ABERDEEN COLLEGE COURSE DETAILS

HND Mechanical Engineering

* Conditions may apply

• Duration: 2 years
• Study Options: FT

• College Centre: Altens
• Contact: Aberdeen College (Tel: 01224 342826 or Email: mechanical@abcol.ac.uk)

• Entry Requirements:
  

  This course is suitable for those with Highers, especially in mathematics or have successfully completed a relevant non-advanced College course. For those returning to education, life skills and experience in the workplace may allow entry subject to availability.

• Description:
  

  Completion of the course will allow successful students to follow a career in the private or public sector as technicians in the mechanical engineering industry, or undertake study at a higher level.

• Who is the Course for?
  

  This course is designed for students who would like to gain a qualification in Mechanical Engineering and gain an insight into the wide range of industrial equipment which is essential to many industries in the UK, including the Oil and Gas sector. Time is spent in both labs and classrooms learning the skills and knowledge required of technicians working within the various mechanical areas of UK industry.

  For further information on this course, please visit the SQA website at:
  www.sqa.org.uk

• How will I be Assessed?
  

  This course is mainly assessed on a continuous basis and does not include an external end-of-course examination. Coursework takes the form of essays, reports, presentations, case studies and practical projects. Most of the assessment of student work is undertaken by College staff.

• Course Content Includes:
  
  • Applied Industrial Plant Maintenance
  • Business Awareness and Continuing Professional Development
  • Communication: Practical Skills
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering Drawing
  • Engineering Principles
  • Engineering Skills
  • Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
  • Information Technology: Applications Software 1
  • Materials Selection
  • Mathematics for Engineering 1: Mechanical and Manufacturing
  • Mechanical Engineering: Graded Unit Examination
  • Plant Systems
  • Pneumatics and Hydraulics
  • Quality Management: An Introduction
  • Statics and Strength of Materials
  • Strength of Materials: Advanced
  • Thermofluids

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