Course Overview

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This course would suit those interested in product design, aerospace, manufacturing, electronic/electrical engineering, automotive or green technologies.

This electrical/electronic engineering qualification is equivalent to three A Levels and has been designed to give you the underpinning knowledge and specific skills needed to meet the expectations of modern engineering industries and developing technologies.

Units may include:

• Engineering principles
• Electrical machines
• Electronic measurement and testing
• Electronic devices and circuits
• Engineering product design and manufacture
• Programmable logic controllers

Assessment Methods

This course is assessed by a range of assignments and assessments. These are set and marked internally by College staff and then validated by an external moderator.

Progression Options

For students who successfully complete the course, the Level 3 Extended Diploma provides progression to the HNC in Electrical/Electronic Control Engineering or Foundation Degree in Mechanical Engineering which are both offered at University Centre Somerset, and lead to the MEng with the University of the West England. Former engineering students have become Design Technicians, Architectural Technicians and Mechanical Engineers.