BSc (Hons) Physics with a Foundation Year

The BSc Physics with a Foundation Year undergraduate degree at the University of East Anglia (UEA) is designed for students who have the ability and passion to study physics, but whose educational backgrounds make it challenging to do so straight away. The Foundation Year provides a stepping stone to studying at UEA, where you'll be able to delve into the fascinating world of physics, encountering groundbreaking concepts and carrying out original research.Course Content: The course begins with an introductory foundation year, focusing on core sciences and mathematical concepts. After successfully completing your foundation year, you'll progress onto the three-year Physics degree course. There, you'll be exposed to a wide range of topics in physics, including light and matter, relativity, quantum mechanics, cosmology, and climate physics. You'll also develop valuable skills that are transferrable to a wide range of careers, such as problem-solving abilities, understanding complex systems, and technical skills in computing and laboratory work.Key Modules: Some of the main modules include Chemistry, Biology and Physics for the foundation year, and modules like Light and Matter, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, Waves and Vibration, Nuclear and Particle Physics, and Astrophysics in the normal years.Accreditations: The BSc Physics with a Foundation Year degree at UEA is accredited by the Institute of Physics.Future Careers: Graduates from the underlying degree have gone on to work in diverse roles such as radiation protection practitioners, medical physicists, scientists in the Ministry of Defence, financial analysts, researchers in further study, and many more.For more information on this course, please visit the [official course page]( https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/undergraduate/bsc-physics-with-a-foundation-year).