**This new one-year full-time Higher National Certificate course will give you the skills and knowledge needed to progress your career in the fascinating, challenging world of electrical and electronic engineering.**
**About the course**
Electrical engineers are sought after worldwide across the private and public sector, from transport to healthcare, and education to construction.
We’ll develop your knowledge across a range of core and more specialist units. The course will suit you if you’ve completed relevant studies at an advanced level (A Level or eq...
**This new one-year full-time Higher National Certificate course will give you the skills and knowledge needed to progress your career in the fascinating, challenging world of electrical and electronic engineering.**<br/><br/>**About the course**<br/><br/>Electrical engineers are sought after worldwide across the private and public sector, from transport to healthcare, and education to construction.<br/><br/>We’ll develop your knowledge across a range of core and more specialist units. The course will suit you if you’ve completed relevant studies at an advanced level (A Level or equivalent) or have relevant industry experience and want to pursue a career in electrical and/or electronic engineering.<br/><br/>The course contains significant project-based learning including: laboratory investigations, design work, projects, case studies and tutorials.<br/><br/>You’ll undertake independent study and practical problem-solving alongside more traditional methods such as tutorials. You will develop your communication skills and the application of computers in engineering.<br/><br/>**HNC core units include:**<br/><br/>-engineering science<br/>-electrical and electronic principles<br/>-managing a professional engineering project<br/>-engineering mathematics<br/>-engineering design<br/><br/>**Assessment**<br/><br/>Coursework is continually assessed through a variety of individual and group assignments, such as practical activities, written reports and presentations.<br/><br/>**Bursaries**<br/><br/>We 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 2024-25 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.<br/><br/>**Your career and progression**<br/><br/>The HNC 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. <br/><br/>After successfully completing the Higher National Certificate, you could top-up your qualification to the Higher National Diploma at Nottingham College, or progress to a degree at a wide range of higher education providers.<br/><br/>Alternatively, you could pursue a career in research and development, design, technical sales and production.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Years
Start Date
22/09/2025
Campus
Highfields
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
LEC1
Institution Code
N30
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS Tariff48 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). Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)PPP Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)PP Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)P A levelC Either in the following subjects; Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering T LevelP Nottingham College welcomes applicants with T Levels for admission to our Level 4 and 5 programmes. |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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EU, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £8,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |