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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY. Dr D.J. Raine Director of Teaching. The Physics Department at Leicester. A reputation for high quality teaching Excellent rating in the last Teaching Quality Assessment Friendly and Approachable Staff Comprehensive Student Support

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY

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  1. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY Dr D.J. Raine Director of Teaching

  2. The Physics Department at Leicester • A reputation for high quality teaching • Excellent rating in the last Teaching Quality Assessment • Friendly and Approachable Staff • Comprehensive Student Support • Outstanding Record of Graduate Employment in Industry and Academic Research

  3. Our Degrees • Mphys (4 year) and BSc (3 year) options in • Physics • Experimental Physics • Physics with Astrophysics • Physics with e-Science • Physics with Space Science & Technology • All degrees are built upon the achievements of our cutting-edge research groups • All degrees are physicsdegrees

  4. Core Physics with In-Depth Options Pure Physics Astrophysics Nanoscience Relativity Particle Physics Quantum Fields Plasmas Fractals & Chaos Cosmology Star Formation Black Holes Supernovae Extraterrestrial Life Active Galaxies Core Physics & Maths Electromagnetism Thermodynamics Quantum Mechanics Atoms & Nuclei Experimentation Scientific Computing Radiation & Matter Fluid Dynamics Applied Physics Space Science Nanotechnology Biophysics Solid State Devices Spectroscopy Computer Simulation Quantum Devices Human Spaceflight Space Systems Planetary Science Spaceflight Dynamics Launch Vehicles Satellite Technology

  5. Teaching Highlights 1 • Flexible degree with plenty of choice • Options are chosen to suit interests and career aspirations. • Options can be chosen from any discipline • Innovative approach to teaching • Traditional lectures • Seminars • Workshops • Experimental Work • Tutorials • Project Work • Problem Based Learning

  6. Teaching Highlights 2 • Project work • 1st and 2nd year integrated projects • 2nd year group project • 3rd year pair project • 4th year research project • Problem Based Learning • working in teams on ‘real-world’ problems • integrating theory, experiment and computation • nationally funded

  7. Problem solving Mathematical Information technology Experimental Teamwork Leadership Initiative Communication Presentation Business awareness Skills of a Leicester Physics graduate Student profile

  8. Life after your Physics degree • Academic research • IT Industry • Space Industry • Defence Industry • Publishing & the Media • Finance • Teaching • Management

  9. We wish you every success in your future career. We hope we will be a part of it. Thank you for taking time to visit. Have a safe journey home.

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