BSc Hons Physics with Medical Applications

This degree is designed to give you hands-on experience with the tools and technologies used in modern healthcare physics. From your first lab session to your final-year project, you’ll work with real data, simulation software, and experimental setups that mirror clinical environments. You’ll learn how physics drives innovation in medical imaging, diagnostics, and treatment.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• Physics Icebreaker Project in Year One builds collaboration and communication through a one-week group challenge.
• Laboratory modules across all three years develop your skills in optics, electromagnetism, and radiation physics.
• Independent Project in Year Three, where you’ll investigate a medical physics topic under academic supervision.
• Use of simulation and modelling software in modules like Computational Physics and Medical Imaging Techniques.
• Access to specialist laboratories, including facilities for radiation measurement, imaging analysis, and condensed matter physics.
• Digital tools and coding integrated across the curriculum, especially in imaging interpretation and numerical modelling.
• University Library and research databases, supporting your studies with access to journals, datasets, and scientific literature.
• Research links with CERN, Diamond Light Source, and Daresbury Laboratory, offering exposure to global physics collaborations.

Graduates from this program are equipped with a rare blend of physics expertise and medical insight, making them highly sought after in healthcare, research, and technology sectors. You’ll be well-prepared for roles such as medical physicist, healthcare scientist, imaging analyst, or radiation safety officer—whether in hospitals, research labs, or industry.

Here’s how Liverpool supports your career journey:

• Careers and Employability Service offers tailored support including CV workshops, employer networking events, and access to internships through the Liverpool Interns program.
• 88% of graduates from the School of Physical Sciences are in work or further study within 15 months (HESA 2023).
• Industry partnerships include collaborations with CERN, Diamond Light Source, and Daresbury Laboratory, giving students exposure to global research environments.
• Accredited by the Institute of Physics, meeting the academic requirements for Chartered Physicist status.
• Strong graduate outcomes, with alumni progressing into NHS roles, postgraduate research, and medical technology careers.

Further Academic Progression:
After completing the BSc, students often continue to postgraduate study—either at Liverpool or other top institutions—pursuing MSc or PhD programs in medical physics, radiotherapy, biomedical engineering, or clinical science training pathways.