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The University of Manchester (1824)

The University of Manchester (1824) The largest single university: Victoria Univ. of Manchester and UMIST are merged in 2004 (35K students and 5k faculty and research staff) “University of the Year” in the Times Higher Education in 2005 and by the Sunday Times in 2006.

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The University of Manchester (1824)

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  1. The University of Manchester (1824) • The largest single university: Victoria Univ. of Manchester and UMIST are merged in 2004 (35K students and 5k faculty and research staff) • “University of the Year” in the Times Higher Education in 2005 and by the Sunday Times in 2006 • Top 35 in world by the Times (2005) • Top 5 in UK (2005: £200Mresearch income) • 22 Nobel Prize winners (Rutherford, Bohr etc) • Embarked on the largest programme with £630Minvestment • The UK’s most popular University (63K applications for 7K incoming students)

  2. School of Physics and Astronomy Nearly 100 faculty members Over 100 research staff 240 new undergraduate students & 60 new postgraduate students each year 10 Nobel Prize winners in physics Research covers all areas of physics: astronomy, biophysics, condensed matter, photon & laser, nuclear and particle physics, theoretical physics.

  3. Physics Degrees in Higher Education • Bachelor of Science (BSc) Three-year honours degree Not necessarily going to enter a physics-related career • Master of Physics (MPhys or MSci) Four-year honours degree with greater breadth and depth, intending to become “professional” physicists. A good path is Mphys in UK, and then Ph.D. in USA. for Korean students

  4. Physics Degree Programmes

  5. Teaching methods (eg. S1) LECTURES: core (8 hrs) + option (2 hrs) dynamics, maths, quantum mechanics and relativity, astronomy and cosmology LABORATORY: one-day block (5hrs) (eg. measuring the speed of light) includes some computing, electronics and group work WORKSHOP CLASSES: covers problem solving (2hrs) TUTORIALS (like private tutor): two per week (2hrs) Tip: Small group teaching is expensive but effective, make sure you get all TOTAL CONTACT HOURS: around 19 hours per week

  6. How good is a Department? There are 48 physics departments in the United Kingdom. • TEACHING Quality Assurance Agency marks out of 24, best teaching departments have 24/24 • RESEARCH Higher Education Funding Council’s Research Assessment Exercise, best research departments grade 5 or 5*

  7. Recent Graduate Destinations BSc MPhys 23% 24% 39% 24% 29% 44% (7%) (37%) (13%) (4%) (9%) (3%) 9% 8% Scientific, Technical, Computing BAe Systems, British Gas, British Telecom, BNFL, Cisco Systems, Esso, GEC Marconi Avionics, IBM, ICL, Meteorological Office, NNC, QinetiQ, RAF, Sharp Electronics, TDK, UKAE, Vodaphone Finance, Banking, Management Accenture, British Airways, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, KPMG, Merril Lynch, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Coop Bank, Barclays, HSBC Research and Further Training PhD MSc Other diplomas etc. Other

  8. Entry Requirements • Application is made through UCAS, University and Colleges Admission Service UCAS: Personal details, grade, personal statement, and recommendation letter • Most common entry is via A-levels Grades AAA−AAB, including physics and mathematics flexible attitude to the third subject (but not general studies) • International Students (not for Korean science high school students) Foundation Year (1 yr course) with grades AAA−AAB UCAS application English: TOEFL (540 paper based, 80 internet based, 207 computer based) or IELTS (6.0) • Plus Interview

  9. Special Admission for Korean students from Science High School • Target: admission in September, 2009 • No requirement for Foundation Year ( 1 yr course) • English: fine as long as student pass it by May, 2009 :TOEFL (540 paper based, 80 internet based, 207 computer based) or IELTS (6.0) or any other comparable exam) • UCAS application + Interview: • Interview and grade are important factors • Interview: start with 3-4 minutes of personal introduction (similar to personal statement), then question about physics and mathematics problems • Apply it even if your grade is not good. We can accept all if you are above threshold.

  10. Tuition, Accommodation and Scholarships • Tuition: £12k/yr (2300,0000 won) • Accommodation: ~£3k/yr • Scholarships • The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Science: 10 international students, £2k/yr • Physics Department: £1.5k (one time) for AAA level, 3 students out of 4 Korean science students got this award in 2008.

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