Is Oxford's Physics and Philosophy Course Ideal for Aspiring Quantum Physicists?

[Gabriel3]

This is my first post so hello to you all.

Has anybody any experience of the course and if so, would they recommend it as an initial degree before going onto a career in quantum physics based research?

The alternatives would be studying Physics (possibly with Theoretical Physics) at Imperial or the Cambridge Natural Science course.

Are there any other UK courses that I should look into?

Thanks in advance.

Gabriel

 

[Delong]

I was at first a physics and philosophy double major but I dropped both. For some people they can combine philosophy well with science. However, I found that I could not do both well and philosophy was impeding my studies in science. If you are serious about science I would recommend keeping your philosophy studies to a minimum. Philosophy can be helpful for understanding your life and your thoughts but won't help a lot in actually doing science. But hey if you really like philosophy anyway you should just study it.

 

[Mépris]

At Cambridge, you can enroll into the Mathematics with Physics course and then in your second year, shift to straight-up Physics and by the end of the fourth, end up with an MSc (or is it MPhys?) in Theoretical and Experimental Physics. Or, just one of the two.

Go to their website for more information. (and precision in it as well)

You might want to check out Imperial College's dedicated forum at TheStudentRoom.co.uk; people have been talking about their undergrad experiences there, a fair bit. ;)