Physics

Course summary

If you want to know answers to questions like how big the universe is, what everything is made of, and whether time travel is possible, then perhaps a career in physics research is for you. Although physicists have made huge progress in answering many questions, there is still plenty to find out. Studying A Level physics doesn’t restrict your options, it expands them. As well as being needed for many careers in science and engineering the skills and knowledge that you can develop by studying physics keeps the door open to doing just about everything else. You’d be surprised how useful physics can be.