Course overview

This course will provide you with sufficient knowledge and skills to allow you to operate as a competent engineering technician. You will develop not only technical know-how but also a practical and analytical approach to problem-solving that will allow you to address a range of engineering challenges. The course enhances the integration of academic and work-based learning through collaboration with employers.

The specific aims of this course are:

• To enable you to develop knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the changing demands of the engineering industry.
• To widen and develop your existing understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories of engineering discipline.
• To enable you to develop creative and innovation in solving problems, components and processes.
• To develop your transferable skills within the field of communication with colleagues and others, using written, oral and graphic methods; to work individually or in a multi-disciplinary team.
• To encourage you to become effective engineers and undertake lifelong learning particularly for continuing professional development.
• To enable you to respond to national and local employment needs and patterns of service delivery.
• To provide you with an intellectual challenge.
• To develop your understanding of the integrated academic and practical engineering through work-based learning.

This is a course that gives an integrated broad knowledge of engineering that is currently appreciated by engineering employers. It can also seamlessly lead to continuation on our BEng degree programme.

Upon completion of this course you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Appropriate mathematical methods relating to modelling and analysing engineering problems.
• The principles appropriate to the engineering discipline.
• Relevant engineering practices and apply professional and ethical responsibilities including the global and social context of engineering.
• The use of relevant test and measurement equipment.
• Teamwork, for effective practice.
• How to become a reflective learner and to self-appraise situations and yourself.

This is a course that gives an integrated broad knowledge of engineering that is currently appreciated by big engineering employers. It can also seamlessly lead to continuation on our BEng degree programme.

Core modules will provide you with a thorough understanding of many of the most important and central units in engineering today, from computer modelling to engineering materials. There is a considerable focus on gaining practical experience mainly through work-based learning and lectures which will ensure you'll become familiar with current methods and approaches within the industry.

Upon completion of this course you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• appropriate mathematical methods relating to modelling and analysing engineering problems.
• the principles appropriate to the engineering discipline.
• relevant engineering practices and apply professional and ethical responsibilities including global and social context of engineering.
• the use of relevant test and measurement equipment.
• teamwork, for effective practice.
• how to become a reflective learner and to self-appraise situations and yourself.

This degree is both academically rigorous and practically focused. It will also develop your problem solving skills - a combination that's sure to be valued by potential employers.

Links with industry and professional recognition

Partial accreditation from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) towards Incorporated Engineer status.

Associated careers

The course prepares you for a variety of occupations in engineering that include design or development, testing, quality assurance, production or assembly. You will also have the opportunity to move into sales or technical marketing.

Entry requirements listed are for September 2013 entry. Entry requirements for other intakes may differ.

UCAS Tariff points: 80
Additional requirements: Grade C or above in GCSE Mathematics and English plus a related level 3 qualification

Please note AS levels are acceptable only when combined with other qualifications.