HND Process Engineering by Flexible Open Learning at Teesside University

Programme overview

A distance-learning Higher National Diploma in process engineering for people who wish to work as technicians or technician engineers in process engineering, manufacture, maintenance and testing. It is a Teesside University award delivered by Teesside University Open Learning (Engineering) under licence from Pearson, and can be studied as a top-up from the HNC Process Engineering.

Duration: Part-time, flexible open learning; must be completed within five years, with at least two 15-credit modules (30 credits) each year | Intake: Ongoing | Study mode: part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core level 4 modules include Engineering Design, Engineering Maths, Engineering Science, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Instrumentation and Control Principles and Managing a Professional Engineering Project. Level 5 core modules include Advanced Control Principles, Further Engineering Mathematics, Industrial Systems, Professional Engineering Management, Research Project, Safety Engineering and Sensors and Automation.

Career pathways

Graduates can progress to an appropriate degree at the University or seek employment in process and related industries, including management roles and development into senior positions in national and international companies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold an HNC (or equivalent) in an appropriate subject; those without one complete the HNC first, and applicants may study the HND directly but are strongly advised to take the HNC-level units first. Level 3 Foundation Mathematics for Engineers is available as a bridging module. Qualification certificates must be included with the application; no references are required. International applicants whose first language is not English need CEFR B2 or equivalent: GCSE English language grade C, PTE 51 or IELTS 5.5 with reading and writing at 5.5. Applications are open on an ongoing basis.

GBP 3,960 for the whole programme. Eight HND modules at GBP 495 each; GBP 3,960 for the HND stage, payable module by module. A further GBP 3,960 applies for the HNC stage if no HNC modules have been completed. Source

Intake: Ongoing

Duration: Part-time, flexible open learning; must be completed within five years, with at least two 15-credit

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