Physics with Astrophysics degree makes you highly employable in a range of sectors that value the core principles of problem solving and an analytical approach. The strong research focus at Northumbria enhances these skills, allowing you to develop the key subject specialism which can help you stand out from the crowd. Laboratory-based modules will equip you with practical and computational skills that can be applied to a wide variety of problems and challenges. By your third year, you will be working on modules closely aligned with live departmental research. Our close links with electrical engineering courses and research also offers a significant advantage to Northumbria students as it broadens the range of industrial placement opportunities. Physicists and Astrophysicists are currently in demand in diverse fields including research and development, engineering, healthcare, finance, aerospace, energy and telecoms. From the first day of your Physics with Astrophysics degree to the last, you will be empowered to take responsibility for and develop your own learning.  This experience will equip you with a valuable range of transferable skills from the analytical to the practical and interpersonal. Our industry partners tell us they value highly the analytical skills of Northumbria Physics and Astrophysics students such as estimation, quantitative modeling and statistical analysis, and these skills can be deployed across a wide range of disciplines in addition to research, such as healthcare energy, electronics and finance.