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HNC Railway Engineering

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In Sheffield ()

£ 4,500 + VAT

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Course description
This course is ideal if you are already employed in a relevant area of work by one of the existing approved sponsoring companies. This ensures that you can complete the necessary work-based learning and assessments. Other suitable companies may be able to become approved sponsors.
Relevant areas of work typically include • signal engineering • electrical engineering • mechanical engineering • civil engineering • track engineering • telecommunications.
You are likely to be working in a technical or engineering role such as infrastructure maintenance or renewals, and hold a current valid PTS certificate or LUL equivalent. The course has work-based modules where the University sets research and information gathering assignments to be completed whilst you are at work and consequently, for the part time version, we expect you to have access to the rail infrastructure whilst at work
The course is intended as a progression route for apprentices, although more experienced applicants may study the course for academic progress.
You follow a common programme of study to your student colleagues. This raises your knowledge of engineering and relevant rail industry topics. It is expected that the topics relating directly to your individual job function will be less of a challenge than the other topics on the course.
You need to input a significant amount of your own time as well as the University-based teaching in order to complete your coursework. Coursework includes • further reading and research • assignment work • laboratory reports • work-based learning modules.
Progression to our FdEng Railway Engineering course and ultimately our BEng Railway Engineering course is available if you obtain high marks and your sponsor’s permission.

About this course

Study a course designed to help rail industry employees advance in their career. It has been designed for high-scoring apprentices to enable them to develop the engineering knowledge and skills needed to progress to the next level.

Entry requirements
2017 entry requirements
Normally
• 80 UCAS tariff points from a relevant BTEC National Award or equivalent
• employment in an approved sponsoring company
If English is not your first language you also need an IELTS score of at least 6.0.

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Subjects

  • University
  • Engineering
  • Part Time

Course programme

Course structure

Two years part-time.

You typically study modules in one and two week blocks, normally Monday to Thursday.

You attend the University for a total of 12 weeks over the whole course. Extra attendance may be required for exams.

Typical modules may include

Year one modules

• rail engineering mathematics • legislative and business studies • industrial project

Year two modules

• rail engineering principles • rail specific engineering

Work-based learning

As well as the taught modules, there are work-based modules where we set research and information gathering assignments. You complete these at work and in your own time, with support from your mentor. The assignments contribute to your overall course mark.

Normally, your work-based learning builds on the taught modules studied at University.

HNC Railway Engineering

£ 4,500 + VAT