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OU Physics Degree

  • 26-04-2009 7:44pm
    #1
    tolteq
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    Hello to all.

    I am half way through an OU physical science degree.

    I took a short break from the course this year. But I intend to finish it.

    Physics Lecturers: Whats your view on OU Physics graduates? Do you think they have a good enough degree to make a potential PhD candidate? I worry that there isnt enough exposure to experiments in the course.

    Though we did get to tackle some interesting experiments like measuring the mass of the electron and doing the Compton Effect experiment.

    Other OU students: How are you finding your studies. I am going to take Electromagnetism next year. Is it hard?

    Thanks

    Tony


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  • #2
    Professor_Fink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 861 ✭✭✭Professor_Fink


    tolteq wrote: »
    I took a short break from the course this year. But I intend to finish it.

    Physics Lecturers: Whats your view on OU Physics graduates? Do you think they have a good enough degree to make a potential PhD candidate? I worry that there isnt enough exposure to experiments in the course.

    Though we did get to tackle some interesting experiments like measuring the mass of the electron and doing the Compton Effect experiment.

    Well, some Open University courses are accredited by the Institute of Physics. See http://www.iop.org/activity/policy/Degree_Accreditation/file_30396.pdf
    If your course is accredited, then it should be ok. Obviously some institutions get noticed more than others, but if you do well, and impress a potential supervisor, I don't think there would be major difficulties. It might be necessary to do a masters first, depending on what exactly you want to go into.


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