Year in Industry Course
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Designed for students to consolidate and develop maths skills whilst they spend a year in industry prior to university entry.
What topics are covered?
- Matrices (on-screen test to be completed by Sunday, 7 December 2025)
- Differentiation (on-screen test to be completed by Sunday, 11 January 2026)
- Vectors (on-screen test to be completed by Sunday, 15 February 2026)
- Integration (on-screen test to be completed by Sunday, 15 March 2026)
- Functions of several variables (on-screen test to be completed by Sunday, 19 April 2026)
- Complex numbers (on-screen test to be completed by Sunday, 17 May 2026)
- Ordinary differential equations (on-screen test to be completed by Sunday, 14 June 2026)
Students will be supported in their independent study via a forum that is moderated by a tutor. To successfully complete the course, students must complete on-screen tests to be taken by the middle of each month throughout the course. Extensive notes and exercises with worked solutions are provided to prepare for the on-screen tests.
All students who complete the course will be rewarded with a completion certificate.
7 Online Modules with On-Screen Tests
All modules will be accessed via MEI’s Integral Learning Platform.
Maths course for Year in Industry participants
What you will learn
Designed for students doing a year in industry
Develop Maths Skills
Proof of Completion
Prepare for Higher learning
Sample Materials
Frequently asked questions
Students doing a year in industry with elements of maths and wish to study maths or a related subject at university.
The course is £90 for all students.
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