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Engineering at Newham College of Further Education - UCAS

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Course summary

Ignite Your Engineering Career with Newham College’s HNC and HND Programme for the UK! Your gateway to becoming a versatile and highly skilled professional, perfectly aligned with the evolving demands of the UK engineering sector. Welcome to your pathway to success in the heart of the UK’s engineering sector at Newham College. Our Higher Nationals in Engineering open doors to becoming skilled professionals, highly sought-after in the dynamic UK engineering field. Join us to shape your success in engineering.

  • Professional Excellence: Crafted for UK-based professionals, our program develops individuals who seamlessly adapt to the dynamic world of engineering, boosting your career prospects.
  • Digital & Software Insights: Grasp the major impact of new digital and software technologies on the UK engineering landscape, staying at the forefront of industry advancements.
  • Your UK Engineering Future: Upon completion you’ll possess a profound understanding of principles in your UK-focused expertise.
  • Skills Mastery: Acquire essential skills, knowledge, and understanding for top-tier performance in the UK engineering and manufacturing environment, setting the foundation for a successful career.
  • Versatility & Leadership: Develop an inquiring mind and gain the confidence to lead, manage, respond to change, and tackle complex engineering situations within the UK industry.
  • Career-Focused: Strike a perfect balance between employability skills and essential knowledge, whether you aspire to be an entrepreneur, employee, or academic achiever in the UK.
Content The purpose of the programme is to develop students as professional, self-reflecting individuals who can meet the demands of employers in the rapidly evolving engineering sector and adapt to a constantly changing world. The qualifications also aim to widen access to higher education and enhance the career prospects of those who undertake them. The overall aims of the programme are to:
  • Provide a thorough grounding in engineering principles at Level 4, which leads the student to the progression pathway at Level 5 relating to individual professions within the engineering sector.
  • Equip individuals with the essential qualities of an engineer, including integrity, regard for cost and sustainability, as they apply to a range of roles and responsibilities within the sector.
  • Enable progression to a higher-level study such as a university degree by supporting the development of academic study skills and the selection of appropriate units for study at Level 5.
  • Enable progression to further professional qualifications in specific engineering disciplines by mapping the units studied to the requirements of the Professional Bodies applicable to that discipline
Assessment
  • Written assignments including essays, projects, and reports
  • Demonstrating practical skills
  • Completion of portfolio of evidence including observation of practical skills
  • Formal examinations/assessments and online assessments as required
HNC (Year 1) Curriculum 3 Core Mandatory Units:
  • Engineering Design
  • Engineering Maths
  • Managing a Professional Engineering Project (Pearson-set)
5 Specialist Mandatory Units:
  • Mechatronics
  • Mechanical Principles
  • Production Engineering for Manufacture
  • Quality and Process Improvement
  • Digital Principles
HND (Year 2) Curriculum 2 Core Mandatory Units:
  • Professional Engineering Management (Pearson-set Unit)
  • Further Mathematics
6 Specialist Mandatory Units:
  • Commercial Programming Software
  • Distributed Control Systems
  • Further Electrical Machines and Drives
  • Embedded Systems
  • Analogue Electronic Systems
  • Further Control Systems Engineering

This Higher Technical Qualification is approved against occupational standards decided by employers. Learn more about Higher Technical Qualifications.

Modules

Engineering Design; Engineering Maths; Managing a Professional Engineering Project (Pearson-set) as Core Mandatory Units. Mechatronics; Mechanical Principles; Production Engineering for Manufacture; Quality and Process Improvement; Digital Principles as Specialist Mandatory Units

Assessment method

Written assignments including essays, projects, and reports; Demonstrating practical skills; Completion of portfolio of evidence including observation of practical skills; Formal examinations/assessments and online assessments as required

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.

Application codes

Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

We are currently unable to accept applications from international applicants.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Other related Level 3 qualifications will be accepted. International equivalents to the above qualifications will be accepted.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://newham.ac.uk/course/higher-national-certificate-in-engineering-general-engineering/higher-national-certificate-in-engineering-general-engineering-september-2024/#entry-requirements

Additional entry requirements

Interview

All applicants will be required to attend an informal interview which may include completing an assessment based on your prior qualifications.


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)5.5Including 5.5 for reading and writing.
PTE Academic51

For BTEC Higher National programmes that are taught and assessed in English, all students must demonstrate capability in English at the required standard. Non-native English speakers and those students who have not had their final two years of schooling in English will need to demonstrate one of the following upon entry: • Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) B2 • IELTS 5.5 (including 5.5 for reading and writing) • PTE Academic 51 or equivalent (e.g. centre-devised test).

English Language Requirements

https://newham.ac.uk/course/higher-national-certificate-in-engineering-general-engineering/higher-national-certificate-in-engineering-general-engineering-september-2024/#entry-requirements


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £5850 Year 1
England £5850 Year 1
Northern Ireland £5850 Year 1
Scotland £5850 Year 1
Wales £5850 Year 1
Channel Islands £5850 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £5850 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Whatever the fees are for your chosen course, please note that you will not pay anything up front for your tuition. Eligible UK and EU students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to cover the costs of their education, and you will only start to begin repaying the loan after graduation once you are earning over £25,000. This figure may be amended by the government if average earnings change. You are also entitled to a Maintenance Loan to help towards the cost of living while you study. Depending on your household income (this will usually be how much your parents, carers or partner earn) you may also be entitled to a Maintenance Grant (which you would not need to repay). Both the loan and grant are dependent on your household income and whether you are moving away from home to study. Your eligibility for both loans and grants will be considered when you make your application for student finance. Newham College does not offer onsite accommodation; however our Student Services team can discuss local accommodation options with you. For further information, please call 0208 257 4000. Additional support may be available for mature students, students with disabilities, and students with children and/or dependents.
Engineering at Newham College of Further Education - UCAS