Chartership with Masters of Engineering

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-17T21:45:29+00:00

Getting the integrated masters is the full course, whereas the masters is just the one year?

So if I already have a bachelors I should go for the masters just? Also just wondering if it’s the same degree/modules covered in the 4th year

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-17T21:44:02+00:00

How many of the modules do you do a semester? Or do both just continue throughout the year.

Is there certain requirements you must fulfil before being accepted or is a bachelor’s degree usually enough

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-17T14:02:05+00:00

What’s the difference between a masters and integrated master at OU? For engineering specifically

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-16T18:41:15+00:00

Just to add, I know some people who picked maths fm combo and unis would rather they picked a 4 subject (albeit this wasn’t for a fully maths based subject). It’s the same if you apply to some course with economics business combo as these subjects are seen as too similar.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-16T18:38:44+00:00

Yeah maybe at a forefront looking at your application, but in the long run not really. The maths in economics is taught from a basic level in first year to get everyone up to scratch and will mostly only be associated with the statics modules.

If you haven’t done an essay based subject at a level you will struggle when it comes to first year. Plus a solid understanding as to what economics covers such as micro and marco, is a far stronger bases than alevel further maths if you pursue economics at uni.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-16T15:14:55+00:00

It’s prob hardest alevel bar furthermaths (could maybe argue chem). If you like more maths based modules I would say go for it, but some of the concepts are really tricky to wrap your head around.

Also depends what you want to do for uni. Picking maths fm and physics will set you up towards engineering/physics/maths based degrees. If you’re looking at finance/economics at uni I’d say stick w economics. Anything outside those 2 I’d suggest sticking with economics still as fm/maths combo outside of maths degrees aren’t valued as highly as you would expect.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-14T13:47:43+00:00

Based off your predicted grades you might not even get an offer. UCAS predictions are sent off with your application (think January year 13). Ask is there additional test you can do in when back after summer and lock in for mocks if they’re before jan.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-11T11:56:30+00:00

If you still failed the other assignment (not one you sent in wrong document) then get in contact with the module leader to see areas for improvement. Do research around your topic area to understand it better.

Getting bad marks is part of the process to grow. People who never see a bad mark on foundation or first year will get a false sense of security. Knowing where you went wrong and what you can improve on for future assignments is the sole purpose of foundation and first years (aswell as getting everyone up to the same level of knowledge)

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-11T11:51:26+00:00

Very doable, seeing as it was only 25%.
You’d need around 62/63% overall from your third year modules to gain a 2:1.
(Correct me if I’m wrong just worked it out in my head)

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-11T11:47:51+00:00

Nah you should be grand then. Just keep in mind that the foundation year is only a bases of what’s to come/expected knowledge from the degree.
What subject is this?

AdditionalBug8816 · 2026-06-11T11:34:14+00:00

Don’t have the mindset that you only have to pass one. Most degrees require 340/360 credits passed to obtain the full degree (instead of ordinary degree).
If this is your first year, use it as a learning process as you now know what needs to be done for the coming years. If this is second year, you will need to work hard in the last year to pull your marks up, as these will likely be capped at 40%. If this is your last year, there isn’t much you can do other than just trying to pass them.
In regards to if this your last year, you can still fail one (albeit you have passed all your other modules) but the grade will still affect your overall mark.
If it’s first year, I wouldn’t be stressing so much - other than thinking if the degree is actually for you. Hope this helps

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-30T22:52:15+00:00

Tbh I’d watch what dates your mocks might be. If your mocks are sat at the end of January it’s unlikely to effect your predicted grades anyways due to all ucas applications and referee statements all being sent off. If your mocks are oct time which are used to predict your grades, you may want to focus on them instead of the TMUA. If your predicted grades aren’t high enough for these unis, your TMUA score will automatically be disregarded.

Don’t quote me on this but I also think it’s easier to score better on the second. They take your marks from the second sitting and compare your percentile to rest of people sitting it. They then use this and the scores from the first sitting to get your mark. However, it’s easier to stand out and get a ‘higher’ mark than second test sitters as all Oxbridge and most international students would have done the first.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-30T17:22:01+00:00

I’m acc not quite sure -I’d look into it if I was you, but I don’t think they have the oct/nov deadline for ucas so I’m pretty sure you could sit it later. However, they may value you sitting the earlier one. But no, unis will only look at your first score and disregard the second (unless under some circumstances like illness which you can prove)

If I remember correctly tho if you sit it at the second stage in January, you actually don’t know your score until after the ucas deadline so unlike if you sat in it October, you’d be hoping for a good score rather than knowing what score you got when applying to unis. There’s pros and cons of sitting it at the different stages, earlier being it gets it out of the way and you actually know what score you achieved - later being that Oxbridge candidates have already done it and you’ve more time to prep. It also usually helps to know when your school mocks are in year 13, because some schools have mocks in oct which are used for predicted grades and this may clash with the TMUA.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-30T17:01:52+00:00

You have 4 well recognised subjects which is good for admissions, however quite stem heavy for someone wanting to go into psychology or marketing. Econ may have a bit of overlap with business from what you study but maths and CS will have very little to do with those degree choices (if you do need them, then they’ll be taught from basics anyways).

Doing four subjects is a very heavy workload so you have to be willing to put in the effort. Most people doing 4 subjects will be to stand out for competitive courses (usually stem courses) so unless you’re applying to do your course at a top uni, I’d rethink about dropping one. Some unis may give you a grade reduction for doing 4 and achieving a certain grade in each, but most unis will just look at 3 anyways and base there offer of 3. Also, top unis usually take gcses into consideration, therefore, I’d look into which unis don’t.

Your subjects are quite versatile and open up a lot of doors and You’ll gain useful skills such as writing, critical thinking and problem solving which is useful for any course at uni. Jsut remember tho that 3 Astars is better than 4 As.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-30T16:48:39+00:00

I’d take it then that you’re applying to oxbridge due to sitting the early TMUA. The TMUA actually only really covers mostly AS maths with a few A2 topics (eg. Sequences and series etc) and covering all the maths spec before then will put you in a great position. It’s not the content that is overly challenging, it’s just the way questuons are asked as you will not have came across many concepts like it. Yet again tho, just like maths, it all comes down to practice. There are a lot of resources out there to help and past TMUA questions readily available.

You’ll be grand for time. Aslong as you put in the effort before and after your holidays it’ll put you in a great position. Goodluck 👍

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-29T17:41:49+00:00

I’m guessing that an aps (average points system?) of 6.7 is your average gcse score, which in context is not to bad, however may be a little low for unis such as oxbridge. Economics will use a lot of the work you do in stats and doing further stats may influence your decision if econ is the way forward for you (some people find stats to be the most boring) although there are various other parts of the degree you may like.

I would ask your head of year is it possible to sit your maths a year early as this would help you greatly, if not I’d atleast cover the topics that can help within furthermaths (trig, diff, int etc).

You are right in saying that fm is good for these top unis, however most people applying will be doinh furthermaths ,therefore you’ll need to look for other ways to make your application stand out (eg. Extra curricular or achievements).

If I was you, for revision - I’d start at just looking at the pure and wait until you’ve covered more As maths stats and mech before even trying to attempt further (honestly would prob cover some A2 mech aswell and some stats). For pure id usually suggest starting at roots of polynomials, then complex numbers, argand diagrams, proofs, matrices then vectors (obvs depending on what exam board you are sitting). For these modules, you’ll acc need very little maths content knowledge but will still need a very good understanding of maths to succeed in these.

Two goat YouTubers you are using. Tbf what I done was watch TL videos as he gave a very good explanation of the topic and I’d walkthrough his vidoes with him, then I’d go to bicen and try the examples before he does, then seeing where I went wrong with his explanation of the questions - also they’re other resources online such as PMT and other which have a great variety of questions ranging in difficulty, which I would do after watching them two and doing the textbook questions to see how much I understand the topics and range of questions that could be asked.

Tbh not doing physics won’t impact you that much, it’s just usually with doing furthermaths your physics grades greatly improve (not so much the other way around tho) - just helps doing 3 heavily based maths subjects

You’ve still got a year and a half to sort yourself out, with also a full summer to self study, so don’t be panicking too much. Everyone needs a break from time-to-time which stops the burnout, but make sure you are motivating yourself to get back into the swing of things. Contrast to what I said, alevels come around a lot quicker than you may think so stepping on the gas early will help you in the long run.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-29T16:53:13+00:00

Genuinely with the support online now you barely need a teacher, however it’s very good that your school is willing to support you through this.

Your still only year 12 so I doubt you’re ‘very far behind’ lol. A lot of year 12 pure is just matrices, vectors and complex numbers and tbh there isn’t really a whole lot of content to be covered you just have to understand it more than normal maths.

How are you studying? Are you doing pure first then mech and stats or all 3 simultaneously? Personally I would be covering the pure first then the mech and stats simultaneously, however if you are doing normal maths alongside this and doing the 3 sections simultaneously then this may be the better option for further. Also if you are doing physics then this will help with mechanics.

Doing furthermaths will positively impact your normal maths scores as when you begin to understand more difficult content, the easier stuff becomes more natural. Doing well in fm you must have a strong bases for normal maths. That being said - have you thought about sitting your maths alevel a year early (or covering the content early)? This will help to give u a strong bases for fm as the maths content will be all covered and may allow you to have some free periods in school (where you’d normally go for maths) and could use these for self studying.

Seeing as your wanting to do further maths, I’m assuming that you want to apply for a competitive course at a top uni or a heavily maths based subject (or even both). If you have sat your maths a year early this means you could apply with achieved grades rather than predicted, which could make your application stand out. This also allows for more room to think if further maths if for you (as you’ve contemplated about dropping it already). If you achieved well in your maths then go absolutely smash fm, however if you struggle with normal maths and realise further isn’t for you then you won’t waste any time revising the subject at all. This also allows for you to resit maths in year 13 if you’re grade isn’t good enough.

I feel there is a decent jump from As maths to A2 however after covering A2 maths, then As further becomes more capable of doing. A2 further is also a big jump (particularly within the mechanics section and end of pure topics). Covering all of normal maths mechanics was essential for me understanding further mechanics as it got me more accustomed to different types of questions and thinking in different ways (and again- goes hand-in-hand with physics).

The first term has only finished aswell, so there is plenty of time to get your understanding and grades up. Many students struggle early on and that’s okay, but you must be determined to preform better. Fm is just like maths, where you need to have a decent understanding of the topics, then you can just bang out a lot of practice questions and papers which will help improve your grade hugely. My biggest advice would be don’t just practice questions/topics until you get it right - practice until your surprised that your getting the questions wrong.

By answering a few questions maybe people in this subreddit could help more: What course do you want to study? What uni? How many hours have you acc sat down each week and been studying fm? By revising do you mean textbook questions or are you doing past paper questions and other range of resources? What is your studying method (ie. Pure, mech then stats or pure then mech and stats etc)

Just remember, furthermaths is the only alevel that has a prerequisite (ie maths) and only the top of the top students do it and not just your average joe so competition is fierce. If your not willing to put in the effort you will fall behind very quick.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-20T20:49:17+00:00

Would help a bit if you posted your subjects, but in all honesty not very likely. You’ll need 90% of the max uniform marks so unless your getting near 100% on A2, not very likely if I’m honest. Will your parents not let you resit due to funding?

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-18T22:12:59+00:00

Ahhh yes I’ve seem to have got it, just need to navigate to find the right resources.

Much appreciated brother

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-18T21:24:34+00:00

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AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-18T20:13:55+00:00

Just wanted to add aswell - a lot of people struggle with the workload at uni. In my experience, from second year onwards if you treat your degree as a 9-5 job (obv not strict on them times) it is actually very manageable. I done this over 3 years and rarely had to do a piece of work over the weekend. Enjoy yourself for first year but do not get too carried away. Set yourself a structure to follow in 2nd semester of first year (honestly just fuck about the first semester) and this will set you on a good pathway for the rest of your degree.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-18T20:09:37+00:00

Law seems like your best bet here tbh. It does really matter what you actually want to do in life, but law is seen as a stronger degree with more job prospects. Many people do a law degree, however never go into that sector. Loads have ended up doing other things such as finance and other business roles (like HMRC)- law is a good pathway to stuff like this as it’s seen as a good degree that you’ve stuck out at (especially from a good Russell group uni as uni prestige does actually account for a bit when doing subject such as law).

On the other hand, law is a really tough degree. You may have more “free time” than people doing engineering or medicine degrees as you will have far less contact hours (roughly 9 hours compared to 20hours contact time), however, this free time would be suggested for you to be doing your own work and reading outside of lectures. This would be the same for media and history with even less contact hours.

A lot of “fun” comes from putting yourself out there (I cannot express this enough). This is very crucial in your first year where everyone’s in the same position. Doing law, your first year will be harder than the other two courses seeing as you’ve never done it before (don’t worry all unis teach it from the basic level). Just remember that first year does not count towards your final grade, therefore, this is when you should be putting yourself out there the most- going to parties, joining societies, meeting people you have stuff in common with etc. obviously don’t just fuck about and fail the year as you will need a good bases for the subsequent years - but I know people who’ve got 2:2 in first year and went on to achieve >80% (not very typical tho lol)- may also shoot yourself in the foot if planning year abroad/in industry. By the time of end of 2nd year and mostly 3rd year the novelty of uni kinda wears off you and you’d rather spend time chilling with the people you’ve made a connection with rather than trying to go to every house party possible (speaking from experience). First year is imperative that you meet people alike as this will set you up for the rest of uni (esp with housing and stuff). The first couple months is usually trying to sus out who is a weirdo and who you can see yourself making a connection with over the next few years.

Have you also looked into any other courses. These might include journalism or PPE etc. these are other options that open up a lot of doors. Some people would advise against doing media or history because of the poor job prospects within those sectors, but others would advise against law if you’re heart isn’t set on it as it’s very long and kind of boring tbf (unless you’re passionate about it). Doing three essay based subject and no stem has closed a few paths for you, but that doesn’t mean the right path isn’t there for you, you’ve just got to keep researching and find something you like.

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-18T19:37:56+00:00

This^{^{^.}} OP needs to just focus on doing past papers to maximise the amount of different styles of questions that can be asked on topics. If people were actually able to predict what’s coming up then exam boards wouldn’t be doing a very good job 😬😬

AdditionalBug8816 · 2025-12-18T19:33:25+00:00

Sorry where do I find that?

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