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: •Computer Aided Design in Engineering (Internal Assessment) •Electronic Devices and Circuits (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) •Analogue Electronic Circuits (Internal Assessment) •Digital and Analogue Electronic Systems (Internal Assessment) •Principles and Applications of Fluid Mechanics (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: •Computer Aided Design in Engineering (Internal Assessment) •Electronic Devices and Circuits (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) •Analogue Electronic Circuits (Internal Assessment) •Digital and Analogue Electronic Systems (Internal Assessment) •Principles and Applications of Fluid Mechanics (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.
