About the course

The North-West is at the heart of the UK’s Electronics industry; an industry embedded in our day-to-day lives, from basic infrastructure to our mobile phones and computers. Our A-level Electronics course provides the foundations to embark upon a career in this modern industry as humanity progresses through the information age.

The course is designed to teach learners essential scientific knowledge and to develop their confidence and competence in a variety of practical and problem‐solving skills sought by universities and employers.The scope of the A-Level Electronics course is quite broad, enabling the development of skills in a range of theoretical, practical, industrial and environmental contexts.

A-level Electronics is complementive of other A-level courses offered at Burnley College such as Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science. It is recommended, but not essential, that students study one of these other courses.

Start Date/s

02/09/2024, 05/09/2024, 02/09/2024, 05/09/2024

Entry Requirements

At least five GCSEs at grade 5 or above in a good range of subjects, including both English and Mathematics. Additional entry requirements for this course are: A grade 6 in GCSE Maths, and preferably a grade 5 or above in GCSE Physics.

Assessment

The course is assessed through a mixture of examination (80%) and extended realisation tasks (20%), split across three components. Component 1 and component 2 are both examinations covering the entirety of the A-level Electronics specification from the two years of study. Component 3 is coursework comprised of two extended realisation tasks, including the development of a microcontroller system, and an extended project involving both analog and digital subsystems designed to meet a desired function and criteria. The coursework component of the course is developed alongside theoretical content across both years.

Careers & Progression

The knowledge and skills you will learn and practice throughout the course will help you to progress to Level 4 courses, apprenticeships or careers in electronics or wider engineering areas, such as process control, systems design, manufacturing, robotics/automation and medical services. The transferrable skills developed by studying electronics are actively sought out by universities and employers.

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