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Higher National Certificate - HNC
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Part Time
SEP-25
2 Years
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Higher National Certificate - HNC
Main Site
Part Time
SEP-25
2 Years
Select a subject
The HNC in Manufacturing Engineering is built on an agile structure aligned to industry requirements and aims to provide you with a stimulating, challenging, engaging and memorable experience. It will help you gather essential knowledge of manufacturing, production and operations principles alongside foundational engineering principles and core practice. You will undertake a set of common core units as well as speciality-field units, enabling you to build behaviours, knowledge and skills that will help you progress to industry employment or further study.The programme will provide you with a thorough grounding in general and aeronautical engineering principles at Level 4 that will support you through a range of specialist progression options relating to individual professions within the aeronautical engineering sector. You will work towards gaining 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 aeronautical sector. You will undertake a range of common core and subject-specialist units, focusing on various aspects of modern manufacturing engineering, including mechanical principles, materials and testing, quality improvement, and other essential concepts and considerations.The course has multidisciplinary as well as subject-specific aspects and will enable to you to preform technical roles throughout manufacturing, production, operations and engineering management.
Exam type
A levelA level:
DD Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
48 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC 90-Credit Diploma (QCF):
MM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF):
MP Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
PPP Grades / Points required
from A levels to include mathematics and a technology, engineering or science-basedsubject
in an appropriate discipline (excluding Functional Skills)
in a science or technology-based subject, including passes in mathematics
in a science or technology-based subject, including passes in mathematics
in a science or technology-based subject, including passes in mathematics
Students living in
England
£3,500 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£3,500 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£3,500 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£3,500 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,000 per year
Students from International
The given fee is referred to students from England and it’s guide for international students. The mentioned fee is for 2024/25 entry. There may be a slight increase in 2025/26 entry.
