Physics

Assessment

There is no coursework on this course. However, your performance during Practicals will be assessed. There are three exams at the end of the two years for A-level. Unit/Component Paper 1:Fundamentals of physics Weighting : 41% Assessment duration : 2 hour 15 minutes examination Unit/Component Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics Weighting : 37% Assessment duration : 2 hour 15 minutes examination Unit/Component Paper 3: Practical skills in physics Weighting : 22% Assessment duration : 1 hour30 minutes examination Studying A-level Physics offers an infinite number of amazing career opportunities including: • Geophysicist/field seismologist • Healthcare scientist • Finance • Banking • IT • medical physics • Higher education lecturer • Lawyer • Radiation protection practitioner • Research scientist (physical sciences) • Scientific laboratory technician • Secondary school teacher • Meteorologist • Structural engineer • Acoustic engineer • Product/process development scientist • Systems developer • Technical author. • You can also move into engineering, astrophysics, chemical physics, nanotechnology, renewable energy and more, the opportunities are endless...