specialised modules are given by professional medical physicists from Cardiff University’s School of Medicine.

The course is designed to give you a thorough grounding in physics and a broad introduction to the many specialist areas of medical physics. In the final year you will carry out a research project at the University Hospital of Wales where particular fields of interest are Doppler ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, electrical impedance tomography, radiation physics and body composition measurements.

You will be part of a friendly and welcoming department currently housed in the Queen’s Building complex, which contains a wide variety of purpose-built laboratories, lecture theatres and computing facilities.

Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP), this course aims to give you a sound training in physics and medical physics in preparation for a wide variety of employment, including industrial or academic research and development, medical physics, education and or other sectors which require a practical, numerate and analytical approach to problem solving, such as business, finance and government.

Accreditations

Institute of Physics (IOP)

Subject area: Physics and astronomy

School of Physics and Astronomy
Get in touch
+44 (0)29 2087 6457
5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA

Disciplines

School of Physics and Astronomy

Requirements

Entry Requirements

International Baccalaureate

34-31 overall or 666-665 in 3 HL subjects. To include HL Maths and HL Physics. Applicants taking HL Maths without HL Physics will also be considered normally subject to achieving a grade 6 in HL Maths.

English Program Requirements

GCSE

Grade C or grade 4 in GCSE English Language.

IELTS (academic)

At least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each subskill.

TOEFL iBT

At least 90 overall with a minimum of 17 for writing, 17 for listening, 18 for reading, and 20 for speaking.

PTE Academic

At least 69 overall with a minimum of 59 in all communicative skills.

Trinity ISE II/III

II: at least two Distinctions and two Merits.
III: at least a Pass in all components.

Other accepted qualifications

Please visit our English Language requirements page for more information on our other accepted language qualifications.

Career

Careers

Career prospects

Physics and Astronomy graduates are highly valued by employers and our students go on to work in a wide range of different fields including research science, medical physics and technology, teaching and finance and banking.

We provide a range of support to help our students to find the career opportunities that suit them best, such as a Careers Adviser who is located part-time in the School, on-site careers fairs and employer visits. We also aim to prepare our students by providing them with the skills they need to succeed in obtaining jobs and feeling confident in their chosen workplace.

Employers include UK and international universities plus a range of organisations such as Rolls Royce, European Space Agency, NHS, National Instruments andÂ Barclays.