Physics

Course summary

With an ongoing shortage of people to fill STEM roles and an ever-evolving job market, pursuing Science can lead to excellent employment prospects. Even if you don’t go on to study science at university, learning to think like a scientist will equip you with excellent problem-solving skills in particular. Physicists look for the hidden laws as to why all matter and energy exists, where it comes from and its behaviour. Science A levels are among Russell Group universities facilitating subjects because choosing them allows a wide range of options for degree study. A-level Science subjects are not easy and require not only a desire to study them but a certain aptitude. All A-level science subjects have a common set of objectives about the delivery of the content and the emphasis on developing a range of practical skills. Practical work brings Science to life, helping students make sense of the universe around them. That’s why it’s at the heart of our Biology, Chemistry and Physics A-levels. Practical science allows scientific theory to transform into deep knowledge and understanding – scientific thinking. Through investigation, students uncover the important links between their personal observations and scientific ideas.