BTEC Higher National Certificate (HNC) in General Engineering - E154

Students must undertake a total of eight units to achieve a HNC in Mechanical Engineering; consisting of four mandatory core units, two mandatory specialist units and two optional units. A list of these can be found below.

Core:

• Engineering Design
• Engineering Maths
• Engineering Science
• Managing a Professional Engineering Project

Specialist:

• Mechanical Principles
• Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines

General Optional Unit Bank (Level 4) that may be delivered include:

• Renewable Energy
• Mechatronics
• Machining and Processing of Engineering Materials
• Mechanical Principles*
• Materials, Properties and Testing
• Mechanical Workshop Practices
• Fluid Mechanics
• Engineering Management
• Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines*
• Production Engineering for Manufacture*
• Automation, Robotics and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Instrumentation and Control Systems
• Quality and Process Improvement*
• Maintenance Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Principles*
• Digital Principles
• Electrical Machines
• Electronic Circuits and Devices*
• Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD/CAM)
• Electro, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems
• Operations and Plant Management
• Electrical Systems and Fault Finding
• CAD for Maintenance Engineers

*Optional Unit also available as a Specialist Unit.

If applicable, the College can deliver Optional Units flexibly, according to the needs or choice of your employer. (Note: If the student has no prior practical experience then it is recommended that 'Mechanical Workshop Practices' is the selected optional unit.)

Detailed descriptions of all units, which also include recommended resources for that unit, can be found via Pearson's website.