Engineering without phyics

I do Maths, Further Maths, Product Design and Biology at A level,(also did RM and Electronics at GCSE) with the intention to do something maths/finance related at uni. However I'm now questioning whether I would be more suited towards engineering, so I wondered if anyone has any experience of applying to engineering at uni without physics/knows if I would have a chance of getting accepted? Currently around and A grade in tests in all subject but I would like to go to a good uni so not sure if no physics is an issue

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mnot

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Original post by jeatki1259

I do Maths, Further Maths, Product Design and Biology at A level,(also did RM and Electronics at GCSE) with the intention to do something maths/finance related at uni. However I'm now questioning whether I would be more suited towards engineering, so I wondered if anyone has any experience of applying to engineering at uni without physics/knows if I would have a chance of getting accepted? Currently around and A grade in tests in all subject but I would like to go to a good uni so not sure if no physics is an issue

So engineering is really applied physics, so physics is great preparation material. You are going to have to become familiar with important physics properties energy, power, forces and how objects are related to these. Now the good news is, in A-level physics they do some basic solid mechanics & electronics but it is all very simple. Wether you choose electrical, mechanical, civil, chemical, aero or other you can probably “catch up” quite quickly.

A-level physics teaches everything mathematically in a heavily simplified manner & very conceptually low level, in reality physics is very mathematical and a lot of the practical fundamentals are ignored (at A-level)

A-level further maths is the best preparation you can get for engineering, and the most relevant material. So on this I think you will be fine to study engineering, the one question id have is will you enjoy studying the physics of things, If you are not passionate about engineering then will you thrive at it. Engineering at university is teaching the fundamental theory so if you are not passionate about engineering then I think this could be a major challenge.

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Original post by jeatki1259

I do Maths, Further Maths, Product Design and Biology at A level,(also did RM and Electronics at GCSE) with the intention to do something maths/finance related at uni. However I'm now questioning whether I would be more suited towards engineering, so I wondered if anyone has any experience of applying to engineering at uni without physics/knows if I would have a chance of getting accepted? Currently around and A grade in tests in all subject but I would like to go to a good uni so not sure if no physics is an issue

Hi there,

As above, whilst physics is a good thing to have to prepare you for an engineering course at uni, it is not a necessity.

For example, here at Bath we offer Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Architecture (if you see yourself as quite a creative person), and Civil Engineering, all with placement versions and integrated masters MEng versions, and none of which specifically ask for Physics.

As has been said, its important to carefully look at the course content before applying to make sure it sounds like you would enjoy it and it contains plenty that you'd like to learn. If you're passionate about what you're doing, then motivation will follow!

I hope this helps, best of luck in your choices!

Holly
University of Bath

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Banana_99

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will depend on specific discipline and uni
i do civil engineering at uni and some people didn't do a level physics though probably 90% did

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