Reasons to study Engineering

Most of our students aspire to a career in engineering. Those opting for traditional routes such as civil, mechanical and electrical will need to take it alongside A level maths and 2 other subjects one of which should be STEM (e.g. physics, electronics, chemistry or computer science). Future design engineers may choose to take alongside Product Design, Graphics, Architecture or Fine Art whereas military engineers may find Public Services to be an advantage. Engineering is also a useful maths based subject to lead into a business career. Our engineering course is theoretical and similar to maths and physics at GCSE.

Year 1 (Certificate) – Mathematics for Engineering, Science for Engineering, Principles of Mechanical Engineering. Year 2 (Extended Certificate) – Principles of Electronic and Electrical Engineering plus coursework units in Electronic Design and Computer Aided Design (CAD).

Full-time degree courses (A-Levels in Maths and Physics may also be required for more traditional engineering degrees) or directly into an apprenticeship (A-Level maths may be needed for degree level engineering apprenticeships) or job. We have selected coursework units on this programme to equip students to progress into a wide range of engineering apprenticeships or design/computing-based careers. The skills you will develop will be in demand across a range of practical and technical careers.