Master of Physics

at University of Southampton - Highfield Campus United Kingdom

Do you have a passion for science and discovery? Do you want to make a difference to our planet’s future? On this MSci Natural Sciences degree, we’ll help you develop the skills and knowledge to address some of our biggest challenges. You’ll apply your knowledge across the sciences, to better understand the laws and phenomena of the physical world.

This interdisciplinary master's course is not like a traditional degree. We offer modules from across all the science disciplines. This will let you apply real-world contexts to global problems, such as:

• Air pollution
• Climate change
• Plastic waste
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Loss of biodiversity

You'll have access to our world-class facilities in our research centres and institutes, including the:

• National Oceanography Centre
• Centre for Cancer Immunology
• Web Sciences Institute
• Nanofabrication Centre

As part of this course you can:

• Carry out original research projects that may be publishable in major scientific journals
• Explore the ethical, social and political issues in science
• Take a 6-month, full-time research placement in the UK or overseas
• Choose your own modules from a custom-made base of options
• Tailor your degree to your specific interests and career goals

Discover the effects of globalisation on our legal and human rights with this LLB International Law and Human Rights master's degree. You’ll graduate with a thorough understanding of international conventions, state responsibility, international dispute settlement and human rights responsibilities.

The course prepares you for a career in international or human rights law in governmental and non-governmental roles or the private and commercial sectors.

In your first week of study, you’ll attend an intensive legal skills course to learn about the:

• Common law system
• Interactions of statute and judge-made law
• Impact of international conventions and model laws on national law

From here you’ll develop your understanding of global legal frameworks along with the skills to analyse complex legal issues and evaluate legal or policy responses.

You'll choose from a wide range of modules including:

• Dispute settlement in international law
• Human rights in context
• International criminal justice
• Armed conflict in international law
• Free speech and privacy on the internet

Our reform and development work, and globally recognised research, brings the latest legal innovations to your learning. We'll guide you through the challenges faced by the global community along with how law can help to resolve them.

On this MPhys Physics degree, your studies and practical work will be improved by expertise in areas such as photonics, astronomy, particle physics and quantum mechanics.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Get a thorough training in the theories of physics and astronomy
• Develop problem-solving skills to test theories of physics
• Do an individual dissertation in year 3
• Spend time embedded in one of our research groups and do an extended research project in year 4

Specialist facilities include:

• An observatory with high-spec telescopes
• A clean room for fabrication at the atomic level
• The Optoelectronics Research Centre - one of the world’s leading institutes for photonics research

On this BA Philosophy and Sociology degree you’ll explore the processes that lie beneath social change and the ideas that inform them. You'll gain a grounding in the disciplines of philosophy and sociology, while following your own interests in greater depth. Optional topics cover everything from gender and human rights to criminal justice and the philosophy of religion. You'll get to spend a placement year abroad at a university in Europe.

This degree will give you an excellent education in philosophy and sociology. In your degree you can:

• Develop an understanding of philosophical questions such as ethics, reason and responsibility
• Learn a range of topics in sociology, including criminology, criminal justice, social issues and how societies change
• Apply philosophical thought to language, morality, sex and other important aspects of life
• Gain skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Study abroad at one of our partner institutions
• Get experience in doing research and writing dissertations

You’ll learn in small groups in a relaxed and friendly environment, and benefit from the expertise of academic staff whose research feeds into the course content.

You can take modules from other disciplines such as anthropology or psychology, studying a language, or choosing from a range of cross-disciplinary modules. These include topics such as social enterprise, risk management, and living and working on the web.

You’ll develop skills of critical thinking, analysis and communication that will prove invaluable to your future career

Learn how to prepare and interpret financial and managerial information for a variety of users. You'll also gain a sound understanding of investment and finance. Our research-focused academics keep the course up to date with the latest financial, regulatory and accounting requirements and trends.

BSc Accounting and Finance is a flexible course and can be tailored to your own interests and career plans. You could choose to learn more about international banking, or select modules in other areas of business and management such as marketing, human resources management, or project management.

With this accounting and finance degree you will:

• benefit from direct contact with research-led academics who are experts in corporate governance, taxation, auditing, and financial accounting and reporting
• gain a thorough grounding in management and financial accounting theory and practice
• explore possible career paths by taking optional modules in a range of business and management topics
• take a year on an industrial placement to improve your skills
• benefit from our strong links with industry, including an opportunity to present an assignment to audit partners from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
• attend guest lectures
• gain accreditations that will enable you to apply for exemptions from professional exams

Discover how social, economic, political and cultural processes shape our world. On this BA Geography degree, you'll explore human-environment relations and the challenges of living across our interconnected planet. You'll develop the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to global issues like inequality, migration and climate change. You'll graduate prepared for work across a wide range of fields, including research, consultancy and public policy.

Explore a diverse range of international societies, economies and landscapes. You'll learn how to collect and analyse data using a range of methods and implement your ideas via practical fieldwork.

You'll have the chance to:

• study specialist computing and geographical information systems
• undertake fieldwork, including trips to Europe or South East Asia to study urban landscapes
• use specialist facilities including a purpose-built teaching lab and remote sensing equipment
• enhance your degree by studying a minor subject in an unrelated academic area
• discover a new culture by studying abroad for a semester at one of our partner institutions
• boost your employability by spending a year in employment

We use the latest research to underpin our teaching and our small-group approach means you'll spend plenty of time with academics and fellow students.

You can study modules designed to develop your understanding of global challenges such as:

• environment and health
• adapting to climate change and weather hazards
• water, people and the environment

You'll shape the course to your personal interests or career plans by studying topics such as:

• social justice, welfare and rights
• migration
• economic geography
• politics and urban space

This accredited 4-year business analytics degree with placement will give you specialist skills to help organisations understand their customers and use data to make effective business decisions. You'll get a solid education in business, plus hands-on experience by spending a year on a work placement.

Your A level results will determine which core or compulsory modules you'll need to take.

You'll develop the mathematical skills needed to gain insights from a range of data sources, including the internet and social media.

On this BSc Business Analytics course with placement you can:

• Spend your third year on an approved industry placement in a business organisation
• Gain experience of industry-standard analytics software, including the most commonly used SAS (Statistical Analysis System) package
• Explore possible career paths by studying interdisciplinary modules, including languages and web design
• Learn the fundamentals of programming
• Put your knowledge into practice by working on a project to address a real-world industry issue
• Benefit from the expertise of our research-focused academics, as well as input from industry

You'll graduate with a degree accredited by:

• CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
• AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)

Our BSc Business Analytics with placement course is very flexible because you can choose some of the modules you'll study. For example, you can deepen your accounting and finance knowledge or study relevant business and management topics.

Expand your knowledge of music performance with our master's degree at the University of Southampton. Whether you are a classical pianist, a jazz-and-pop musician, an opera singer, or a musical theatre performer, our programme gives you the opportunity to specialise in various elements of musical performance. You'll graduate with the knowledge and skills for a career in music or further study.

Our MMus Music Performance master's degree gives you the opportunity to specialise in various elements of the field. On this course, you'll study:

• The technique, history and repertoire of your instrument or voice
• Principles and presentation skills of performance
• Key skills in music performance and research
• Key skills in performance teaching

Our academic staff and music teachers are internationally noted performers with active solo and ensemble careers, as well as established composers and musicologists. These world-leading experts can offer you intensive one-to-one tuition in performance and additional training to make you a stronger, better informed professional who will be heard in today's music world.

On the Performance pathway, you’ll work towards the final goal of a professional recital. We’ll work with you to create a portfolio that’s relevant to your career aspirations. Once you graduate, you’ll be ready to:

• Continue your research at a doctoral level
• Work in the music industry or wider cultural sector
• Become a teacher
• Work as a freelance musician

Become a clear, confident and comprehensive educational leader with our Masters in Education Management and Leadership pathway. Learn about professional development with strategies to overcome challenges faced by leaders in education all over the world.

This educational leadership course is for teachers and those working in administrative positions in education who are looking for the leadership and research skills to make a positive change. Learn about professional development with strategies to overcome challenges faced by leaders in education all over the world. You’ll learn how to identify opportunities for improvement within an educational institution, making decisions based on research and with a focus on outcomes.  

Leaders in education are expected to introduce continuous change within their organisation, you’ll understand how this impacts an academic institution or school and the people within it. To give you versatility in the profession, we look at a variety of learning environments within the public and private sector, as well as how educational leadership theories can be used by both teachers and leaders in schools, and educational practitioners outside of schools.   During this MSc educational leadership course, you’ll learn how to:

• Examine different teaching and learning methods
• Conduct reliable education research and reflect upon emerging research
• Apply your learning of leadership theories to your practice  
• Assess contemporary issues in the area of educational leadership
• Examine core management practices to educational institutions

You’ll learn about policies and research on a national and international level. During the course, you'll collate and evaluate the research you’ve found in order to communicate outcomes in a clear and convincing way.

We offer 3 pathways on our MSc Education degree.

Your other MSc Education pathway options are:

• Education - you'll learn teaching & learning methods, and how to conduct & analyse educational research.
• Education (Practice and Innovation) - study different teaching and learning methods and learn how to conduct and analyse educational research in the fields of innovation and inclusive practice.

Improve your understanding of global languages, cultures and societies on this MA Languages and Cultures degree at the University of Southampton.

On this language master’s, our expert tutors will give you specialist multicultural knowledge and skills necessary to take on a wide range of careers.

On this course you’ll study a variety of cultural and literary topics, and their history, ethnography and anthropology. We’ll give you thorough training in the theory and research methods you'll need to understand events and texts from across our regions of specialisation, which include:

• Modern Europe
• Latin America
• Africa and the black diaspora
• East and South Asia
• The Jewish diaspora

Throughout the course, we'll work closely with you to help develop your own research interests in relation to the degree.

As a postgraduate student, you’ll be a full member of the dynamic research environment here at Southampton. Your learning will be enriched by events hosted by the multidisciplinary Centre for Transnational Studies, which hosts research seminars, postgraduate workshops, public lectures and engagement events throughout the year.
 
You’ll also have access to the Modern Languages Research Group, and to events run by other research groups, including the:

• Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies
• Centre for Global Englishes
• Centre for Modern and Contemporary Writing
• Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations

Our faculty has close links to Southampton’s internationally recognised cultural institutions, such as the John Hansard Gallery and Nuffield Theatre, which offer additional opportunities for globally-oriented cultural enrichment.

You will also have the opportunity to improve your foreign language skills through the Language Opportunity Programme. You could pick up a new language from scratch or increase your proficiency in one you already know. We offer a variety of levels in many languages.