Engineering: Electrical (Part time day) HNC (SCQF level 7)

Course description

On this 2 year one day a week part time HNC Electrical Engineering course, you'll expand on the electrical principles covered in National 6 and higher-level education. During the course, you'll be taught by staff with significant industry experience to develop your skills in a range of theory and practical disciplines. Many of the course units are project-based with report writing included in a few first-year subject units and just over half in the second year subject units. In your first year, you will also undertake a final Graded Exam.

The course is designed to enable you to gain employment in the Electrical Engineering Industry and Electrical supply sector which deals with the production, transmission, distribution and application of electricity and the manufacture, installation, design and maintenance of electrical equipment.

This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework at Level 8.

You'll study:

• Electrical Principles.



• Mathematics 1 for Engineering.



• Application of Electrical Measuring Instruments.



• Three Phase Electrical Systems.



• Electrical Power Systems.



• Graded Unit 1 final year exam.

Learning outcome

Careers

The qualification provides you with a relevant mix of skills enabling entry to employment. Many choose to pursue careers within the electrical transmission and distribution sectors, the oil and gas industries or the electrical installation and design area.

Continuing Study

If you successfully complete the HNC Electrical Engineering you can move onto the full or part time HND Electrical Engineering program at the college or onto part-time or full-time degree courses in Scotland or elsewhere in the UK or possible entry to year two of BEng Electrical Power Systems at Glasgow Caledonian University.