Civil Engineering
I am currently a GCSE student wanting to pursue a job in civil engineering .The A levels I want to do are Physics,Maths,Design and Technology.Do you think this is too much or appropriate for the job I want to pursue and also could you give step by step instruction on what to do after college?
Hi there , it's great to see that you are already looking into what steps you need to take to study the degree you are interested in . The A levels you want to do are good options and should be appropriate for most universities offering that course , some may have additional requirements other than just your A level subjects that you might need to fulfil once you've applied ( this is not something you need to be concerned with at the moment).
What to do next is dependent on which route you want to take to study engineering , you can do an apprenticeship but this would require you to research companies and associated universities that offer apprenticeships for that course and start applying. In your final year of college , your college should assist you with your UCAS application. You can apply to 5 different universities for the same course or for different courses and then work hard to ensure you get the grades you need to get in. You can start researching your universities even before you get to college so you know the kind of grades you need but some universities offer foundation course just incase you don't reach the requirements.
Goodluck for the future and I hope this helps
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Cece ✨
Energy Engineering Student
De Montfort University
What to do next is dependent on which route you want to take to study engineering , you can do an apprenticeship but this would require you to research companies and associated universities that offer apprenticeships for that course and start applying. In your final year of college , your college should assist you with your UCAS application. You can apply to 5 different universities for the same course or for different courses and then work hard to ensure you get the grades you need to get in. You can start researching your universities even before you get to college so you know the kind of grades you need but some universities offer foundation course just incase you don't reach the requirements.
Goodluck for the future and I hope this helps
.Cece ✨
Energy Engineering Student
De Montfort University
Original post by De Montfort University
Hi there , it's great to see that you are already looking into what steps you need to take to study the degree you are interested in . The A levels you want to do are good options and should be appropriate for most universities offering that course , some may have additional requirements other than just your A level subjects that you might need to fulfil once you've applied ( this is not something you need to be concerned with at the moment).
What to do next is dependent on which route you want to take to study engineering , you can do an apprenticeship but this would require you to research companies and associated universities that offer apprenticeships for that course and start applying. In your final year of college , your college should assist you with your UCAS application. You can apply to 5 different universities for the same course or for different courses and then work hard to ensure you get the grades you need to get in. You can start researching your universities even before you get to college so you know the kind of grades you need but some universities offer foundation course just incase you don't reach the requirements.
Goodluck for the future and I hope this helps.
Cece ✨
Energy Engineering Student
De Montfort University
What to do next is dependent on which route you want to take to study engineering , you can do an apprenticeship but this would require you to research companies and associated universities that offer apprenticeships for that course and start applying. In your final year of college , your college should assist you with your UCAS application. You can apply to 5 different universities for the same course or for different courses and then work hard to ensure you get the grades you need to get in. You can start researching your universities even before you get to college so you know the kind of grades you need but some universities offer foundation course just incase you don't reach the requirements.
Goodluck for the future and I hope this helps
.Cece ✨
Energy Engineering Student
De Montfort University
Thanks but I have heard that apprenticeships for engineering limit you to only a certain level in engineering.Could I see your opinion and take on this.
Once again thank you very much
Original post by eeeeaaaahhhhk
I am currently a GCSE student wanting to pursue a job in civil engineering .The A levels I want to do are Physics,Maths,Design and Technology.Do you think this is too much or appropriate for the job I want to pursue and also could you give step by step instruction on what to do after college?
It's fine although A-level Further Maths would be more relevant to an engineering degree than DT, although either is fine for the majority of courses.
Hi there,
These A-levels sound great for civil engineering. Maths and physics are very big parts of all engineering so I would recommend these especially.
After college there are a few different routes you can take. For starters there is university which you can choose to do bachelors (3 years), masters (4 years and opens road to chartership) or with a year in a work placement (4 or 5 years depending on masters). I strongly recommend going for a placement year should your universities offer it as its a great way to get experience and learn the way things are done. Most universities will only require maths but strongly recommend physics with an art subject so you are spot on with your A-level choices in that regard. You'll be applying to university at the start of your second year of college with a personal statement about why you're a good candidate and your predicted grades.
I recommend seeing about getting some engineering experience whenever you can, whether its online courses or summer work experiences etc. Here are some links to places you can look into:
https://www.springpod.com/virtual-work-experience/engineering-work-experience/WEXP-00031
https://www.suttontrust.com/
https://www.studentladder.co.uk/year-12/career-decisions/engineering-3/
https://www.nuffieldresearchplacements.org/https://www.nuffieldresearchplacements.org/
https://in2scienceuk.org/
Of course you don't have to go to university. You can also pursue an apprenticeship where you'll work straight with a company who sponsors you and attend college on the side. Have a look here for some more information or talk to your college advisors : https://www.ucas.com/apprenticeships
Hope this helped,
Sophie (uni of Bath)
These A-levels sound great for civil engineering. Maths and physics are very big parts of all engineering so I would recommend these especially.
After college there are a few different routes you can take. For starters there is university which you can choose to do bachelors (3 years), masters (4 years and opens road to chartership) or with a year in a work placement (4 or 5 years depending on masters). I strongly recommend going for a placement year should your universities offer it as its a great way to get experience and learn the way things are done. Most universities will only require maths but strongly recommend physics with an art subject so you are spot on with your A-level choices in that regard. You'll be applying to university at the start of your second year of college with a personal statement about why you're a good candidate and your predicted grades.
I recommend seeing about getting some engineering experience whenever you can, whether its online courses or summer work experiences etc. Here are some links to places you can look into:
https://www.springpod.com/virtual-work-experience/engineering-work-experience/WEXP-00031
https://www.suttontrust.com/
https://www.studentladder.co.uk/year-12/career-decisions/engineering-3/
https://www.nuffieldresearchplacements.org/https://www.nuffieldresearchplacements.org/
https://in2scienceuk.org/
Of course you don't have to go to university. You can also pursue an apprenticeship where you'll work straight with a company who sponsors you and attend college on the side. Have a look here for some more information or talk to your college advisors : https://www.ucas.com/apprenticeships
Hope this helped,
Sophie (uni of Bath)
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