A-Level Physics

The stan­dard require­ment for A Lev­els at Stam­ford Col­lege is 5 GCSEs at Grade 5/C or above as a min­i­mum for human­i­ties sub­jects and 6/B in maths for all sci­ence subjects.

Each A Lev­el sub­ject has its own addi­tion­al entry require­ments, please see below:

Grade 6/B or above in maths and 66 BB in Dou­ble Award Sci­ence, or a grade 6/B in maths and a grade 6/B in Physics plus 6/B in Biol­o­gy or Chemistry.

We will review each appli­ca­tion on a case-by-case basis to ensure you get a place on the course most suit­able for you. We offer an online inter­view which will explain the A Lev­el pro­gramme and also allow for an infor­mal chat with the tutor for each sub­ject before an offer to study with us can be made to you.

Once enrolled one of the ways we make sure the course is right for you is through a very effec­tive ​‘6 weeks to suc­cess’ pro­gramme that oper­ates from the first day you start your course. This includes sup­port such as (but not lim­it­ed to):

• Allow­ing you to change sub­ject and course if you change your mind or find the course is not right for you in the first 6 weeks ‑sub­ject to availability 
• Mov­ing you between A‑Levels and a Lev­el 3 Diplo­ma if you are find­ing your cur­rent lev­el too hard — sub­ject to availability 
• One-to-one reviews with your aca­d­e­m­ic tutor to ensure you are pro­gress­ing and achiev­ing well

Our course enquiries and admis­sions team can be con­tact­ed at enquiries@​stamford.​ac.​uk should you have any fur­ther questions.

Exam­ple job roles in:

• Physics
• Mechan­i­cal Engineering
• Teach­ing

Progress to study degrees in:

• Math­e­mat­ics
• Physics
• Teach­ing
• Engi­neer­ing

You will study the fol­low­ing units:

• Mea­sure­ments and their errors
• Par­ti­cles and radiation
• Waves
• Mechan­ics and energy
• Elec­tric­i­ty
• Fur­ther mechan­ics and ther­mal physics
• Fields
• Nuclear Physics
• Astro­physics