“The study of physics is also an adventure. You will find it challenging, sometimes frustrating, occasionally painful, and often richly rewarding.” – Hugh D. Young
Physics is a natural science that is key to understanding the world around us, but also the world within us. It stimulates our imagination through reflections on phenomena at the micro and macro levels, but also through reflections on counterintuitive concepts such as the concept of relativity of simultaneity and the curvature of space-time.
By studying physics, we answer the eternal questions that man asked himself, such as the question of the elementary particles from which everything around us is built, to the question of the origin of the Universe and its evolution over time.
Discoveries of the fundamental laws of nature are the basis for developing technologies that change our lives, from improving food production processes through cancer treatment to developing sustainable energy solutions.
If you are a naturally curious person, then you can learn a lot while studying physics. Whether you want to know why the Earth moves and what laws describe that motion, or whether you want to understand the laws of micro objects — from atoms and molecules to elementary particles — physics can explain why things happen the way they do and what connections between those natural phenomena are noticed. Unlike the study of technical sciences, where the emphasis is on the application of the laws of physics in a limited field of technology, in the physics study students learn to solve fundamental puzzles of nature, and in their careers, they contribute to deepening human knowledge about the world.
The physics subject of study is very broad, which means that you can learn about different topics such as classical mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, relativity, particle physics, modern physics, etc. Of course, during your studies, you can also choose a specialization from one of these areas.
If you are wondering what kind of jobs you can do with a physics degree, the great answer is that there are many options to choose from. Graduated physicists do not necessarily have to work in jobs that are of a scientific-research in nature. For example, graduate physicists can be found in various sectors, such as education, finance, health, marketing, technology, etc.
Their analytical skills make them versatile, adaptable and ready to solve a variety of problems either individually or as part of a team. Physics-based industries include those sectors of the economy where the use of physics (in terms of technologies and methods) is crucial to their existence. You can find out more about the opportunities that open up after graduating from the Department of Physics through videos posted on the Youtube channel of the Department of Physics.
