HNC Aeronautical Engineering at Teesside University

HNC Aeronautical Engineering is a one-year full-time higher national certificate delivered at Hartlepool College of Further Education and leading to a Teesside University award. It covers aerodynamics, aircraft systems, composite materials and rotary wing mechanical and flight systems.

Department: Engineering & Construction  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Aircraft Aerodynamics, Aircraft Electrical Power and Distribution Systems, Airframe Mechanical Systems, Composite Materials for Aerospace Applications, Engineering Design, Engineering Maths, Managing a Professional Engineering Project and Turbine Rotary Wing Mechanical and Flight System.

Career pathways

Most HNC holders take technician-level roles in the aerospace and aeronautical industries or the Armed Forces; completion allows direct entry to year 2 of the BEng or MEng Aerospace Engineering with some additional study.

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