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The Astrophysics programme of the University of Glasgow is accredited by the Institute of Physics. Accredited MSc programmes automatically meet the master’s level education requirement for Chartered Physicist (CPhys) status. To fully meet the educational requirements for CPhys graduates must also possess an IOP accredited undergraduate degree or equivalent.

The School plays a world-leading role in the design and operation of the worldwide network of laser interferometers that have detected gravitational waves.

The School has a major role in the award winning NASA RHESSI X-ray mission studying solar flares and in several other forthcoming international space missions such as ESA’s Solar Orbiter.

The School of Physics and Astronomy is highly active in research and knowledge transfer projects with industry. Our Masters students have regular opportunities to engage with our industrial collaborators through informal visits, guest lectures and workshops.

You will also benefit from our membership of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance. The alliance brings together internationally leading physics research across Scotland to form the largest physics grouping in the UK.
Career Prospects
Career opportunities include academic research, based in universities, research institutes, observatories and laboratory facilities; industrial research in a wide range of fields including energy and the environmental sector, IT and semiconductors, optics and lasers, materials science, telecommunications, engineering; banking and commerce; higher education.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Data Analysis for Physics and Astronomy

General Relativity and Gravitation

Dynamics, Electrodynamics & Relativity
Electromagnetic Theory 2
Groups And Symmetries
Research Skills
Msc Project

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-08-21 00:00:00 , National

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Physics Astronomy & Space Sciences View 49 other Masters in Astronomy & Space Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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90

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65

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6.5

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General requirements

A 2.1 Honours degree in Physics or a related subject.
Assumed knowledge for the core courses in this degree include:
Basic mathematics for physics: single and multi-variable calculus (differentiation and integration), trigonometry, complex numbers, vectors, vector calculus, Taylor and Fourier series, Fourier transforms.
Introductory scientific computing: data handling, simple statistics (computing means and variances), plotting functions and histograms, writing simple programmes in a general-purpose programming language e.g. Python or C++.

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Tuition Fees

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31050 GBP / year

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12960 GBP / year

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Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

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