| Unit name | Year Abroad - research strand with distance learning |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHYS30023 |
| Credit points | 120 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. McMaster |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
120 credit points at Level I/5 by June of the year in which students progress to a university abroad. In order to progress in a degree programme with study abroad (and thus spend year three abroad), a candidate is required to demonstrate an adequate attainment in the major subject or subjects (normally obtaining assessment marks of at least 60 in the Level 4 and 60 overall in Level 5 science and maths units). |
| Co-requisites |
None. |
| School/department | School of Physics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit comprises the period spent in a partner university, involving work guided on a day-to-day basis by a supervisor at that university and under the general supervision of an academic supervisor based at the University of Bristol, and completion of a research project. In addition there is distance learning via monitored independent study of Core Physics units PHYS30021 Solid State Physics and PHYS32011 Quantum Physics.
Aims:
The aim of this unit is to provide students with additional knowledge and skills derived from spending a period undertaking academic research abroad at the appropriate level.
At the end of the unit the student should have knowledge and understanding of
Students will maintain regular contact with their academic supervisor at their home institution but work full-time under the management of an academic supervisor at a partner institution. The research project would be expected to incorporate significant academic physics content and its undertaking would normally include attending appropriate lecture courses in the host university (where available and not for assessment) and/or directed reading.
Assessment of the project work is on a day-to-day basis by the academic supervisor at the partner university; assessment of placement is by a short interim report and a detailed final report, the first in week 12 and the second by 31st July.
Reports will be assessed by both academic supervisors; the distance learning elements are assessed by open-book written examinations that may be taken remotely; an interview is conducted by an academic panel.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
