PHOTOGRAPHY A Level
Photography is a thrilling outlet for creativity. This is really practical art and design, where your image-making skills will flourish. Much of your work will be outside of lesson time; but with a camera in your hand, every day is a new chance to learn!
A really practical qualification, so you can discover your full creative potential
The first year covers lots of workshops and skills sessions which aim to prepare you for working at an advanced level. After these workshops, you will begin an extended project which will allow you to focus on a genre of photography and techniques that you would like to explore further. In the second year, you will complete another large project which will allow you to explore a theme or idea in greater depth before moving onto the externally set assignment.
We have an excellent photographic studio with lighting, a photographic darkroom, and iMacs running Adobe Creative Suite. With opportunities to see photographic exhibitions, experience live work and gain work experience, you can get a real-world understanding of creative industries.
PHYSICS A Level
Through the exciting developments in Particle Physics at CERN in Geneva and our advancing knowledge of the cosmos, Physics has been gaining in popularity both at A Level and as a degree.
Physicists are excellent problem solvers and highly employable
This A Level is made up of two theoretical units building on the knowledge gained from GCSE, and introducing new subject areas.
In the first year, we tackle the basic laws of the universe, understanding motion, forces, work and energy and the behaviour of materials. We explore electricity in greater depth and pass from wave theory to the more contradictory world of quantum mechanics.
In the second year, we delve further into Newton’s laws and begin to grapple with the concepts of fields, electric and magnetic. We explore different types of motion, circular and simple harmonic. At a molecular level, we look at the concepts of pressure and temperature and then drill down further to the atom, the nucleus and even the most fundamental particles of all, including quarks.
Fact file:
Progression If you want a career in photography, you can move on to the Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art and Design, or go directly on to a specialist degree course in art and design (which we offer here at Petroc). Increasing numbers of our students are making successful applications in photography and related subjects.
How long? Two years.
What do I need? Entry requirements are outlined on page 19.
Additional GCSE entry requirements: Grade C or above in a creative subject.
Course code: FTB034
Fact file:
Progression Physics is essential for any engineering course at university. There are also many university courses for which physics is desirable, such as Chemistry, Maths, Economics, Medicine and Veterinary Science.
How long? Two years.
What do I need? Entry requirements are outlined on page 19.
Additional GCSE entry requirements: Grade BB in Double Science, or a grade B in Physics.
Course code: FTB035
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