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A-Level
Electronics
Cambridge
Technicals Level 3
Engineering
EXAM BOARD: WJEC EDUQAs
EXAM BOARD: OCR
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REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE
3 Electronics is fundamental to today’s technological
society, whether the application is from
telecommunications, medical equipment,
entertainment or industry.
3 It is a practical course that will develop problem
solving and circuit design skills, as well as some
programming, and is good companion course to
Physics or Computer Science.
3 It serves as a useful addition to advanced courses for
potential engineers, scientists, music technologists
and computer programmers.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
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.
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED
Year 1 (AS) – one exam, three short practical
assessments worth 20%
Year 2 (A-Level) – two exams and practical assessment
through design, construction and testing of a project
worth 20%.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE
THIS COURSE
• minimum Grade 5 in GCSE English Language,
Science or Physics
• minimum Grade 5 in GCSE Maths (Grade 6 is advised)
• good practical ability
• creative skills
• enquiring mind
• mathematical ability
RECOMMENDED READING
BBC Bitesize is a good place to start to revise some d.c.
electric circuit theory from GCSE. The EDUQAS exam board
support material, which is downloadable as a pdf.
PROGRESSION
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 Sellafield, United Utilities,
Jaguar-Land Rover and Bentley Motors.
PRIESTLEY EXTRA
Variety of trips and events organised through your
Electronics programme.
REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE
3 A programme can be tailored specifically to meet your
needs and combined with AS subjects such as
Electronics / Graphics / 3D Design / ICT / Maths /
Physics and many more.
3 Ideal if you do not want to take a purely academic
style AS-Level programme.
3 You will develop a wide range of practical and
transferable skills.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
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 style units in
Electronic Design and in Computer Aided Design (CAD).
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED
Year 1 - three exams
Year 2 - one exam and two internally-assessed units.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE
THIS COURSE
• minimum grade 4 in GCSE Science and
English Language
• minimum grade 5 in GCSE Maths
RECOMMENDED READING
Refresh your GCSE Maths and Physics knowledge.
Also take a look at this website
www.thisisengineering.org.uk
PROGRESSION
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.
PRIESTLEY EXTRA
We offer a variety of trips including to Engineering
Your Future where you will have a chance to complete
some hands-on activities to find out about all of the different
types of engineering and speak to local
employers/universities. Enrichment opportunities such as
designing and building your own leaf blower hoverboard
and converting a petrol go-kart to electric before racing.
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