Electronics

The Programme:
Electronics offers you the opportunity to study the wide range of electronic systems on which modern society depends so heavily today.

The emphasis in the College Electronic Workshop or ‘Lab’ as most of our current students prefer to call it, is on a systems approach, i.e. where complex electronic systems are made from simple sub-systems.

The course is delivered in the main by practical and Computer Aided Design (CAD) investigations with the development of practical skills and experimentation being equally as important as theoretical knowledge. The course delivery has recently been enhanced by the acquisition of state of the art computer-aided training modules.

The course requires a lot of extra work outside of class hours, as practical work can be time - consuming and you will be expected to do a lot of background reading too.

Requirements:
Students will need to have achieved a Grade B or higher in GCSE Electronics.

Next Steps:
Advanced Level Electronics is accepted by universities and complements subjects such as Physics, Maths, Information Technology and Design.

It also establishes a good base if you are thinking of going into industry where electronics is used, such as electrical/electronic engineering, communications, broadcasting and consumer electronics.

Student Comment:
‘The nature of electronics theory can be a bit of a challenge. However, the practical activities constitute a big part of the course and this helps to make the theory easier to understand.’