Physics with Theoretical Physics at University of Manchester
Physics with Theoretical Physics (MPhys, F346) at University of Manchester asked for A*A*A in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on manchester.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*A*A
Highest160 points · A*AA and above
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 subjectAsks 160
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points. 19% of them had fewer than the 160 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a foundation course 15%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Physics
- Code
- F346 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- 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
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course73%92%
Learning opportunities67%88%
Assessment and feedback68%81%
Academic support71%93%
Organisation and management67%86%
Learning resources78%92%
Student voice55%83%
10 final-year students · 86% 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% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
79%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
76%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
51%
use what they learned
UK 51%
- Business and public service associate professionals18%
- Information Technology Professionals16%
- Engineering professionals9%
- Natural and social science professionals8%
- Sales occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 95% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M13 9PL
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Physics MPhys | 144 - 165 points | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Physics MPhys | A*A*A | 208–223 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Applied Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 160 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Theoretical Physics Msci (Hon) | 160 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Mathematics and Physics Msci (Hon) | A*A*A - AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Cambridge | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| University of Manchester | Physics with Theoretical Physics this course | A*A*A | 160–175 |
| University of St Andrews | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 159 - 160 points | 224–239 |
| Imperial College London | Chemistry with Molecular Physics Msci (Hon) | 144 - 156 points | 208–223 |
| Newcastle University | Physics Foundation Year Fd cert | 136 - 156 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
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