BTEC, GNVQ, IB and EB are also considered.
Engineering is about design, making things happen and solving problems.
It calls for creativity, management and communication skills as well as technical expertise and knowledge. If you want to study engineering at Birmingham in all its diversity but lack the traditional qualifications for direct entry to a degree programme, you can start here. This is a multidisciplinary year giving you experience of team working and developing computer literacy and presentational skills. You have a mix of compulsory and optional modules ranging over mathematics, mechanics, electrical and chemical engineering, computing, design, engineering materials, manufacturing and business studies, along with engineering and environmental studies. You learn about the particular engineering discipline you may wish to follow.