Engineering Science

Engineering Science is a study of the roles of engineers in society, and of the knowledge and skills modern engineers are likely to have.

Topics and skills covered in the course include:

Engineering contexts and challenges – types of engineering and engineering projects, economic, social and environmental impacts of engineering; emerging technologies; energy and efficiency.
Systems and control – the systems approach to engineering; energy systems; open and closed loop control; two state control; proportional control.
Electronic systems – analogue electronics, including Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s laws, resistors in series and parallel, electrical power, voltage dividers, transistor switching circuits, transistors as drivers, op-amp functions and circuit design; digital electronics including logic circuits, truth tables, Boolean expressions and NAND equivalents; microcontrollers including high-level programming techniques.
Mechanical systems– motion and forces; mechanisms and drive systems; pneumatic systems; beams and frame structures; and material properties (including analysis of test results).

Expectations

Engineering Science is recommended as a pupil choice along with Mathematics, Physics and/or Computing Science – it should not be seen as a replacement for other science subjects.
Strong skills in Mathematics are required to succeed in Engineering Science.
There will be regular homework.
Meeting deadlines and being resilient are important features of being successful in this course – you will be expected to carry out tasks in your own time.

Progression Routes

National 4/5 Engineering Science
Pupils returning into S5/6 may progress on to Higher following attainment of a passing N5 grade.

College courses that Engineering Science will support entry into include:

University courses that Engineering Science will support entry into include:

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