It will also develop expertise in writing and editing relating to the exposition of scientific ideas. Advanced standing into the program will be available to holders of the Advanced Diploma in Computer Science who have completed the physics option. This advanced standing will exempt students from first year Applied Physics programs. Dual award graduates will possess an excellent knowledge of Applied Physics as well as the ability to write, edit and produce documents to an industry based standard. Talented science communicators are essential in today's competitive industry environment and are vital to raise the public profile of physics.
Publishers often require editors who have a science background to edit science textbooks.
There will also be a demand for graduates of this program who can create World Wide Web pages for scientific institutions and University Science Departments.