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Physics Foundation Year: University of Birmingham

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Degree 
BSc
Address
Physics Foundation Year: University of Birmingham, Professor J M F Gunn, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham,, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Subject
Physics
Duration 
1 year
Scholarship and Grants 

http://www.ph.bham.ac.uk/admissions/scho...

Telephone 
+44 (0)121 414 4564
Fax 
+44 (0)121 414 4644
E-mail 

phys...@bham.ac.uk

Website 
http://www.ph.bham.ac.uk



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The Physics Foundation Year is a special one-year programme, open to both home and international students, that will prepare you to study for a physics degree at the University of Birmingham.

The programme is open to:

Able international students whose final year of study may not have prepared them for direct entry to Year 1 of our degree programmes

Able home students with unconventional qualifications, including mature students with a non-standard educational background

When you enrol on the Physics Foundation Year, you become a full student of the University, with access to all the same facilities as other undergraduate students. The programme is taught over two semesters beginning at the end of September and ending in July the following year.

The programme consists of modules of study totalling 120 credits. Some of the modules are subject-based, while others are skills-based. In addition, international students will take English language modules. The combination of modules is designed to provide you with the right skills, experience and knowledge for degree-level study. Successful completion of the Physics Foundation Year guarantees you a place on an Honours degree in Physics at Birmingham, provided a mark of at least 60% is achieved in the mathematics modules. Entry to the specialist Theoretical Physics degrees will only usually be considered at the end of the first year of the Honours degree programme.

The School of Physics and Astronomy is one of the largest in the country, with internationally recognised research groups working on all length scales from the smallest fundamental particles through nanotechnology to the astrophysics of the whole universe.

Teaching and assessment

The Foundation course is taught with a mixture of lectures, examples classes and skills workshops. There are some laboratory sessions. Some classes are shared with Engineering Foundation Year students.

They are a large, well-staffed school, and so are able to offer a weekly tutorial to all students studying on the Foundation Year. Tutorial groups are no more than four students and are an invaluable source of academic and personal help throughout the year.

Entry requirements

  • Please contact the Admissions Tutor or see our website for examples of acceptable qualifications. International students can find a list of acceptable qualifications at www.international.bham.ac.uk/countryinfo
  • You must have studied Physics and Mathematics as part of your school-leaving qualification and obtained above-average grades in these subjects.
  • You need to have obtained the equivalent of IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 520 before beginning the programme; for students who have not obtained this level before entry, English language courses lasting six or 12 months can be taken at the University. Visit www.eisu.bham.ac.uk for further information .
  • Our Physics booklet describes the School and details the range of degree options available. Please contact the Admissions Tutor or see www.ph.bham.ac.uk/prospective/undergrad/international.htm

Contact details

For general information about open days

Main University Switchboard

  • Postal address: The University of Birmingham
    Edgbaston
    Birmingham
    B15 2TT
    United Kingdom
  • Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3344
  • Fax: +44(0)121 414 3971

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