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General Engineering

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  • Undergraduate
2 Campuses
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Course summary

Overview

If you want to get ahead in your engineering career, an HND in General Engineering can help you realise your ambition. On this course, which you can do full time or part time, you'll get to grips with the fundamentals of engineering sciences and management, and learn how you can apply your skills to the industries you want to work in.

You'll learn from experts, and apply what you learn to your job if you're already in an engineering role. When you finish the course, you'll have new skills, knowledge and professional experience, backed up by a Higher National Diploma that could help you land your dream job, or progress in your career. You could also continue your studies, for example, by topping up your HND to a Bachelor's degree.

What you'll experience

On this course, you'll:

  • Attend the brand new £12 million Centre of Excellence for Composites, Advanced Manufacturing and Marine (CECAMM) at the Isle of Wight College

  • Study topics that support your interests and career ambitions

  • Learn from experts in seminars, lectures and group sessions

  • Put what you learn to work in your job straight away, if you're already in employment

  • Get the option to continue your studies, and top-up your HND to a Bachelor's degree after the course

Careers and opportunities

Our Careers and Employability service can help you with career planning and you'll get access industry contacts, careers events and recruitment fairs during the course.

After you finish the course, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Modules

Course Modules

The University of Portsmouth is passionate about creating career-focused modules that do more than support your studies, they empower your academic journey and prepare you for what comes next.

We design modules that have:

• Clear themes and skills development as you progress through each year

• Assessments that feel meaningful, often based on real-world tasks rather than isolated exams

For a full list of the modules you will study on this course, please visit the link to the course page.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/hnd-general-engineering#modules

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Isle of Wight College - CECAMM Centre
  • South Hampshire College Group - Fareham CEMAST

Study options

  • Higher National Diploma • Part-Time • 2 Years

Start dates

Application codes

Institution code:
P80

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How to apply

Application codes

Institution code:
P80

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
EEE

48 points to include a minimum of 1 A level in Engineering or related subject.

T Level
P

Pass (D or E in the core)
Acceptable T Level Subjects:
Design, Surveying and Planning, Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Design and Development, Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 48

48 points to include a minimum of 1 A level, a BTEC qualification, or equivalent, in a relevant engineering discipline.

Other qualifications such as Vocational A levels (AVCE) and Access courses will also be considered.

Exceptionally, equivalent professional experience will be considered.

Scottish Higher

Acceptable when combined with other qualifications

Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
MP

Must be in an engineering discipline

Access to HE Diploma

Pass the Access to HE Diploma (Engineering based).

GCSE/National 4/National 5

5 GCSEs at grade C or above, to include Mathematics and/or Physics at grade B or above/5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, to include Mathematics and/or Physics at grade 5 or above.

Scottish Advanced Higher

48 tariff points to include a minimum of 1 Advanced Higher in Engineering or related subject.

Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
PPP

Must be in an engineering discipline

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
MP

Must be in an engineering discipline

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

48 UCAS tariff points to include 1 Higher Level Engineering or related subject.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
PPP

Must be in an engineering discipline

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

48 Tariff points, to include one Higher Level in a relevant subject.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
PPP

Must be in an engineering discipline

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

48 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 1 A level, in a relevant subject, plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.

Additional entry requirements

Interview
All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview in support of their application.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
Cambridge English AdvancedCambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
PTE Academic62An overall score of 62 with a minimum of 59 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)7979 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Trinity ISEPassTrinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components.

International entry requirements

This course is available to EU and International applicants who do not require a Student Route Visa.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

This course may have Historical entry grades data available, please select a course option to view.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Undergraduate fees for 2027 entry will be available shortly.

For more information about fees, go to https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance/tuition-fees-living-costs-and-other-study-costs

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