Level Five HND in Mechanical Engineering

Do you want a rewarding technical career within engineering profession? This course will give you a qualification recognised by the Engineering Council Engineering towards its Technician Standard (EngTech).

This course is very highly regarded and prized in engineering and manufacturing sectors and is suitable for people with a varied achievement profile such as those with significant work experience and those with level three qualifications related to the work sector. It will give you the skills needed for technical and managerial posts within your chosen engineering field, while providing you the opportunity to progress to your degree in the subject.

Learning is conducted via lectures, tutorials, scientific experimentation and analysis, blended learning and the Virtual Learning Environment as a method of student support.

You will be given real life scenarios, case studies, experiments and problem-solving activities all related to the industry and specialist subject you are studying, to continue to deepen your ecology of real working life in the industry.

You will be strongly encouraged to develop reflexive practice in your studies and employment during the programme to continue your development in lifelong learning. A key element of the programme is the partial requirements of home study. You will have access to your module tutors 24 \ 7 via virtual learning platforms to enable you to be strongly supported and developed in, and outside of sessions.

What will I study?

Mandatory:

Research Project
Professional Engineering Project
Advanced Mechanical Principles
Virtual Engineering
Further Mathematics
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Heat engines

Optional:

Lean Manufacturing
Sustainability

How will I be assessed?

The HND is mainly a theory-led classroom-based course. Throughout the course you will be assessed in a variety of ways:

Written assignments
Scientific experiments
Presentations
Group work
Posters

For more information about assessment, including guidance on marking, feedback and plagiarism, please refer to the HE Assessment Policy (section 5) and the programme spec for course-specific information.

How will the course be delivered?

Most of your skills will be taught through delivered theory sessions, with support sessions underpinning your academic skills.

The course is designed to fit around work commitments and is delivered one day per week, over 18 months.

All programmes are led and taught by experienced teaching staff who are vocational specialists. They are qualified, and often have extensive experience within the industry or the sector being studied. All teaching staff meet or exceed the requirements set by the awarding institute or body.

Staff profile: Laura Shakespeare

Laura is studying for a Master's in Education and has a background in industry and teaching Computer Science. Her research interests are PLCs, robotics and computer hardware.

Staff profile: Andrew Ward

Andrew Ward has a BEng in Manufacturing Systems and a HNC in Mechanical and Production Engineering. He is apprentice trained with experience in number of sectors including Aerospace and Railway Industries. His main interests are in Lean Manufacturing, Mathematics, Computer Aided Design and Management. He has been teaching for eight years.

Entry requirements

HNC in Engineering
Relevant industry experience
College interview

A typical offer for this course would ask for the entry requirements to be met, however, all offers take individual applicants’ experience and qualifications into account.

Accreditation of prior learning:

Applicants may be admitted with credit for prior certificated learning (APcL) or work/life experience or other uncertificated learning (APeL)

What next?

Completion of the course can lead to the Level Five BTEC Higher National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical and Electronic Engineering or other higher education such as the BEng (Hons) in various engineering subjects, such as mechanical engineering, mechatronics and robotics.