PHYSICS POLITICS A Level Units % of A Level Component Modules Covered Assessment % of A Level Component 1 - UK Politics Democracy and Participation, Political Parties. Electoral Systems, Modelling Physics (01) 1, 2, 3 and 5 Exam - 100 marks 37% Voting Behaviour and the Media. Also, studying Political Ideas in Conservatism, Liberalism and 33.3% Socialism. Exploring Physics (02) 1, 2, 4 and 6 Exam 100 marks 37% Component 2 - UK Government The Constitution, Parliament, Prime Minister and Executive and 33.3% Unified Physics (03) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (all modules) Exam - 70 marks 26% relationships between branches. Also, Feminism as a non-core Political Idea Practical Endorsement Non examined assessment - skills Component 3 - US Politics The US Constitution and Federalism, US Congress, The Presidency, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (all modules) N/A 33.3% in Physics (04) embedded throughout Supreme Court and Democracy, Participation and Civil Rights. Course Outline Super-Curriculum Course Outline Super-Curriculum Physics is a fascinating subject! Our teachers love exploring and Visit to the House of Commons and the We are always on the look-out for In Government and Politics students learn about the British and understanding how and why the world and universe work, and Supreme Court and trip to Washington. opportunities to run extra-curricular American political systems and political ideas and thinkers sharing that joy with our students: throughout the physics events, trips and other opportunities to through discussion and debate, student presentations and curriculum, we take every opportunity to discuss interesting further students’ understanding and researching news stories and case studies. ideas, explain natural phenomena, and tackle the huge variety of interest in Physics! Examples of the questions that our students have about everything. enrichment opportunities we have Politics is up-to-date, controversial and informative and affects offered in the last couple of years everything in the world around us, from leaving the E.U. to civil Subject Specific Entry Physics develops a wide range of transferable skills, from the include, attending events such as A- liberties. Students learn to make balanced arguments and to application of mathematical problem solving to real-life Requirements Level Physics Live and Physics in consider different points of view. Co-curricular Activities learning is situations, practical skills and the scientific method. Action. If you are interested in extremely important for Politics. Students are encouraged to 6 or equivalent in English Language or engineering, please also check out the attend debating society and county-wide debating competitions. Students will cover a variety of topics, from ideas that have been English Literature and 6 in a engineering page for more introduced before, such as forces, energy and electricity, to new Humanities subject (History, information about more hands-on We also arrange guest speakers: in previous years Gloucester’s MP topics like quantum physics. The budding astrophysicists among Geography or Religious Studies) at opportunities! Richard Graham has spoken and we have hosted a husting for you will no doubt be pleased to know that the course also covers GCSE. local prospective candidates for Parliament prior to the General gravitational fields, astrophysics and cosmology! Election. All of this is designed to support the work completed in class. There is also the opportunity to pursue an area of interest not covered by the course – for example, relativity, or the application Subject Specific of Physics to materials science – and present your research. Careers Entry Requirements Universities view Government and Politics A Level as a subject that Careers 6 or equivalent in Physics or 6-6 equips students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in Combined Sciences at GCSE and 6 or Physics is an excellent basis for many career paths due to the a wide range of courses. Many of our students go on to study equivalent in Mathematics. skills and mindset it develops. In addition to further study of pure Politics related subjects at university and we have a strong record Physics or Astrophysics, the knowledge gained from the A-Level of success in helping students to gain entry to Oxbridge to study AS or Core Maths recommended Physics course can be used in a whole range of applications: Politics. A Politics degree provides a good foundation for all alongside DRHS 3. from nuclear medicine to energy generation; from rollercoaster manner of careers including Finance, Banking, Management, Civil design to material science and engineering; from sports analysis Service, PR and Advertising, Teaching, Media and Journalism, AS or A Level Maths recommended for to computer game programming and everything in between! Healthcare Management, working for think-tanks, working for DRHS 4. Physics can be studied alongside and will complement a variety pressure groups such as Amnesty and Greenpeace and, of of other subjects depending on what career path you are course, working in Politics! interested in; however, Mathematics is extremely useful! Contact Contact Mr N Salmon, Subject Leader for History Mr J Schofield, Subject Leader for Physics & Politics [email protected] [email protected] 22 23