Reasons to study Electronics

Electronics is fundamental to today’s technological society, whether the application is from telecommunications, medical equipment, entertainment or industry. It is a practical course that will develop problem solving and circuit design skills, as well as some programming which is increasingly a major part of electronic engineering. Electronics is an excellent companion course to Physics or Computer Science. It serves as a useful addition to advanced courses for potential engineers, scientists, music technologists and computer programmers. If you are creative, have an enquiring mind and an interest in problem solving you are well suited to Electronics A-Level.

Basic d.c. electricity theory, input and output subsystems, digital and analogue electronics, timing circuits, audio circuits, wireless communication, optical communication, a.c. and mains circuits, power electronics and microcontrollers. The AS course can be completed as a stand-alone qualification.

University, especially electronic or electrical engineering. For many Electronic Engineering university courses, A-Level Electronics is an alternative to Physics as long as A-Level Maths is also taken. Others progress onto apprenticeship schemes, often engineering-based, with companies such as Jaguar-Land Rover, Bentley Motors, Sellafield and United Utilities.