Mechanical Engineering, Foundation Degree

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Description

  • Type

    Foundation degree

  • Duration

    3 Years

This new programme builds upon the Faculty of Engineering & Science's extensive provision in this area. It will provide you an alternative to an HNC that incorporates a greater degree of focus on addressing the specific skill needs identified by different sectors of the industry. Degree structure In addition to the core courses required to ensure the specialist integrity of the programme, this new provision also includes up to 90 credits of sector/company specific accredited work-based learning/training. This foundation degree is aimed at employed electrical engineering practitioners operating at higher technician level, who seek a programme offering greater integration of industrial practice with associated underpinning theoretical principles. This part-time programme is part-time in terms of the credits studied at the university however, it is envisaged that with supplementary learning and work-based projects being undertaken outside the normal academic year, learning will be full time. Extensive consultation with local industry has taken place and this has informed the development, design and delivery of this foundation degree, which meets the academic requirements for progression to IEng Honours degree programmes. Outcomes This programme will: Provide a progression route for students that have or are in the process of completing an Advanced Apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering and who aspire to study at higher technician level to achieve a Higher Apprenticeship and/or Incorporated Engineer Status. Provide a nationally recognised qualification (exit award) that successfully integrates learning at work and academic study in a manner that provides significant flexibility for the sponsor company to develop the profile of their employee(s). Facilitate progression onto 'Incorporated Engineer' types of honours degree. Place the student at the centre of learning..

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About this course

80 UCAS points. GCSE's in English, mathematics, and science, with a minimum C grade, or Level 2 equivalents.

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Subjects

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Design
  • Electrical
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Industry
  • Engineering
  • Part Time

Course programme


Year 1

  • Understanding My Organisation (15 credits)
  • Practical and Experimental Skills (30 credits)
  • Technology Mathematics (30 credits)
  • Preparation for Work Based Learning (15 credits)


  • Year 2

  • Process Control and Instrumentation (15 credits)
  • Mathematics for Engineering Systems (15 credits)
  • Thermo-fluid Applications 1 (15 credits)
  • Principles of Engineering Mechanics (15 credits)


  • Year 3

  • Workplace Based Project (30 credits)
  • Design and Materials (30 credits)

  • Additional information

    Assessment A variety of assessment tools are used throughout the course, including: Examinations. Coursework. Laboratory practicals. Written reports. Assignments. Phase tests. Presentations. Project work.. Work based learning credits are assessed on an individual basis for content, volume and level. This usually involves the student's employer, the training provider and the university quality office. Professional recognition Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirements for registration as an engineering technician and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as an incorporated engineer. Careers This foundation degree has been designed to facilitate integrated career pathways for employed engineering technicians who aspire, through approved further learning, to achieve Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer status. Specialised equipment The Faculty of Engineering & Science has a total of about 3000m2 of specialist and integrated laboratories that encompass many subject disciplines and include the following resources. Electronics. Electronics manufacturing. Thermodynamics. Hydraulics/Fluids. Control and Instrumentation. Mechanics and Dynamics. Engineering Applications workshop. Renishawe Productivity Centre. Materials. CAD..

    Mechanical Engineering, Foundation Degree

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