Physics is an exciting subject which seeks answers to the biggest questions, covering everything in our universe, from the building blocks of matter to the vastness of the cosmos, and this course is ideal if you have yet to achieve the necessary skills in physics and mathematics to join the full degree programme. **Why Swansea?** - TOP for Research Intensity [Complete University Guide 2022] - Top 10 in the UK for student experience [The Times Good University Guide 2021] - Top 10 in the UK for the percentage of students satisfied with course [The Guardian University Guide 2021] - Top 450 in the QS World University Rankings 2022 - We're 9th in the UK for Overall Satisfaction (NSS 2021) In your Foundation year, you will study introductory modules in optics and wave motion, electricity and magnetism, atoms and nuclei and bulk and thermal physics alongside mathematics modules in fundamental calculus and algebra. You may also follow some modules in complementary subjects such as introductory computer programming and environmental and natural sciences. Students are assigned a personal tutor within the physics department and will participate in small-group tutorial sessions throughout the programme. Following their successful completion of the foundation year, students may then follow any pathway through the BSc or MPhys courses, with all options available to them. Across all teaching, after this point there is no differentiation between an F301 student and any other. Employers seeking physics graduates include academic institutions, government research organisations and industry, including aerospace and defence, education, energy, engineering, instrumentation, manufacturing, oil and gas, science, communication, space exploration and telecommunications. Many physics graduates pursue a career outside physics, for instance in consultancy, IT, the environmental industry, financial services, the legal sector, transport and utilities. Our degrees reflect our cutting-edge research – we are top in the UK for research intensity (Complete University Guide 2018) and the Swansea Physics group achieved the trapping of anti-matter. Studying in this dynamic research-led environment will help you learn how fundamental physics is applied across disciplines and is contributing to advances in fields such as engineering, medicine and mathematics. All of our Physics degrees are accredited by the Institute of Physics. As a physics student, you will also benefit from exceptional project supervision, small group teaching, and opportunities for summer studentships and projects at the CERN Particle Physics Laboratory. Our notable Physics alumni include Professor Lyn Evans, leader of the Large Hadron Collider project at CERN, while Professor Peter Higgs, Swansea University Honorary Fellow and Physics Nobel Prize winner, proposed the Boson particle, and has strong links with the department. “The Physics staff were always very supportive; the lecturers enthusiastic and are good at explaining difficult concepts eloquently. There was a real sense that they thoroughly enjoyed teaching us. Through my degree, I was able to successfully apply to the NHS Scientist Training Programme, a highly competitive graduate scheme through which I will eventually become a fully qualified Medical Physicist.” - Guy Drabble, Physics graduate

In the Foundation year, Year 0, you will be introduced to topics that will prepare you for the degree course. Modules may include Introduction to Programming; Fundamental Calculus; Fundamental Complex Numbers; Fundamental Mathematics; Introductory Physics; Introduction to Electricity; Magnetism and Waves; Introduction to Atoms and Nuclei; Introduction to Bulk Physics and Thermal Physics; Introduction to Optics and Wave Motion. In Year 1 your modules may include Dynamics, Oscillations and Waves; Astronomy and Cosmology; Physics of Fields and Matter; Essential Skills for Physicists; the Quantum World; Mathematics for Physicists; and Laboratory Physics, which can be studied in English or Welsh. In Year 2, modules may include Statistical Physics; Physics Simulation; Quantum Mechanics; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; Electromagneticism and Special Relativity; Particle Physics; and further Laboratory Physics, which can be studied in English or Welsh. In Year 3, you will study modules covering Quantum Mechanics; Atomic Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Optics; Particle Physics; Nuclear Physics; and Climate Physics; as well as research skills and a project in English or Welsh. There are also optional modules, such as General Relativity; Cosmology; Modern Laser Systems; Astrophysics; and Teaching Physics via a School Placement.

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, laboratory work, examples classes and weekly small group classes. You will be assessed through regular problem solving in small groups and individual study, online assessment custom designed for each lecture module, keeping a laboratory diary and preparing scientific reports in practical modules. Final year projects are assessed through the preparation of a dissertation and presentation of your research, either as a poster in a conference-like forum or an oral presentation.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: F301

Institution code: S93

Campus Name: Singleton Park Campus

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Student satisfaction : 73%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 60%

Go onto work and study: 95%

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