Theoretical Physics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University
Theoretical Physics (Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), F342) at Lancaster University asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 25% had fewer than the 144 asked.
150 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, a baccalaureate 1%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F342 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
96%
still studying
UK 90%
4%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
130 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities93%88%
Assessment and feedback89%81%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management90%86%
Learning resources96%92%
Student voice85%83%
85 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31.5k3 years£29.5k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
58% working9% working and studying23% studying2% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 51%
- Engineering professionals20%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Information Technology Professionals10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 68% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
theoretical physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physics at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Mathematical and Theoretical Physics MMath (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| King's College London, University of London | Physics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Theoretical Physics (Placement Year) this course | 144 points | 160–175 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 112–127 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Chemical Physics BSc (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Bristol | Chemical Physics Msci (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | Physics MPhys | ABB - AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science and Physics Msci (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Physics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Mathematical Physics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Philosophy and Physics BSc (Hons) | 132 - 144 points | 224–239 |
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