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Calvin Asks: Is having Physics A-level a 'must have' to do an Engineering Degree?

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My son wants to be an engineer when he grows up. He is doing his GCSE’s this year and getting ready to choose his A-Levels, but his school has a new physics teacher, whom he HATES! He is now adamant he won’t be choosing physics at A-Level, but I’m worried that he’ll struggle to get onto an engineering course at a good university without it.


He doesn’t want to change schools as all his friends are staying; it’s one of the best schools in the area and local too, so I don’t really want him to have to move either. So my question is, does he need a physics A-Level or can he get by without it?


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    Mathematics is essential for most engineering courses but whether or not physics is essential depends on the university and the type of engineering. Electrical / electronic engineering will often accept electronics instead of physics; chemical engineering usually requires chemistry but not physics although preference is given to applicants which have it; software engineering doesn't require any science A Levels although computer science, electronics, or further mathematics will be valued subjects. Mechanical and aeronautical engineering tends to require physics though.


    The best advice is to check with universities beforehand to find out whether physics is required or strongly preferred for particular degree courses.
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    Mathematics is essential for most engineering courses but whether or not physics is essential depends on the university and the type of engineering. Electrical / electronic engineering will often accept electronics instead of physics; chemical engineering usually requires chemistry but not physics although preference is given to applicants which have it; software engineering doesn't require any science A Levels although computer science, electronics, or further mathematics will be valued subjects. Mechanical and aeronautical engineering tends to require physics though.


    The best advice is to check with universities beforehand to find out whether physics is required or strongly preferred for particular degree courses.
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