Required skill:

Knowledge and understanding of most fundamental physical laws and principles, and develop competence in the application of these principles to diverse areas of physics. Formulate and tackle problems in physics by identifying the appropriate physical principles, using science techniques such as special and limiting cases and order-of-magnitude estimates to guide thinking about a problem.

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, attention to detail, planning and organising		 Generic competencies
Personal capabilities
Initiative		 Technical ability
Technical ability, technical knowledge
Business awareness Practical elements
Professional expertise

Required skill:

Present problem solutions by making assumptions and approximations explicit. Develop the ability to identify relevant principles and laws of physics when dealing with problems

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, attention to detail, planning and organising		 Generic competencies
Personal capabilities
Initiative, achievement orientation		 Technical ability
Technical ability, technical knowledge
Business awareness Practical elements
Professional expertise

Required skill:

Plan, carry out, analyse and report the results of an experiment or investigation. Use appropriate methods to analyse the data produced and evaluate the level of uncertainty in the results, compare these results with expected outcomes, relate any conclusions to current theories of the physics involved and theoretical predictions or published data, and assess their significance .

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, attention to detail, planning and organising		 Generic competencies
Personal capabilities Technical ability
Technical ability, technical knowledge
Business awareness
Process operation		 Practical elements
Professional expertise

Required skill:

Use mathematics to describe the physical world. Develop an understanding of mathematical modelling and of the role of approximation in order to compare critically the results of model calculations with those from experiment and observation.

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, attention to detail, decisiveness		 Generic competencies
Personal capabilities Technical ability
Technical ability, technical knowledge
Business awareness
Process operation		 Practical elements

Required skill:

Physics degree programmes involve the solving of problems with well-defined solutions as well as tackling open-ended problems. This develops the ability to formulate problems in precise terms and to identify key issues. Students will develop the confidence to try different approaches in order to make progress on challenging problems.

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, attention to detail		 Generic competencies
Personal capabilities
Initiative, achievement orientation		 Technical ability
Business awareness Practical elements

Required skill:

Develop skills of independent investigation through using textbooks, and other available literature, searching databases and interacting with colleagues/peers to extract important information.

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, attention to detail		 Generic competencies
Interpersonal sensitivity, teamwork/working with others
Personal capabilities
Achievement orientation		 Technical ability
Technical ability, technical knowledge
Business awareness Practical elements

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