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Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College)

UCAS Code: Not applicable | Higher National Certificate - HNC

Entry requirements


A level

C,E

Including Maths at a minimum of grade C.

Access to HE Diploma

P:45

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Grade C/4 (or Level 2 equivalent).

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

24

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

PPP

Minimum of two units with Merit grades, one of which must be a Maths unit.

UCAS Tariff

48

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About this course


Course option

2years

Part-time | 2024

The BTEC Higher National qualifications in Engineering are aimed at students wanting to continue their education through applied learning. Higher Nationals provide a wide-ranging study of the engineering sector and are designed for students and apprentices who wish to pursue or progress their career in engineering.

Modules

The course will comprise the following Level 4 units:-

Year 1
•Engineering Maths (Core, 15 credits): The mathematics that is delivered in this unit is that which is directly applicable to the engineering industry, and it will help to increase students’ knowledge of the broad underlying principles within this discipline.
•Engineering Science (Core, 15 credits): This unit introduces students to the fundamental laws and applications of the physical sciences within engineering and how to apply this knowledge to find solutions to a variety of engineering problems.
•Optional modules may include: Quality and Process Improvement, Materials, Properties and Testing, and Electrical and Electronic Principles.

Year 2
•Engineering Maths (Core, 15 credits): Continued from the first year.
•Engineering Design (Core, 15 credits): The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the methodical steps that engineers use in creating functional products and processes; from a design brief to the work, and the stages involved in identifying and justifying a solution to a given engineering need.
•Managing a Professional Engineering Project (15 credits): This unit introduces students to the techniques and best practices required to successfully create and manage an engineering project designed to identify a solution to an engineering need. While carrying out this project students will consider the role and function of engineering in our society, the professional duties and responsibilities expected of engineers together with the behaviours that accompany their actions.
•Optional modules may include: Mechanical Principles, Further Electrical, Electronic and Digital Principles, and Further PLCs.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£4,000
per year
EU
£4,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£4,000
per year
Scotland
£4,000
per year
Wales
£4,000
per year

Extra funding

Applicants studying under sponsorship of an employer will be required to show confirmation from the employer at enrolment. Confirmation letters should include the full name of the student, the course title, the academic year, and the amount being sponsored (ie full or partial fees).

The Uni


Course location:

Kingston College

Department:

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Professional Studies [KC]

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