Mechanical Engineering

Overview

Working in engineering or a related industry and want to develop your knowledge and skills to take on roles as ambitious as you are?

On this HNC Mechanical Engineering course, 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 spend 1 day a week on day release from your job at the Centre of Excellence for Composites, Advanced Manufacturing and Marine (CECAMM) at the Isle of Wight College. This brand new, £12 million facility, is packed with the latest tools, equipment and resources. You'll learn from experts, and apply what you learn to your job.

When you finish the course, you'll have new skills, knowledge and professional experience, backed up by a Higher National Certificate 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 HNC to an HND.

What you'll experience

On this course, you'll:

• Develop the skills and knowledge you need to excel in business

• Learn from experienced tutors, lecturers and business leaders

• Build knowledge in subjects such as marketing, business finance, business law, data management, business strategy, organisational theories and human resource management

• Work on a research project and put your knowledge into practice to demonstrate what you’ve learned

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.

• Year 1 *
  Analytical Methods for Engineers - 15 credits
  Engineering Science - 15 credits
  Engineering Thermodynamics - 15 credits
  Mechanical Principles - 15 credits

• Year 2 *
  Engineering Design - 15 credits
  Fluid Mechanics - 10 credits
  Materials Engineering - 15 credits
  Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation - 20 credits

You'll also need to do around 120 hours of self-directed learning for each unit.

We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.

Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You'll be assessed through:

• observation
• presentations
• a portfolio
• reports
• exams
• reflective accounts