Career prospects

In general, occupational outlets concern activities where it is necessary to be able to apply the scientific method to problem solving, data collection and analysis, and modelling.

The Degree Course in Physics trains the professional figure of Junior Professional Physicist (UNI standard 11683: 2017, 'Non-regulated professional activities - Professional physicist - Requirements for knowledge, skills and competence'), who can work in public and private institutions, in various industrial sectors (e.g. electronics, optics, computer science, mechanics, acoustics), in the biomedical and environmental field, in laboratories (e.g. control, management and calibration of instruments, characterisation of materials) and in services (e.g. radiation protection, environmental control and safety, programming).
The first-cycle physics graduate can find employment in companies characterised by advanced methodologies in various fields of application.

By way of example:

- Environmental measures (environmental data monitoring, energy performance of buildings, fire prevention, renewable energy, smart-grid).
- Consultancy on technical and technological installations (Certifying Bodies, Courts, Banks).
- Industrial and management consulting (problem solving and problem setting).
- Technology transfer (Patent studies, Spin off, Enterprise-incubator).
- Research and development (high-tech and low-tech companies, new applications, new methodologies, new products).
- Econophysics (physical-mathematical models for solving financial problems and stock market trends).
- Biomedicine (design, production, marketing and maintenance of medical equipment and installations, including health telematics and telemedicine).
Quality control.
- Occupational safety control.
- Plant safety control.
- Production techniques for advanced materials.

According to ISTAT coding, the course prepares for the profession of:

- Physics and nuclear technicians - (3.1.1.2)
- Application technicians - (3.1.2.0)
- Energy-saving and renewable energy technicians - (3.1.3.6.0)
- Medical and medical diagnostic equipment technicians - (3.1.7.3.0

 - being able to use scientific instrumentation;
- being able to analyse the errors associated with a measurement and treat them correctly using statistical methods;
- being able to understand and use appropriate mathematical and computer tools;
- possessing an adequate basic knowledge of classical and modern physics;
- being familiar with the scientific method and being able to apply it;
- possessing the basic cognitive tools for the continuous updating of one's knowledge;
- ability to effectively use, in written and oral form, the English language in the specific field of competence and for the exchange and dissemination of general information. 

Another competence of a transversal nature that will be acquired during the Degree Course is the ability to work in a team, to operate with defined degrees of autonomy, and to fit adequately into working environments.

In a working context, the first-cycle physics graduate is characterised by his or her skills in classical and modern physics and is able to apply these skills flexibly in different fields. Within the work context, the Physics graduate will use the familiarity gained in the course of study with the use of scientific instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis, the ability to model physical systems, albeit at a basic level, the dissemination of knowledge, research results, methods and applications of Physics.

Data from Alma Laurea 2018 (374 interviewed)