Mechanical Engineering (General)
Course summary
The Extended Diploma course is equivalent in size to three A Levels. 15 units of which 7 are mandatory and 3 are external. All units must be passed to achieve the qualification. Year 1 - Foundation Diploma Mandatory units: •Engineering Principles (External Examination) •Delivery of Engineering Processes Safely as a Team (Internal Assessment) •Engineering Product Design and Manufacture (External Assessment) •Applied Commercial and Quality Principles in Engineering (Internal Assessment) •Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems (Internal Assessment) Specialist Units: •Electronic Devices and Circuits (Internal Assessment) •Computer Aided Design in Engineering (Internal Assessment) Year 2 - Extended Diploma Mandatory units: A Specialist Engineering Project (Internal Assessment) Microcontroller Systems for Engineers (External Assessment) Specialist Units: •Further Engineering Mathematics (Internal Assessment) •Mechanical Behavior of Non-metallic Materials (Internal Assessment) •Static Mechanical Principles in Practice (Internal Assessment) •Dynamic Mechanical Principles in Practice (Internal Assessment) •Principles and Applications of Fluid Mechanics (Internal Assessment) •Thermodynamics Principles and Practice
Entry Requirements
Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.
| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
Engineering | Grade L2M in Engineering | — |
Combined Science Alternative route | Grade 4-4 in Combined Science | — |
English Language Alternative route | Grade 4 in English Language | — |
Design and Technology Alternative route | Grade 4 in Design and Technology | — |
Business Alternative route | Grade 4 in Business | — |
Design and Technology Alternative route | Grade 4 in Design and Technology | — |
Digital Information Technology Alternative route | Grade L2P in Digital Information Technology | — |
English Language Alternative route | Grade 4 in English Language | — |
Combined Science Alternative route | Grade 4-4 in Combined Science | — |
Combined Science Alternative route | Grade 4-4 in Combined Science | — |
English Language Alternative route | Grade 4 in English Language | — |
Digital Information Technology Alternative route | Grade L2P in Digital Information Technology | — |
Business Alternative route | Grade 4 in Business | — |
Mathematics | Grade 4 in Mathematics | — |
As published by the school
GCSE grades 4-9 in five subjects including Mathematics, Science, English Language and 2 of the following - Design Technology, Business and ICT. Or BTEC Level 2 First Extended Certificate in Engineering with overall MM, and merit in Unit 10 Mathematics for Engineering, with GCSE grades 4-9 in Mathematics. And a good academic reference or school report.
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Assessment
Units 1, 3 and 6 will be accessed externally by the awarding body (Pearson). The remaining units will be accessed internally by course assignments and tests.
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