Curriculum
As DSFC prepares candidates for technical branches the academic syllabus emphasises science and technical subjects, recognising that Officers in the Armed Forces are first and foremost officers rather than engineers, opportunities exist to study non-technical subjects.
First year students study four subjects with all being required to study Mathematics and Physics. Other available subjects include: Government and Politics, Biology, Chemistry, Business Studies, Information and Communication Technology, Electronics, Systems and control engineering. Students also follow a course in Career Skills and the European Computer Driving Licence, which became compulsory starting in the 2009 entry.
Second-year students traditionally drop one subject and carry on three subjects through their A2 year and take up an enrichment subject ranging from Arabic and Mandarin to music. Mathematics is compulsory in the second years, and if Physics is dropped your university course choice becomes limited. It is also possible for students to continue with their four AS subjects into their second year or to replace one with an academic enrichment subject. Such enrichment options include: Further Mathematics AS, Business Studies, or a distance learning topic of their choice.
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