Level 5 BTEC Higher National Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Duration2 or 3 years, Full-time (optional work placement) 3 Years Part-time (see Part-time prospectus for additional details) Awarding Body

Edexcel

Entry Requirements

• A total of at least 120 UCAS tariff
points (including a pass grade in
at least one technical subject,
such as Mathematics/Physics/
Technology at Advanced or AS
level GCE with two subjects
studied, together with passes in
five subjects at GCSE level),

• National Diploma or Certificate in
an Engineering programme,

• A qualification or set of
qualifications considered by the
Course Team to be equivalent to
one of the above.

Course Content

The course aims to provide the
engineering industry with higher
level technicians who possess the
necessary technical, managerial,
analytical and personal skills to
operate effectively as team members.

Core Units for Electrical and
Electronic Engineering:
• Analytical Methods for Engineers
• Engineering Science
• Project Design, Implementation
and Evaluation
• Electrical and Electronic
Principles
16 units in total are required.

Specialist units for each discipline
are delivered to add breadth and
more focused knowledge, skills
and understanding, e.g.

Specialist Units for Electrical and
Electronic Engineering:
• Health, Safety and
Risk Assessment
• Electronic Principles
• Programmable Logic Controllers
• Applications of Pneumatics
and Hydraulics
• Electrical Maintenance Workshop
• Mechatronic Systems
• Electrical, Electronic and
Digital Principles
• Industrial Robot Technology