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Engineering A levels vs Btec
Hi
Want to do engineering because maths and physics are my strong points but not sure which type of engineering I would enjoy most at the moment.
Question is what would be best way forward 3 A levels or a btec in engineering and what would be best option next a good uni for degree or do an apprenticeship.
Also if Btec engineering does it include enough maths to help with your career or do you need to do more maths later?
Thoughts and tips appreciated
Want to do engineering because maths and physics are my strong points but not sure which type of engineering I would enjoy most at the moment.
Question is what would be best way forward 3 A levels or a btec in engineering and what would be best option next a good uni for degree or do an apprenticeship.
Also if Btec engineering does it include enough maths to help with your career or do you need to do more maths later?
Thoughts and tips appreciated
(edited 1 year ago)
If your aim is to do a degree in engineering then I would suggest doing A-levels, as they are fundamentally academic courses requiring good preparation in maths and physics (and/or other sciences). This is also a good preparation for a degree apprenticeship route.
Most engineering courses will accept maths and physics so you don't need to decide now if you're doing both of those. Further maths would be a very good idea (as you'll need to cover those topics once at uni anyway) and for some fields chemistry can be useful (mainly chemical engineering or materials science).
A-level Maths/physics/chemistry +/- further maths will pretty much cover your bases for virtually any area of engineering. If you don't like chemistry though it's not required by any means (a couple of chemical engineering courses may not be an option without it but most will accept either physics or chemistry and don't require one or the other or both specifically).
Most engineering courses will accept maths and physics so you don't need to decide now if you're doing both of those. Further maths would be a very good idea (as you'll need to cover those topics once at uni anyway) and for some fields chemistry can be useful (mainly chemical engineering or materials science).
A-level Maths/physics/chemistry +/- further maths will pretty much cover your bases for virtually any area of engineering. If you don't like chemistry though it's not required by any means (a couple of chemical engineering courses may not be an option without it but most will accept either physics or chemistry and don't require one or the other or both specifically).
Id strongly recommend A-levels if you wish to study engineering at university. Pretty much all courses at least require A-level maths.
If you want to work in certain areas of engineering such as hands on roles manufacturing/field engineering then an apprenticeship is alright, if you want to work in R&D id go for an MEng.
If you want to work in certain areas of engineering such as hands on roles manufacturing/field engineering then an apprenticeship is alright, if you want to work in R&D id go for an MEng.
Original post by Ash.twick
Hi
Want to do engineering because maths and physics are my strong points but not sure which type of engineering I would enjoy most at the moment.
Question is what would be best way forward 3 A levels or a btec in engineering and what would be best option next a good uni for degree or do an apprenticeship.
Also if Btec engineering does it include enough maths to help with your career or do you need to do more maths later?
Thoughts and tips appreciated
Want to do engineering because maths and physics are my strong points but not sure which type of engineering I would enjoy most at the moment.
Question is what would be best way forward 3 A levels or a btec in engineering and what would be best option next a good uni for degree or do an apprenticeship.
Also if Btec engineering does it include enough maths to help with your career or do you need to do more maths later?
Thoughts and tips appreciated
Should I do a levels or level 3 btec extended diploma in aeronautical engineering
Original post by codyvarga
Should I do a levels or level 3 btec extended diploma in aeronautical engineering
let me assist im a student in a btec national manufacturing engineering (2nd year) the person will not respond as this was 8 months ago but for anyone else reading this may be helpful not the extended though the only difference is the extended does 5 more units to get the extra grade so like DDM or MMP whereas the national diploma is like DM or MP and we do 10 units but if your applying to the apprenticeship programs for companies like Airbus or Rolls Royce or GE they often sate in their requirements is the extended but some of those companies and more similar to them have requirements where you can have the extended but the course should generally consist of the first year having some form of tests like a dedicated maths test and product design doesn't have to be but as im in a manufacturing course that's probably why for the first year i did a maths x physics test which is mandatory and externally assessed by Pearson and a design and manufacture test which is like reasoning for your choice they ask you to redesign a part of a subassembly all the material choices stress/strains and the economic/environmental impacts and the means of production and that is also mandatory i think both exams are 12 hours long but its split into 2 to 6 hours or 4 i cant remember then still in the first you would do a hydraulics and pneumatic systems along with machining unit sometimes if your college has the facilities a welding unit is also incorporated then like a engineers business oriented unit then in the second year you would have a maths unit sometimes 2 for the extended its usually one and that includes the A level calculus that sort of stuff but our 2nd maths unit compered to the extended BTEC manufacturing students they have it replaced with a microcontroller exam or some sort of electronics unit like industrial robotics but back to the BTEC national 2nd maths unit this is like classical mechanics but not as in depth as like it would be in uni its like a pre requisite so its like joint forces trusses vector diagrams and dynamic systems and some other stuff then both the extended and the nationals do a CAD design unit and a pcb unit which is like soldering and manufacturing pcbs and testing oh and the extended does the additive manufacturing but remember Btecs are regionally dictated more often than not so if your town or city is ex de industrialised more likely you college would offer a manufacturing course if you were are in really down south of the country like Weymouth of Plymouth you would tend to see aeronautical engineering if you were perhaps on the outskirts of London or near or around London you might see local colleges running BTEC in computing but BTECs are being replaced by T levels by the time like a 16 year old a 17 year old might be reading this look for T levels they are the same thing no matter what type of engineering it is you will have the relevant maths and physics or chemistry just check to be sure
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