PH32048: Final year project
[Page last updated: 23 April 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Physics |
| Credits: | 15 [equivalent to 30 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 300 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CWOI 10%, CWPI 90% |
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| Requisites: | This unit is only available to students on Department of Physics or Natural Sciences degree programmes. |
| Learning Outcomes: |
After taking this unit, the student should be able to:
芒锟铰esearch the background to the project using academic journals, textbooks and computer-based resources;
芒锟铰emonstrate some innovation and initiative, as well as a basic understanding of the theory and background to the project;
芒锟铰emonstrate industry and motivation in carrying out the project;
芒锟铰or an experimental project, demonstrate good practical skills in the construction of apparatus and circuits and in data measurement and analysis;
芒锟铰or a computational project, design, write and test computer programs to simulate the physical system under study, and interpret the results from these programs. |
| Synopsis: | Building on the physics and mathematics you have learned in lecture courses, you will undertake an extended, open-ended project, working either alone or in a pair, and choosing from a wide range of project topics across diverse areas of physics. You will further develop your experimental and/or computational skills, and enhance your transferable skills such as problem-solving, project management and communication. |
| Content: | Final year projects offered cover a wide range of physics and most reflect the research or teaching interests of academic staff. Projects may be related to the Department's externally sponsored research projects (funded by the Research Councils, public companies, and UK government or EU agencies), with the development of undergraduate experiments, or with the investigation of topics relating to physics education. |
| Course availability: |
PH32048 is Optional on the following courses:Department of Chemistry
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