Part Time BTEC HNC/D in Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Part Time BTEC HNC/D in Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Course Description:

• to provide preparation for a range of technical and management careers in engineering
• to provide specialized studies which are directly relevant to individual vocations and professions in which students are currently working or in which they intend to seek employment
• to enable students to make an immediate contribution in employment
• to provide a local progression route for students from National level programmes
• to meet part of the academic requirements of the Institute of Engineering Technology for Incorporated Engineer status

Programme Content
Successful applicants will study five core units common to all BTEC Electrical/Electronic Engineering Higher National programmes, and a set of four pathway units from Electronic or Electrical Engineering. On completion of the HNC, students may re-register to complete a further six units for an HND. Pathway and HND course availability is dependant on viable student numbers.

UnitsLevelElectronic
Business Management Techniques
Engineering Science
Analytical Methods for Engineers
Project
Electrical & Electronic Principles
Engineering Design
Project Management
Electronics
Combinational and Sequential Logic
Digital and Analogue Devices and Circuits
Programmable Logic Controllers
Electrical Power
Utilisation of Electrical Energy
Further Electrical Power
Microprocessors
Further Analytical Methods for Engineers

*Units subject to review

Teaching and Learning Styles
Accomplished by a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical work, assignments and computer based simulation.

Level:
4

Course Type:
Part Time

Entry Requirements
Assessment and Progression:
The student will be assessed through assignments, practical work, progress tests, presentations and case studies. The college is committed to maintaining an electronic individual learning plan (EILP).

Progression
All of the units in the HNC programme can be used on the HND programme. The HNC and HND may also count as credit on a Degree programme at another HE institution.

Duration:
2 Years at 1 day per week

Location:
Lincoln

Fees:

The cost of the HNC course includes a BTEC Registration Fee (valid for five years). Course fees will cover all tuition, course materials and college administration, apart from books and project costs. Progression to HND requires re-registration with BTEC. Finance for part-time study may be available based on a means test. (Look for details below.)

(accessed 8/7/2010)

If you already have an equivalent level of qualification, it is likely that you will be required to pay higher fees due to funding restrictions placed on the college. Please contact the course coordinator for more details