Space Science & Engineering: Space Technology MSc

About Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences has world-leading expertise across a wide breadth of disciplines encompassing the logical, experimental and mathematical study of our Universe; we offer a range of programmes in emerging as well as more traditional academic areas. You'll benefit from front-line research that feeds directly into our taught graduate programmes and access to first-class facilities within the faculty.

The faculty places great importance on cross-fertilisation between different fields of research. Collaboration between disciplines is fostered through institutes and centres covering quantum science, risk, planetary science, origins of life and the universe and physics in the life sciences – as well as the collegiate atmosphere of a truly multidisciplinary university. Our Department of Science and Technology Studies is the only integrated centre for the study of the history, philosophy, sociology and communication of science in the UK.

UCL Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences consists of departments highly rated for research excellence, improving our rankings in the REF 2021. Overall, UCL has come second in the UK for research power - for this, 93% of our research was graded 4* ‘world leading’ and 3* ‘internationally excellent’. Our students and academics have been part of exciting discoveries, including new supernovas, water on habitable planets and the first images of a black hole.

Recent students have continued into positions as postdoctoral researchers, instrument scientists, engineers and academia. Graduates also go into roles in management, consultancy and finance.