Engineering Studies

Course summary

This challenging, academic and work-related diploma course prepares you for entry to employment or university-level education. On completion of the Extended Certificate or Foundation Diploma you could progress on to the Diploma or Extended Diploma or an Apprenticeship. On this course you will: • Develop your specialist skills, knowledge and understanding of engineering principles, problems and solutions. • Study the core progression units in Engineering Principles, Delivery of Engineering Processes Safely as a Team, Engineering Product Design and Manufacture, and Secondary Machining. • Carry out controlled practical work in our fully equipped facilities. • Develop skills valued by employers. • Within the Foundation Diploma pathway you will also cover: Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems, Applied Commercial and Quality Principles, Electronic Devices and Circuits, and Computer Aided Design. In year 2, you can study the following units: Micro Controllers and PLCs, Welding Technology, Industrial Robotics, Analogue Electrical Circuits, Mechanical Systems, Further Mathematics and a special engineering project.