Physics

Choosing this Course

The course that we follow is the OCR Physics A course. If you want to know more about how the world and the universe works, then Physics is the course for you. It is designed to reflect Physics as it is practised and used today and give you a firm foundation for all physical science courses at university. Studying Physics gives you the opportunity to go into a wide variety of careers and if studied beyond A Level, will increase your earning potential significantly and make you a great problem solver.

 

Course Content

Module 1 – Development of practical skills in physics

Module 2 – Foundations of physics – general numerical and analytical skills in physics.

Year 1	Year 2
Practical Skills	Practical skills
Foundations of physics	Foundations of physics
Module 3 – Forces and motion	Module 5 – Newtonian world and astrophysics
Module 4 – Electrons, waves and photons	Module 6 – Particles and medical physics

Modules 1 and 2 are embedded within the course of study over the 2 years.

Practical skills are now a stand-alone pass/fail Practical Endorsement qualification where students build up a portfolio of practical work they have done over the last 2 years.

Modules 1 and 2 are now examined within the context of modules 3–6 in all the written papers.

 

Career Opportunities

Engineering, Medicine, Physics Research, Radiographer, Veterinary Surgeon, Teacher, Finance industry, IT industry, Accountancy.