HNC Electronic Engineering (Part Time)
Entry level
80 UCAS Tariff points from a National Diploma or Certificate in Engineering or from A levels including a numerate subject.
Career opportunities
The HNC in Electronic Engineering develops the engineering skills and knowledge valued by employers and satisfies the needs of companies requiring personnel at or working towards Incorporated Engineer.
This could be within the areas of in manufacturing, testing of circuits, maintenance of equipment, installation, technical sales or the simpler elements of design and development.
Course overview
The HNC Electronic Engineering course (part-time) at Southampton Solent University is a nationally recognised qualification which will prepare you for a role within the field of electronics and communications engineering.
Highly regarded by local employers, this vocational qualification will offer you practical experience in the typical business tasks and requirements of engineering professionals.
Alongside the sound electronic enineering principles you'll learn, you'll be introduced to analogue and digital electronics and manufacturing principles. 
Your 'learning by doing' helps to maintain our high success rate for student employability, and will complement your ability to evaluate solutions to a range of engineering problems using developed technology.
This means that you'll confidently be able to bring your skills to a broad section of the industry, such as manufacturing, testing of circuits, maintenance of equipment, installation, technical sales or basic design and development.
Southampton Solent University has a long track record of successfully delivering Higher Nationals. Our approachable, experienced staff strive to ensure that you're learning fits in accordance with the rigourous BTEC/Edexel guidelines.
This HNC provides an academic platform to enter a number of post HNC courses, such as a HND, Foundation Degree, or an Honours degree, which allows you to work towards the professional status of Incorprated Engineer.
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Course content
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Electrical Principles
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Analogue and Digital Electronics
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Mathematics
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Microprocessors and Computer Architecture
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Manufacturing Principles
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Engineers in Business
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Work based project.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out by a variety of methods, dependant on the particular unit of study. Methods of assessment include in-course assignments, laboratory work, formal examinations and projects.
Special features
Once you've successfully completed this HNC you may continue your learning by doing another year of study to achieve a HND or Foundation Degree (FdSc). Further study on the BSc (Hons) Electronic Engineering is then possible.
Attendance
Day release.
Options
Extended Course Option
Special facilities
You'll have access to the Maritime and Technology Faculty's own network of approximately 100 fully networked desktop PCs, in addition to the University's general network of around 600 PCs and 100 Apple Macs.
All these machines are equipped with a wide range of industry standard applications, programming languages and system development tools, and offer free e-mail and Internet access. Laptop hire is also available.
Fees
Fees for the 2011/12 academic year are:
£1,375 pa for UK and EU students or £565 per 20 point unit. Overseas students please contact the faculty for details of fees. Students also pay an Edexcel Registration fee, contact the faculty office for details.