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PH22036: Professional placement

[Page last updated: 23 April 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Physics
Credits: 60 [equivalent to 120 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 1,200
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWPF 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Portfolio (CWPF 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take PH22006
Learning Outcomes:
* the ability to apply knowledge and skills gained at the university to a work programme in a professional context;
* good personal skills in planning and time management, problem solving, decision making and team membership;
* good oral communication and presentation skills, including making a poster presentation at the departmental professional placement conference on the work carried out;
* sound record keeping and report writing skills, including writing a report on the work carried out during the placement and the context of this work in terms of the organisation's overall strategy.


Synopsis: You will undertake a professional work programme, usually within physics or a related discipline, whilst placed at an approved laboratory or other organisation. Through this, you will develop transferable, personal and interpersonal skills relevant to a graduate physicist.

Content: The content varies from placement to placement. In choosing the placement, the university will try to ensure that the work programme offers adequate opportunities for the student to demonstrate competence in the following categories: Self-management and development, Managing tasks, Communicating clearly and effectively, Working with and relating to others, Applying knowledge and Applying initiative in work problems.

Course availability:

PH22036 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Physics
  • USPH-AKB26 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Physics with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Physics with Astrophysics with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKB20 : BSc(Hons) Physics with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKB24 : BSc(Hons) Physics with Theoretical Physics with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKM22 : MPhys(Hons) Physics with Astrophysics with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKM23 : MPhys(Hons) Physics with Astrophysics with research placement and professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKM20 : MPhys(Hons) Physics with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKM21 : MPhys(Hons) Physics with research placement and professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKM24 : MPhys(Hons) Physics with Theoretical Physics with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKM25 : MPhys(Hons) Physics with Theoretical Physics with research placement and professional placement (Year 3)
  • USPH-AKM26 : MSci(Hons) Mathematics and Physics with professional placement (Year 3)

PH22036 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Chemistry
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biochemistry with Chemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biochemistry with Environmental Science) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biochemistry with Pharmacology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Chemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Environmental Science) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Pharmacology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Physics) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biochemistry stream) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Environmental Science) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Pharmacology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Physics) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Environmental Science with Biochemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Environmental Science with Biology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Environmental Science with Chemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Environmental Science with Physics) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Pharmacology with Biochemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Pharmacology with Biology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Pharmacology with Chemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Biology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Chemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Environmental Science) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biochemistry with Chemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biochemistry with Pharmacology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Chemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Pharmacology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biochemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Pharmacology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Physics) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Biology) with professional placement (Year 3)
  • USSC-AKM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Chemistry) with professional placement (Year 3)

Notes:

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