Electronics
Course summary
Taught by highly experienced staff, our A-level Electronics course has been running for over 25 years and achieves consistently great results. Your challenging, interesting classes are delivered in a bright laboratory equipped with an interactive whiteboard for delivery of lessons, and work stations for practical work, and a laptop for each student. You will become quite an expert at using computer-aided design (CAD) software to design and test your ideas. As well as Excel and Word and the internet, you will use specialist software to include Crocodile Clips, Livewire, and PIC Tutor. There are detailed interactive notes for all the topics on the Bilborough Sixth Form College Moodle. The course is very hands on and you will be designing and trying out circuits to deepen your understanding of the discipline. We’re always delighted when Electronics students from Bilborough Sixth Form College go on to study related degree subjects such as Engineering, Computing, Games Production and Music / Media – and indeed many of them do. Our tutors have good knowledge about higher education and are always happy to give you expert advice on suitable progression routes. Not only do students attend prestigious universities to study electronics, a large proportion of them find employment and apprenticeship opportunities.
Entry Requirements
Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.
| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
GCSE qualifications | 5 gcse qualifications at grade 4.0 or above | — |
English Language | Grade 4 in English Language | — |
English Literature | Grade 4 in English Literature | — |
Mathematics | Grade 5 in Mathematics | — |
As published by the school
- To study Electronics at Bilborough, you will need to have a minimum of a grade 5 in GCSE Maths and a 4 in English Language. It is also highly desirable to have grade 4 in Double or triple Science. - To study at Bilborough Sixth Form College you must achieve a minimum of 5 GCSEs grades 9 to 4 including English and Maths. We count L2 BTEC merit as equivalent to one GCSE.
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Assessment
A-level Electronics is a two year course which is split 80% examination and 20% coursework. You will have two 2 hours 45 minutes’ exams at the end of the second year of the course. The topics you will learn are as follows: DC electric circuits, Energy and power, Semiconductor components, Logic systems, Operational amplifiers, Signal conversion, AC circuits and passive filters, Communication systems, Wireless transmission, Instrumentation systems, Timing circuits, Sequential logic, Microcontrollers, Digital communications, Mains power supply systems, High power switching systems, Audio systems. For your coursework, you will learn how to program using assembly language. You will then implement a circuit to solve a specific problem. You will also have the opportunity to design a larger project in your second year. Ideas include audio systems, electronic games, security systems, and much more!
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