General Engineering HNC (23/24)
Course Overview
Bath College offers Higher National Certificate in General, Mechanical and Electrical and Electronic Engineering courses. These part-time two-year courses are delivered over one day per week for 36 weeks making it suitable for those employed in industry who are permitted day release for study.
General Engineering course is for those engineers who need to be conversant with both mechanical, electrical, and electronic aspects of engineering and is a compilation of mechanical and electrical options. For the General Engineering pathway, students take the four mandatory core units and an additional four optional units.
What topics are covered?
Unit 01 Engineering Design
Unit 02 Engineering Maths
Unit 03 Engineering Science
Unit 04 Managing a Professional Engineering Project
Unit 08 Mechanical Principles (optional)
Unit 19 Electrical and Electronic Principles
Unit 20 Digital Principles (optional)
Unit 23 Computer Aided Design and Manufacture
Unit 13 Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines
Unit 36 Advanced Mechanical Principles
Unit 39 Further Mathematics
Frequently asked questions
Bath College offers Higher National Certificate in General, Mechanical and Electrical and Electronic Engineering courses. These part-time two-year courses are delivered over one day per week for 36 weeks making it suitable for those employed in industry who are permitted day release for study.
General Engineering course is for those engineers who need to be conversant with both mechanical, electrical, and electronic aspects of engineering and is a compilation of mechanical and electrical options. For the General Engineering pathway, students take the four mandatory core units and an additional four optional units.
The HNC requires 96 UCAS points via A-levels or Level 3 AME / Diploma or any other suitable qualification. Merits are required in the following BTEC Level 3 Units: RQF/ NQF 2016 Unit 1 Engineering Principles / Unit 7. Calculus to solve engineering problems / Unit 8. Further engineering mathematics. Or QCF 2010 Unit 4. Mathematics for engineering technicians / Unit 28.Further mathematics for engineering technicians. GCSE English and Maths C/4. Mature students who do not meet the entry criteria are encouraged to apply and will be considered on the basis of relevant work experience and passing the course entrance assessment.
You will be taught via a mixture of lectures, laboratory workshops and directed independent study tasks. Work and progress is assessed by a range of methods, which may include assignments, projects, case studies and practical exercises. Employers may also be involved with project work and other assessments to help ensure that course content is up to date and relevant.
HNC can lead to Level 5 HND at Bath College or elsewhere.
Successful HND graduates are eligible to enroll onto the final year of a Bachelor's degree to top up their qualification.
A full list of HND top-up courses offered at universities in the UK can be found at UCAS.
You can also continue in or on to employment and apply your improved knowledge and skill set to practice.
Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals are designed to help students secure the knowledge skills and behaviours needed to succeed in the workplace. They represent the latest in professional standards and provide opportunities for students to develop behaviours for work, for example by undertaking a group project, or responding to a client brief. A student may even achieve exemption from professional or vendor qualifications, or student membership of selected professional bodies, to help them on their journey to professional competence.