Physics

Course summary

Physics is relevant, cutting edge and exciting. It is suitable for anyone who has a passion for understanding how physical things interact, behave and are constructed. It is the study of the very big and very small. Physics is a “facilitating subject”, meaning that it’s highly regarded whatever degree or career path you choose. It’s considered essential for science and engineering courses, so it keeps a lot of doors open for you. Physics opens these doors because of the skills and ways of thinking it teaches you. You’ll pick up mathematical and analytical techniques that are valued in a huge range of careers. You’ll become a critical and creative thinker and a problem solver. A-level Physics delves deeper into familiar topics like measurement, forces, waves, radioactivity, electricity and magnetism. But you will also get to explore exciting new areas such as particle physics, quantum physics, fields and thermodynamics. Physics gives you an understanding of the scientific principles that govern our world. You’ll develop the tools needed to tackle questions about the universe that you’ve always wanted to answer for yourself.