Foundation Degree - Engineering in Hastings

Course Details

DURATION: 2 years full-time (over 6 terms), 2 years part-time (extended year)

Location: Ore Valley Campus, Hastings

COURSE CODE: HH73 (UCAS)

Foundation Degree - Engineering

The Foundation Degree in Engineering replaces our HND Engineering qualification and strengthens the relevance to work, which has always been a feature of our degree-level programmes. This programme provides a standalone qualification from which to establish a professional career and a route into the final year of a full degree.

It utilises an innovative structure whereby work related modules can be taken at the workplace, which involves local industry in providing practical work-based training alongside the more academic environment of the College.

The course has been designed and developed in partnership with the University of Brighton with input from engineering employers.

The course offers pathways in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Electrical & Electronics. A Nuclear Engineering option is also planned. The course is modular, including study in the following areas:

Syllabus year one
Includes core modules in:

• Engineering principles
• Analytical methods
• Design Techniques and Related Skills

Syllabus year two
The range of specialist option modules available in the second year will be dependent on demand but will include:

• Further specialist modules depending on pathway selected
• A major work-related or work-based project
• Associated design skills development

Career and progression opportunities
The Foundation Degree provides both a qualification contributing to career development in engineering and opportunities for further study. Progression to the final year of the Honours Degrees in Mechanical & Manufacturing

Engineering, Electronics and related subjects is available for suitable Foundation Degree graduates, with bridging studies if necessary, at the University of Brighton or other institutions.

"The FD is specifically designed to emphasise the work related aspects of engineering subjects, with a hands on approach to learning"

Martin Bates Subject Leader