Mechanical Engineering - HNC (Edexcel)

If you’re interested in Mechanical Engineering and want to know how things are designed, manufactured and made to work, this is the course for you. This programme aims to develop a clear understanding of the principles and skills involved in engineering, with the use of computer-aided techniques an integral part. An awareness of health and safety issues also features, as does knowledge of the various workings of an engineering business. A strong vocational emphasis aims to deliver the general transferable skills required for employment in this specialised field.

Specific modules that you will study include:

The Edexcel BTEC Level 4 HNC in Mechanical Engineering is a qualification with a minimum of 120 credits of which 50 are mandatory core modules and must contain a minimum of 65 credits at level 4.

Mandatory Units - all 3 must be taken

Level 4

• 1 Analytical Methods for Engineers - 15 credits
• 2 Engineering Science - 15 credits

Level 5

• 3 Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation - 20 credits

Specialist Units

Level 4

• 41 Fluid Mechanics - 15 credits
• 60 Dynamics of Machines - 15 credits
• 69 Advanced computer-aided Design Techniques - 15 credits

Level 5

• 61 Engineering Thermodynamics - 15 credits

Optional units

Level 5

• 27 Personal and Professional Developments - 15 credits