Experimental Physics

The Experimental Physics programme from Maynooth University typically include a mixture of course modules and original research work, which may involve laboratory investigations and computational studies.

Research students at the Department of Experimental Physics gain expertise in specialized areas of experimental physics, computational physics or astrophysics during the course of their studies. 

Career

This means that they are highly sought after by employers in a wide range of high-technology industries such as software engineering, micro-electronics, telecommunication engineering, scientific civil service, medical physics as well as those areas specifically requiring astrophysicists such as space science, satellite communications. A Experimental Physics programme from Maynooth University is a prerequisite for careers in academia and industrial research.

Courses include:

• Instrumentation and Computer Interfacing

• Computational Physics

• Technical Skills in Experimental Physics

• Innovation and Research Commercialisation

• Research Funding Application

• Professional Certificate in Postgraduate Teaching & Learning: Tutors & Demonstrators