Theoretical Physics Maynooth University

Overview

Key facts

The objective of the Theoretical Physics programme from Maynooth University  is to provide:

• A high quality research experience and training

• Enhanced arrangements for supervision and mentorship

• Structured arrangements for the development of generic and transferable skills

• Advanced discipline-specific taught courses

• Regular monitoring of progress

Career:

Theoretical physicists are in high demand in the job market thanks to their skills in numeracy, analytical and abstract thinking and the application of these skills  to solving problems in the real world. Graduates  can consider a wide range of careers, including research and teaching in a university, research in a research institute or industrial setting; public sector agencies, the scientific civil service; banking and stock market analysis; business and actuarial work, telecommunications and in all sections of the computer industry.  

They lead and are at the forefront of scientific discovery and in understanding the universe from the microscopic to the macroscopic, the origin of space-time, quarks, quantum information, black holes and to astrophysical processes on the scale of the entire universe.