Mathematics - AS/A2
Mathematics is all about solving problems, from the purely abstract realms of geometry and algebra to real problems in engineering, commercial processes and data analysis.
You will develop your skills in Pure Mathematics and a choice of applied areas - Mechanics, Statistics, Decision Mathematics or a combination.
This course is for those who enjoy Mathematics for its own sake and those who wish to open doors for careers in science, engineering, business, statistics or any of a host of other fields. As anyone who reads the news will know, there is a national shortage of Mathematicians, so this qualification is bound to put you in demand. Students need to have achieved at least a grade B at higher level GCSE Maths.
Mathematics - GCSE
GCSE Mathematics covers a lot of basic skills that you will need to use in a variety of ways throughout your life. You will be able to use a lot of what you learn in GCSE maths in other subjects that you are studying now or you will study in the future.
The GCSE Mathematics is a qualification desired by many employers and is a prerequisite for many university courses.
You will have to take 2 modules: stage 1 and stage 2; complete 2 pieces of course work, and take 2 final exams to complete the course.
The entry qualification for full time students is a recently acquired grade D at GCSE
maths. If you do not have a grade D, then it is usually not possible to complete the
course in one year.