The Extended Diploma course is equivalent in size to three A Levels. It has 15 units of which 7 are mandatory and 3 are externally assessed. 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 Programming Year 2 - Extended Diploma Mandatory units: •A Specialist Engineering Project (Internal Assessment) •Microcontroller Systems for Engineers (External Assessment) •Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems (Internal Assessment) Specialist Units: •Further Engineering Mathematics (Internal Assessment) •Electrical Machines (Internal Assessment) •Electrical Power Distribution and Transmission (Internal Assessment) •Analogue Electronic Circuits (Internal Assessment) •Digital and Analogue Electronic Systems (Internal Assessment) •Power and Energy Electronics
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.
Units 1, 3 and 6 will be assessed externally by the awarding body (Pearson). The remaining units will be assessed internally by course assignments and tests.
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| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Hillingdon |
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| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Park Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1NQ |
The Extended Diploma course is equivalent in size to three A Levels. It has 15 units of which 7 are mandatory and 3 are externally assessed. 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 Programming Year 2 - Extended Diploma Mandatory units: •A Specialist Engineering Project (Internal Assessment) •Microcontroller Systems for Engineers (External Assessment) •Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems (Internal Assessment) Specialist Units: •Further Engineering Mathematics (Internal Assessment) •Electrical Machines (Internal Assessment) •Electrical Power Distribution and Transmission (Internal Assessment) •Analogue Electronic Circuits (Internal Assessment) •Digital and Analogue Electronic Systems (Internal Assessment) •Power and Energy Electronics
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.
Units 1, 3 and 6 will be assessed externally by the awarding body (Pearson). The remaining units will be assessed internally by course assignments and tests.
