Middle School
Programme Contents
Good teachers in the natural sciences and especially in physics are of central importance for awakening pupils' interest in technical and scientific careers.
In addition to subject-specific knowledge, the job description of a physics teacher also includes pedagogical and didactic skills. Specialist training is provided by experts at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg in the form of lectures, practical courses and seminars.
Our university has traditionally emphasised practical relevance and subject didactics above and beyond what is required by the teacher training examination regulations.
Learning Objectives
The aim of the programme is to provide students with knowledge of the most important concepts and relationships in mechanics, The theory of heat, electricity and optics as well as the special theory of relativity, the knowledge of the ideas of the structure of matter, an insight into the history of physics with special consideration of the interrelationships between physics and other sciences, technology, society and the environment, the didactic knowledge of the subject, in particular the ability to elementarise physical facts, taking into account the age-related ability to abstract, the knowledge of physical teaching and working materials and the ability to use them according to didactic aspects, the ability to exemplify scientific ways of thinking and working using suitable content.
- Description of natural processes under precisely defined, reproducible conditions (experimental observation)
- Gaining knowledge by creating theoretical models for the quantitative description of observation using the language of mathematics
- Nature as a whole, from the description of the universe as a whole to the elementary building blocks from which all known matter is constructed
- from basic research to applied research on specific problems, which very often also originate from non-technical areas
- Industrial research and development centres
- Teaching at schools, colleges and universities
- both in companies and as a self-employed IT expert
- Patents (law firms and patent offices)
- Management consultancies, financial service providers, insurance companies and banks
- Public service
| Module | Abbreviation | ECTS-Points |
| Classical Physics | ||
| Classical Physics 1 (Mechanics) | 11-E-M | 8 |
| Classical Physics 2 (Heat and Electromagnetism) | 11-E-E | 8 |
| Optics and Waves | 11-L-OW | 7 |
| Structure of material | ||
| Modern Physics 1 | 11-L-M1-NV | 6 |
| Modern Physics 2 | 11-L-M2-NV | 5 |
| Computational Methods | ||
Mathematical Methods of Physics | 11-M-MR | 6 |
| Laboratory Course I | ||
| Laboratory Course Physics A (Mechanics, Heat, Electromagnetism) | 11-P-LA | 2 |
Data and Error Analysis | 11-P-FR1 | 2 |
Laboratory Course Physics B (Electricity, Circuits, Atomic and Nuclear Physics) | 11-P-LB | 5 |
| Laboratory Course II | ||
| Demonstration Laboratory Course 1 | 11-P-DP1 | 5 |
The course of study shown (Download as pdf) is a recommendation resulting from the logical sequence of module topics.
The curriculum for the teaching degree programme for middle and primary schools is identical.
The course of study shown (Download as pdf) is a recommendation resulting from the logical sequence of module topics.
The curriculum for the teaching degree programme for middle and primary schools is identical. The modules School Physics 1 (11-L-SP1), School Physics 2 (11-L-SP2), School Physics 3 (11-L-SP3) are offered according to current demand. Please check the WueStudy course catalogue for the current semester in good time.
