Engineering Studies

Course summary

The course involves 15 units of study for the Extended Diploma, resulting in an award of three A Levels. The units cover a wide range of engineering disciplines such as; CNC machining, Computer Aided Design, electronics, fabrication, mathematics, further mathematics and electrical principles. Where possible the units are taught using a reasonable amount of practical work, especially through the completion of a major project. Visits to engineering companies also play an important role in the course. The course is made up of both mandatory and optional units. The mandatory units are: • Engineering Principles • Delivery of Engineering Processes Safely as a Team • Engineering Product Design and Manufacturing • Applied Commercial and Quality Principles in Engineering • A specialist Engineering Project • Microcontroller Systems for Engineers • Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems