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Engineering (General Engineering) Higher National Certificate (part-time)

Level 4 - Higher

Engineering (General Engineering) Higher National Certificate (part-time)

Engineer your career! Combine work and study with this part-time course set to take your career to new heights.

Our Higher National Certificate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering has been developed to meet the training needs of those employed or interested in a career in the electronic, control engineering and related industries.

An important component of the course is the project module in which students are engaged on a personal engineering project of commercial significance. This enables the student to apply much of the knowledge and skills gained on the course to a realistic project at advanced level, and of significant benefit to their employer.

Students will study a range of modules mainly at level 4 totalling 125 credit points and is equivalent to Year 1 of a university honours degree.  The course modules have been chosen to be relevant to a wide range of disciplines within the industry, this includes Analogue and Digital Electronics, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Data Communications and supporting modules in Maths, Electrical Principles and Engineering Science. Studies include the relevant theory, application, practical circuit construction, test, and use of Computer Simulation to design and test electronic systems. 

An important component of the course is the project module in which students are engaged on a personal engineering project of commercial significance. This enables the student to apply much of the knowledge and skills gained on the course to a realistic project at advanced level, and of significant benefit to their employer. 

BMet is a partner in the Greater Birmingham & Solihull IoT, which specialises in Engineering and Manufacturing and was developed to incorporate all further education colleges and higher education institutions in the region. The GBSIoT is also advised by a group of employers and stakeholders to ensure that it is employer led and responds to the requirements of the area.

Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year(HNC)of study. The College reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study (HND) in line with increases in inflation (capped at 3%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament.

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Location
Entry
Fees
When

James Watt College

16-09-2024

£3,250.00*

TBC

Course Length: 34 Weeks

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

UCAS Tariff Points: Pre-2017 Entry – 160 points, Post-2017 Entry – 64 points

The tariff points can be made up of:

  • A Levels (GCE and VCE): 2 A Levels at Grade C
  • BTEC Extended Diploma: Grade MPP
  • BTEC Diploma: Grade MM
  • BTEC 90 Credit Diploma: Grade DM
  • Access to HE: Grade P45

If the Level 3 qualification is made up of A Levels one A Level must be Maths or Physics. All other qualifications must be an engineering, science or IT subject.

Minimum number of GCSEs at Grade C or above: 5

which must include GCSE English: Grade C or 4 GCSE Maths: Grade C or 4

Are Level 2 equivalents accepted?: Yes

Students are well supported on the programme with 7 hours of study per week. Students are taught in relatively small groups, delivered by a variety of means including lectures, practical investigation, computer simulation, case studies and discussion.

Successful students will be awarded the qualification of HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and should be able to progress further on to stage 2 of an honours degree.

Year 1:

  • Electrical and Electronic Principles
  • Engineering Design
  • Engineering Maths
  • Mechanical Principles.

Year 2:

  • Electronic Devices and Circuits
  • Engineering Science
  • Instrumentation and Control
  • Managing a Professional Engineering Project.

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