Aim & Objectives

All Physics Practical Courses within the Department contribute to the continuing development of the students' practical and project skills, extending throughout the three/four years of the BSc degree. Collectively the courses have the overall aim of equipping the students with practical research skills which will open up a wide range of career opportunities, in scientific research, industrial development, or in a wider context. The final year project is a compulsory two-semesters project based course, SMES4181, SMES4182 and SMES4183, contribute to the aim and objective of the Department by providing students with the skills needed to plan, execute and present a complex and open-ended scientific investigation.

At the end of the course the student should have:

•developed the skills and confidence needed to plan and work independently, or with in a team.

•improved their ability to conduct a complex and open-ended scientific investigation, in an active research environment.

•increased their ability to seek information as required, from a variety of sources.

•become accustomed to developing ideas through discussion.

•have further developed the reporting skills and other soft skills.

•have enhanced their presentation skills, by making a full-scale oral presentation to an audience of academic staff and peers in the Physics Colloquium.