• Question: What school subjects are most important in engineering?

    Asked by VOTE_RYAN to Ryan, Nadine, Matt, Emma, Daniel, Allanah on 18 Jun 2019.
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      Allanah Green answered on 18 Jun 2019:

      It all depends on what area you’re interested in. Some engineering is more science based whilst others is more IT. I feel that whats more important is your attitude to wanting to learn and desire to learn as i didn’t have any qualifications that were relevant to engineering before i started.

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      Ryan Smith answered on 18 Jun 2019:

      For engineering it tends to be physics and maths. That being said it does depend on what sort of engineering you want to pursue. I would say try a bunch and see what you enjoy. I for instance really enjoyed design technology at GCSE, and it was very helpful for me.

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      Nadine Priestman answered on 19 Jun 2019:

      There are different types of engineering for example mechanical and technical, but the names change depending on which industry you would like to work in. Most areas of engineering you need maths and the sciences. As well as the academic subjects you also need to be good at problem solving and critical thinking, reading, writing and verbal communication. Have experience of being a team player, flexible and time management.

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      Matt Keith answered on 19 Jun 2019:

      Just to second what everyone else said, most engineering subjects will require maths and at least 1 other science at GCSE and A-level. What the science is depends on what type of engineering you want to do – for chemical engineering, you’ll need to do Chemistry. Physics is also useful for (and probably necessary for mechanical and civil engineering).

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      Daniel Wye answered on 19 Jun 2019:

      Maths, Science and D&T are probably some of the more obvious ones, but all subjects play some part in helping to make a good engineer – learning to analyse written information (English), assessing evidence from different sources and its’ credibility (History/Humanities), Teamwork (PE), etc etc…

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