Physics

Course summary

Studying physics develops students’ ability to think logically, to apply basic principles to a range of different problems, to carry out and report on practical work and to understand the way in which the world and the universe work. This is an interesting subject to study because it takes students from the everyday to the universal, from the small to the enormous and from the familiar to the unknown. Physics is today at the forefront of scientific development, not least in the search for life elsewhere in the universe and in the quest for better communications and deeper understanding here on Earth. The study of physics is necessary if you wish to go on to university to study pure physics, astrophysics, cosmology, oceanography, mechanical, civil, nuclear or electronic engineering. It is also highly desirable for financial pathways.