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Higher National Diploma - HND
Highfields
Full Time
Sep 2026
2 Year
About the course
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.
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