Engineering: Electrical (Part time day) HND (SCQF level 8)

Course description

On this 2 year one day a week part time HND Electrical Engineering year 2 program, you'll expand on the electrical principles covered in the HNC Electrical Engineering. 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 just over half of the second year subject units including a Graded Unit 2 technical project.

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 or you can apply for third year of a degree program.

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

You'll study:

• Electrical Motor Drives.



• Electrical Installation Design.



• Power Electronics.



• Electrical Switchgear and Protection.



• Graded Unit 2 Electrical Engineering.



• Maths for Engineers 3 and 4: Electronics and Electrical.

Learning outcome

Careers

This course prepares you for a career within power generation and distribution, the oil and gas industries as well as the electrical systems design and installation sector. These areas have recognised the value of the HND Electrical Engineering course as many successful students have been recruited by blue-chip organisations and a wide range of industrial, commercial and production organisations.

Continuing Study

There is also an established two + two degree programme with Glasgow Caledonian University in both Power Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Renewables.

Under the scheme, you can progress to year three of the above degree programmes if you successfully achieve a minimum Grade 'B' in the Graded Unit 2 Engineering Project along with the correct full complement of supporting subject units.