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Higher National Diploma - HND
Highfields
Full Time
SEP-25
2 Years
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Higher National Diploma - HND
Highfields
Full Time
SEP-25
2 Years
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The course aims to:-develop skills in manufacturing and mechanical engineering-encourage students to develop solutions to problems-establish employability skills and develop a multi-tasking and multi-skills approach.Knowledge of manufacturing engineering and systems is developed by:-understanding the general engineering industry and related work placements-examining historical, theoretical, and ethical positions in response to engineering design-considering the relationship between traditional skills and developing technologies-being aware of the creative process of engineering design-understanding the behaviour of materials subjected to complex loading systems-determining the dynamic parameters of power transmission system elements and rotating systems
Year 1/Level 4 core units:-Engineering Design -Engineering Maths -Managing a Professional Engineering Project
Year 1/Level 4 specialist units:-Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD/CAM) -Industry 4.0 -Industrial Robots -Production Engineering for Manufacture -Quality and Process Improvement
Year 2/Level 5 core units:-Professional Engineering Management -Further Mathematics
Year 2/Level 5 specialist units:-Distributed Control Systems -Industrial Systems -Manufacturing Systems Engineering -Lean Manufacturing -Advanced Manufacturing Technology -Sustainability
AssessmentCoursework is continually assessed through a variety of individual and group assignments, such as practical activities, written reports and presentations.
BursariesWe want our courses to be accessible to students from any background, so we’ve put together a cash support package in the form of non-repayable bursaries to provide financial help where it’s really needed. Details for 2025-26 will be advertised once approved by the university regulator – the Office for Students (OfS). Please check our website - www.nottinghamcollege.ac.uk - for more information.
Your career and progressionThe Level 5 HND with HTQ status qualification is widely-recognized in its own right and provides students with the skills required for employment in a broad range of industries with either a managerial or technical bias. After successfully completing the HND, you could top-up your qualification to the planned BEng (Hons) degree here at Nottingham College, or progress to a degree at a wide range of other higher education providers.Alternatively, you could pursue a career in research and development, design, technical sales and production.
Exam type
A levelA level:
C Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
48 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
PP Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
P Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
PPP Grades / Points required
T Level:
P Grades / Points required
Either in the following subjects; Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
A minimum of 48 tariff points. Other combinations of qualifications and experience will also be considered, as will Level 3 qualifications not currently listed on UCAS tariff. We accept GCSE English Language at Grades 9 - 4 and Mathematics at Grades 9 - 5 (formerly Grades A* - C). For Functional Skills, we expect applicants to be working at Level 2 or above in English and Maths. Mature students are welcome to apply. If you are a mature applicant you will need to demonstrate the ability to study engineering at this level and have a genuine interest in the subject area. All applicants will be considered on interview and must have a minimum 80% on their current course (where applicable).
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Nottingham College welcomes applicants with T Levels for admission to our Level 4 and 5 programmes.
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£8,250 per year
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