I suspect that Willie just looked at all the courses available at Newcastle University and chose the one that she was the most okay with, even though she isn’t really sure if she wants to go to university at all. But according to her parents she has to go to university. Here’s some information about the course … To qualify, she is focusing especially on maths and physics now that she’s in sixth form.
Actually it looks pretty interesting, and sometimes, in weak moments, I wish I was 18 again and would choose to study engineering. But then I go “NyeaaoooOOOOOOOUuu!!!” and get a grip again. V^(oo)^;V