Physics with an Integrated Foundation Year at University of Manchester
Physics with an Integrated Foundation Year (MPhys, F009) at University of Manchester asked for See entry requirements in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on manchester.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~See entry requirements
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check manchester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 176–191 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 88%, a foundation course 8%, a baccalaureate 3%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Physics
- Code
- F009 · F0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
91%
still studying
UK 90%
9%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%92%
Learning opportunities81%88%
Assessment and feedback69%81%
Academic support82%93%
Organisation and management61%86%
Learning resources91%92%
Student voice77%83%
35 final-year students · 58% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£34k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working5% working and studying20% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 51%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Sales occupations10%
- Information Technology Professionals10%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Engineering professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M13 9PL
Subjects
physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physics at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| University of Bristol | Chemical Physics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 176–191 |
| University of Bath | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Birmingham | Physics Msci (Hon) | 152 points | 176–191 |
| Cardiff University | Physics BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Engineering Physics BEng (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Computing Science and Physics BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Dundee | Mathematics and Physics MSci | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| Cornwall College | Zoology with Ecology and Conservation with Science Gateway FdSc | — | — |
| University of Manchester | Physics with an Integrated Foundation Year this course | See entry requirements | 176–191 |
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