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PHY-20059 - Module Specification
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2026/27 Last Updated: 17 March 2026

PHY-20059 - Physics Career Planning and Employability Skills
Coordinator: Steven Wye Tel: +44 1782 7 33852
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 0
Study Hours: 30
School Office: 01782 734921

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2026/27

Your university study may be driven by curiosity about the physical world, but it is also about developing graduate attributes that lead to successful and fulfilling careers. The activities and milestones in our career planning modules will grow your potential beyond Physics knowledge. In Level 5, the emphasis is on careers research, building your CV, auditing your skills and placement opportunities.

Aims
The module aims to enable students in identifying potential work experience or placement opportunities to enhance their career prospects. Students will build on the skills portfolio developed at level 4 and be able to demonstrate and articulate how they meet the criteria and are good candidates for a particular role through an effective CV and cover letter.

Intended Learning Outcomes

identify potential work experience or placement opportunities appropriate for their career aspirations: 1
Summarise their skills, experience and achievements in a CV and cover letter: 1
Maintain a record of skills applicable to a physics graduate: 1

Study hours

Seminars and workshops: 10h
Independent completion of the portfolio: 20h

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Professional Development weighted 100%
Skills portfolio
A record of career and placement research and appropriate CV and cover letter. Equivalent to approximately 500 words.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 17 March 2026