MSc in
MSc Nuclear Science and Applications
University of Surrey
Key Information
Campus location
Guildford, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 - 2 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
USD 23,100 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Sep 2023
* for full-time overseas students | £10,900 for full-time UK students | £5,500 for part-time UK students | £11,600 for part-time overseas students
Introduction
Why choose this course
How can atomic nuclei provide us with energy, help us monitor the environment, benefit medicine, and more?
Our new and innovative MSc in Nuclear Science and Applications is taught by a combination of inspired nuclear physics academics from Surrey’s Department of Physics and forward-looking experts from the UK’s nuclear industries.
Our academics are part of the following groups, which house the largest academic nuclear physics research hub in the UK:
- Experimental Nuclear Physics Group
- Radiation and Medical Physics Group
- Theoretical Nuclear Physics Group.
There are generous external funding opportunities available for students on this course. This includes the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme, which aims to help increase the number of women in the nuclear field, and the Bursary Scheme offered by The Nuclear Industry Benevolent Fund (TNIBF).
What you will study
Drawing upon our thorough expertise and excellent research, this course will give you a deep knowledge of nuclear science and its applications. Its substantial practical element enables you to relate taught material to industry-relevant applications. Formal lectures are complemented by work in our specialist radiation laboratories. These are being refurbished and enlarged at a cost of a £2.7m, ready to be used from autumn 2022. In these facilities, you'll work with a wide range of radioactive sources and radiation detectors.
There’s also an extended project in the spring and an 11-week MSc dissertation project in the summer.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
About the Discounts for Surrey Graduates 2023 entry
If you are a fully self-funded Home or International student who has studied for an undergraduate degree at the University of Surrey campus in Guildford, you may be eligible for a 20 percent discount on our taught postgraduate masters program fees.
The discount applies to:
- September/October 2023 entrants
- February 2024 entrants
- February 2024 entrants. Note: if applicable and Masters's programs are running with a February intake for the 2023/24 academic year.
- This scheme is only open to 2023 postgraduate taught entry students who are not in receipt of any external sponsorship.
Curriculum
The modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.
The University operates a credit framework for all taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75 or 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.
The structure of our programmes follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each programme. These are all outlined in the programme specifications which include further details such as the learning outcomes:
Full-Time
- Introduction to Biology and radiation biology
- Radiation laboratory skills
- Radiation measurement
- Radiation physics
- Diagnostic applications of ionising radiation physics
- Explosive stellar phenomena
- Extended group project
- Nuclear energy and applications
- Research project and dissertation
Part-Time
Year 1
- Radiation laboratory skills
- Radiation measurement
- Radiation physics
- Diagnostic applications of ionising radiation physics
- Explosive stellar phenomena
- Extended group project
- Nuclear energy and applications
Year 2
- Introduction to Biology and radiation biology
- Radiation laboratory skills
- Diagnostic applications of ionising radiation physics
- Explosive stellar phenomena
- Nuclear energy and applications
- Research project and dissertation
Timetable
Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
We offer career information, advice, and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University. Our graduates have lifetime access to Surrey Pathfinder, our online portal for appointment and event bookings, jobs, placements, and interactive development tools.
As a graduate of this course, you’ll have job opportunities in the nuclear industry, a growing and international sector.
Former students have secured roles at the UK and Nigerian nuclear regulatory agencies. The MSc also leads to further studies, such as completing a Ph.D.
90 percent of our physics postgraduate students go on to employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022, HESA).
Facilities
English Language Requirements
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