Careers in physics

Job titles for physics graduates can include:

Sources include: LinkedIn profiles of University of Melbourne graduates.

Our graduates are employed at organisations including:

  • ANZ
  • Australian Army
  • Defence Science and Tech Group
  • Deloitte
  • KPMG
  • Monash University
  • NAB
  • PwC
  • RMIT
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • Telstra
  • University of Melbourne

Sources include the LinkedIn profiles of University of Melbourne graduates.

Physics graduates work in fields such as:

  • Business development
  • Community and social services
  • Consulting
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • IT
  • Operations
  • Research

Bachelor of Science majors:

Graduate study options include:

Meet our alumni

Geena Glass, in front of a whiteboard covered with equations

Geena Glass
Bachelor of Science (Physics)

The rapidly growing field of big data is upending everything from commerce to industry and applied science. One University of Melbourne graduate is right in the thick of it, helping online giant eBay manage its data in Shanghai.

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Daniel Flynn
PhD

Daniel received the Dr Alan Kenneth Head Travelling Scholarship that allowed him to visit The Centre for Cold Matter at Imperial College, London.

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