Course description
Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Engineering (General) Part-Time Day - Year 1 of a 2 year course - HC4NGD
This two-year part-time course is suitable for young, mature adults seeing to reskill / upskill in the engineering sector or those who have completed apprenticeship in an Engineering environment.
Suitability - Who should attend?
One A Level either in maths, physics or engineering with grade C or above, or BTEC Level 3 Diploma with MP grade or a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma with MPP grade in an Engineering plus the unit: Maths for Engineering Technicians at grade merit or above or international equivalent of the above (UK ENIC equivalent qualification).
Students with the Level 3 qualification in an engineering discipline with industrial experience may be considered.
You should have GCSEs grade A*-C (grade 9 - 4) in English, maths and science or equivalent, plus you will take a college test in maths and general science/engineering.
All students who are non-native English speakers and who have not undertaken their final two years of schooling in English, must demonstrate capability in English at a standard equivalent to IELTS 5.5; Reading and Writing must be at 5.5 or equivalent.
Training Course Content
In two years of this course, students develop a broad knowledge and awareness of key aspects of the engineering sector by studying level 4 units. Altogether, this course has 6 mandatory units out of which four are core units including one unit assessed by a Pearson-set assignment and two are specialist unit. In addition to mandatory units, there are two additional specialist units. All units are 15 credit units
First Year Core Units (Mandatory)
- Engineering Maths (Yearly)
- Engineering science (Yearly)
Specialist Units (Mandatory) - Electrical and Electronic Principles (Yearly)
- Mechanical Principles (Yearly)
Second Year Core Units (Mandatory) - Engineering Design (Yearly)
- Managing a Professional Engineering Project (Pearson-set) (Yearly)
Additional Specialist Units - Material, Properties and Testing (Yearly)
- Electrical Machines (Yearly)
Course delivery details
This course will run for 1 day a week. Mixture of theory by lectures/teaching (70%), practical demonstrations/workshops (25%), tutorials/virtual learning environments (2%), guest speakers and field trips (3%) with 15 contact hours per week over 32 weeks during academic year. Student are expected to complete approximately 90 hours per unit for each 15 credit unit of independent study (i.e. on research and completing assignments) and unsupervised form of learning (e.g. e-learning, e-assessment, coursework, work-based learning, etc.).
Assessment is through a series of time-constrained written assignments which involve design projects, practical, simulation, posters, logbooks and presentations and tests (10%).
Continuing Studies
Students passing the HNC course will be able to progress onto the Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Engineering (General Engineering), with a view to completing a full degree programme at university. Many professional bodies also recognise the HNC for further professional study.
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