Career Pathways
Academic (A Level) and Suggested Combinations

The advantage of choosing this route is that you can choose 3 subjects that lead to a variety of career pathways. The following information will help you choose your subjects. We have given you the most likely subject combinations that fit with a selection of career pathways.

Click below to see more information about possible careers, apprenticeships, and degrees for each of the pathways.

Career Pathway & Suggested Subject Combination:

1. Architecture and Professional Construction Pathways

Art, Design and Technology. Then select Maths for the BSc route or choose from any other subject for the BA route, Maths or Design and Technology

5. Design

Art, Photography and Product Design

8. Engineering Pure

Engineering, Maths, Physics

13. Health Science

Health and Social Care, Psychology, Applied Science or Biology

17. Media

Media Studies, English, then choose from History, Criminology or Psychology

21. Science and Technology

Biology, Chemistry, Choose from: History, Geography, Psychology, English, Maths, or a Language

2. The Arts

Art, Photography then choose from any other subject

6. Drama

Drama, English, then choose from any other subject

10. Forensic Science

Criminology, Psychology, Chemistry

14. Humanities

History, then choose two from English, Geography, Criminology or Sociology

18. Medicine and Veterinary Science

Biology, Chemistry, Choose from: History, Geography, Psychology, English, Maths, or a Language

3. Business and Enterprise

Business Studies, then choose from any two other subjects

7. Engineering and Technology

Engineering, Maths, Design and Technology

11. Geographical and Environmental Science

Geography, Environmental Science. We then suggest choosing Biology but you can choose from any other subject

15. Information and Technology (IT)

IT, we then suggest choosing Maths but you can choose from any other subject

19. Physical Education and Food Science

Biology, Chemistry, Choose from: History, Geography, Psychology, English, Maths, or a Language

4. Business and Finance

Business Studies, Maths, then choose from any other subject

8. Engineering Design

Engineering, Maths, Design and Technology

12. Health and Nutrition

Health and Social Care, Food Science, Applied Science or Biology

16. Law

History, English, Criminology

20. Psychology Science

Biology, Chemistry, Choose from: History, Geography, Psychology, English, Maths, or a Language

Career Pathways Academic (A Level) and Suggested Combinations

Career Pathways
Academic (A Level) and Suggested Combinations