Overview
What will I study?
Students will study a range of modules made up of compulsory, specialist and optional modules, covering everything from manufacturing systems engineering and lean manufacturing to advanced manufacturing technology.
Students will also be equipped with the skills needed to manage specific projects in specialist engineering environments.
How will I study?
Students will study at University Centre St Helens for one day per week, as an extended day. The day typically runs from 9.00am - 8.30pm, with appropriate breaks. The units are delivered in a number of different ways, such as:
- Traditional face-to-face - These units are taught wholly in class, with assessments completed outside of academic hours.
- Online - All unit materials and assessments are provided online for you to approach at a time convenient for you. You are allocated a lecturer who will support your learning and mark your assessments.
- Blended - A mixture of face-to-face and online delivery.
- Self-guided project work - Projects are set by your supervising lecturers, who will then provide small group or 1-2-1 tutorials as your project progresses.
How will I be assessed?
The HND Manufacturing Engineering employs a range of assessment methods. This typically includes case studies, discussions, examinations, independent research, teamwork, portfolio evidence and written work. The exact type of assessment employed will vary from module to module and will also be determined, in part, by a student's choice of optional modules.
Who will be teaching me?
Experienced lecturers, who are industry experts, with a natural passion for their subject, will be teaching you. As industry experienced professionals, the lecturing team understand the commitments students make when combining part-time study with employment commitments.
Entry Criteria
Entry Requirements
For 2021 entry, you must have successfully completed the HNC Manufacturing Engineering at University Centre St Helens, or on a comparable programme with another institution.
Prior Learning and Experience
University Centre St Helens intends to recruit students from a varied range of backgrounds and experience. Offers of a place on this HND will not be based solely upon academic qualifications alone and related skills gained in the workplace will also be considered.
Additional Entry Requirements
All suitably qualified applicants will be invited to attend an interview. This is designed to be an informal meeting, providing you with the opportunity to see if the HND is suitable for your needs. It will also provide an opportunity for you to discuss and explore your career interests with the Programme Leader.
Information for International Applicants
If you are a non-EU/EEA/Swiss national, you may need to apply for a Tier 4 visa in order to enter and study in the UK. However, please note that University Centre St Helens does not hold a Tier 4 Sponsor Licence to support student visa applications.
Modules
Modules
Research Project (30 credits)
This module integrates your knowledge with different skills and abilities that may not have been assessed previously, including seeking out and reviewing original research papers, designing your own experimental work, solving problems as they arise, managing time, finding new ways of analysing and presenting data and writing extensive reports.
You will also develop skills such as critical thinking, analysis, reasoning, interpretation, decision-making, information literacy, information and communication technology literacy, innovation, conflict resolution, creativity, collaboration, adaptability and written and oral communication.
Professional Engineering Management (Pearson set) (15 credits)
Continuing to build upon the knowledge gained in the 'Managing a Professional Engineering Project' module from the HNC, this module aims to provide you with the professional standards required by all engineers, whilst enabling you to learn how to develop the range of employability skills needed for success as an industry professional.
This module is assessed by a Pearson-set assignment and changes annually.
Manufacturing Systems Engineering (15 credits)
The aim of this module is to develop your understanding of the complexity of a modern manufacturing environment.
Among the subjects covered in this module, you can expect to study elements that make up a manufacturing system, production engineering, plant and maintenance engineering, product design, logistics, production planning and control, forecast quality assurance, accounting and purchasing. You will discover how all these elements work together within the manufacturing system to create products that meet customers' requirements.
You will also learn how to optimise the operation of existing systems through discerning use of monitoring data.
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to explain the principles of a manufacturing system and consider how to design improvements.
Lean Manufacturing (15 credits)
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to explain the common principles of lean manufacturing, comparing the Toyota Production System (the original) with the now more widely adopted generic approaches to lean manufacturing, utilising a range of the process improvement tools used within lean manufacturing and demonstrating effective communication skills in order to lead the process of continuous improvement across an organisation.
Advanced Manufacturing Technology (15 credits)
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to analyse and evaluate the potential of using advanced manufacturing technologies to improve the competitive advantage of the organisations adopting them.
You will develop knowledge and understanding of advanced manufacturing technologies and digitalisation as you develop your own research activities into the latest developments.
You will also study a selection of optional modules. These will be determined, once enrolled, in conjunction with the lecturing team.
Careers and Progression Routes
Career Prospects
The HND Manufacturing Engineering provides a clear pathway to employment and is recognised by employers nationally and can enhance promotional prospects in supervisory, junior and middle management positions.
Progression Routes
The HND is a recognised progression route to gain the further learning required at level six to achieve Incorporated Engineer (IEng) registration or to the final stages of a degree, which could ultimately provide you with Chartered Status.
Finance
Part-time
For 2021 entry, tuition fees for part-time study are £3,250 per year.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available in our University Centre St Helens Policies and Procedures section.
For more in-depth information on the application process, please visit our guidance page.
Financial Support
Subject to eligibility, students can apply for a tuition fee loan from the Government to cover the full cost of tuition fees. UK students may also be eligible to apply for additional funding to help with living costs.
Apply
How to Apply
Applications for this qualification are made using our part-time higher education application form. Please visit our application section to complete and submit the form online. This course does not require applications to be made via UCAS.
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