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COURSESPHYSICAL SCIENCESUNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Theoretical Physics

BSc · University of Edinburgh · 4 years

Theoretical Physics

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University of Edinburgh

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£31,000
SATISFACTION79%
CONTINUATION100%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS85%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 52% of the work its graduates go into (High).

Entry tariff of real entrants

UCAS points the actual intake arrived with: "people like this got in", not a cut-off.

<480% of entrants
48-630% of entrants
64-790% of entrants
80-950% of entrants
96-1110% of entrants
112-1270% of entrants
128-1430% of entrants
144-1590% of entrants
160-1755% of entrants
176-19130% of entrants
192-20715% of entrants
208-2235% of entrants
224-23915% of entrants
240+15% of entrants

Student satisfaction

Overall satisfaction is 79% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 100%.

What you actually study

YEAR 1

Foundations of the Discipline · Research & Analytical Methods · Quantitative Literacy · Communication & Academic Writing

YEAR 2

Intermediate Theory · Applied Practice · Specialist Elective I

YEAR 3

Advanced Topics · Specialist Elective II · Dissertation Preparation

YEAR 4

Final-Year Dissertation · Capstone Seminar

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).