Course Content
Seven units are studied over the two year course:-

Telecommunications:
I.T., radio, TV, communications satellites and fibre optics.

Using Electricity:
electricity in the home, including appliances, wiring and safety.

Health Physics:
optics, ultrasonics, electromagnetic radiation and radioactivity. .

Electronics:
digital and analogue electronics.

Transport:
The basic ideas of Newtonian mechanics.

Energy Matters:
sources of energy, the generation and transmission of
electricity, heat energy and conservation of energy.

Space Physics:
Is there anybody out there?!

Folio/Project Work
Students have to carry out individually two investigations. These have to be written up and submitted for internal assessment.

Course Assessment
Three elements are assessed: Knowledge and Understanding and Problem Solving are assessed by two external exams at the end of the two-year course. One exam is at General level and the other at Credit level. Pupils sit both exams. Practical Abilities is assessed internally. Pupils carry out practical techniques throughout the course and submit two investigations. Each element is awarded a grade and there is an overall grade for the course.