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HND Engineering Systems

University of the Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This multidisciplinary course, consisting of a range of mechanical, electrical, and systems units, is designed for maximum flexibility and develops the knowledge and skills gained from the HNC Engineering Systems.

Special features

  • You will study project management and business awareness, and undertake an engineering project

  • You can study full-time or part-time to suit your personal and professional circumstances

General Eligibility

  • 1 Scottish Higher at grade C or above in Maths or Physics OR

  • 1 A level at grade D or above in Maths or Physics OR

  • NC/NQ Engineering at SCQF level 6 or equivalent

  • Prospective students without the standard entry requirements as listed above are encouraged to apply, appropriate industry-related experience will be taken into consideration

  • You may be required to attend an interview

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

What You'll Study

1 Year 1 - HNC

Mandatory units are:

  • Communication: practical skills

  • Engineering communication

  • Engineering measurement and system monitoring

  • Engineering systems: graded unit 1

  • Mathematics for Engineering 1: mechanical and manufacturing

  • Principles of engineering systems

Option units may include:

  • Engineering: practical skills

  • Computer-aided draughting for engineers

  • Materials selection

  • Mathematics for Engineering 2

  • Thermofluids

  • Digital Electronics

  • Electronic construction skills

  • Engineering principles

  • Analog electronic principles

  • Applications of programmable logic controllers

  • Combinational logic

  • Renewable energy systems: overview of energy use

  • Dynamics

  • Electrical engineering principles 1

  • Pneumatics and hydraulics

  • Statics and strengths of materials

  • High-level software

  • DC and AC principles

2 Year 2 - HND

Mandatory units are:

  • Business awareness and continuing professional development

  • Design for manufacture

  • Engineering systems analysis: system modeling and control

  • Engineering systems: graded unit 2

  • Engineering: practical skills

  • Mathematics for Engineering 2

  • Principles of safe engineering systems

  • Project management: managing the implementation of a project

Option units may include:

  • Fundamentals of control systems and transducers

  • Quality management: an introduction

  • Sequential logic

  • Single-phase AC circuits

  • Three phase systems

  • Heat transfer and fluid mechanics

  • Power Electronics

  • Renewable energy store: hydrogen

  • Renewable energy systems: technology

  • Renewable energy systems: wind power

  • Renewable energy systems: wave and tidal energy

  • Mathematics for Engineering 3

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL69
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo00

Overall score of 5.5 with no element below 5.0

Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic3-Min 50

TOEFL-Min 69 or above with min 17 in each section

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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