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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Physics

at Desborough College, Maidenhead · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull time

What the college says

The topics covered in A Level Physics are Mechanics, Electrical circuits, Materials, Waves and Particle Nature of Light, Further Mechanics, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Thermodynamics, Space, Nuclear Radiation, Gravitation, Oscillations. Physics is probably the most versatile, useful A level there is. It will be accepted for virtually any degree, is required for many, and a good physics grade is a badge of academic excellence that any University will take notice of. For any course at University with a slightly scientific focus, physics will either be essential or very highly desirable. As well as the obvious route of physics and all the aspects from quantum physics to cosmology that physics covers, it is a must for courses in engineering and very strongly recommended for courses such as medicine. A physics degree is a ticket into a huge range of careers. As well as academic careers, physicists are in demand pretty much everywhere. A physics graduate has been taught how to think - how to model and understand complicated systems and processes, how to deal with and interpret data and, in general, how to understand how things work. There is a huge demand for physicists in the City and the financial sector as a whole, and physicists are instrumental in several aspects of healthcare, but any organisation that has anything complicated going on would love to have a physicist to work things out for them! People with a physics degree work on modelling fir

What you need to get on

5 9-4, including grade 8 in Dual Award Science and Maths. If you don't quite get these, we can look at how close you got and what your score was on the physics part of the science GCSE. You are severely limiting your chance of doing well at A level Physics if you do not also do an A level in maths.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Desborough College

    SHOPPENHANGERS ROAD, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 2QB

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