HND Engineering Systems at University of the Highlands and Islands

The HND Engineering Systems is a multidisciplinary course of mechanical, electrical and systems units that builds on the HNC Engineering Systems. It includes project management, business awareness and an engineering project. It prepares students for technician-level engineering jobs or progression to year 3 of UHI's engineering degrees.

Duration: Full time: 2 years; part time: 4 years  |  Intake: September; January (North, West and Hebrides only)  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 is the HNC Engineering Systems. Year 2 mandatory units are business awareness and continuing professional development, design for manufacture, engineering systems analysis (system modelling and control), engineering systems graded unit 2, engineering practical skills, mathematics for engineering 2, principles of safe engineering systems and project management. Options include power electronics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics and renewable energy systems units (wind, wave and tidal, hydrogen).

Career pathways

Technician-level roles in manufacturing, offshore engineering, the developing renewables sector and engineering design. Progression to year 3 of BEng (Hons) Energy Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

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