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BEng Hons Manufacturing Engineering Top Up Degree in Nottingham – Nottingham College Highfields Campus – Part-time

Cost£4,125.00
Duration2 years
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
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About this course

BEng Hons Manufacturing Engineering Top Up Degree in Nottingham. Classes run at Nottingham College Highfields Campus, part-time during the day over two years. To join, you'll need a full Level 5 qualification in a related subject, such as a Foundation Degree, HND, or Diploma of Higher Education worth at least 240 undergraduate credits. The BEng Hons Manufacturing Engineering Top Up Degree course builds on that Level 5 study, covering engineering management, research skills, operations management, and project work on a live brief. It leads to a full Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree, awarded by The Open University.

Who this course is for

This new Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) top-up programme is ideal if you have a full Level 5 qualification and wish to develop your award to a full Bachelor's degree.

It has been designed to prepare you for a career in an industry where there's a high demand for engineers with a sound knowledge of engineering applications, as well as people who understand the necessary techniques to develop, test and maintain them.

This course is subject to validation with a first intake planned for September 2025.

Applicants will already hold (or be expected to achieve) a full Level 5 qualification in a related subject area.

The BEng (Hons) Engineering (Mechanical) Top-up will support you to develop the knowledge acquired in your Level 5 studies, getting you up to the standard that employers are demanding when selecting candidates for professional engineering management roles.

Facilities

Our modern Highfields campus features industrial-scale manufacturing, lathe and milling workshops, robotic machinery, fabrication and sheet metal workshops, electrical training bays, CAD and other design software on high end PCs, 3D printers and other design and manufacturing machinery, as well as a popular café/​refectory, HE communal spaces and a well-stocked library and learning resource centre.

Entry requirements

Applicants for this course will have already passed (or expect to achieve) a full Level 5 qualification in a related subject area. This could be a Foundation Degree (FdEng, FdSc, FdA), Higher National Diploma (HND), Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) or similar qualification worth a minimum of 240 academic credits at undergraduate level.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop engineering management techniques used in professional roles.
  • You'll build research and project management skills applied to real engineering problems.
  • You'll study operations management and how it applies to manufacturing environments.
  • You'll work on a live brief, solving problems in a real work context.
  • You'll extend the knowledge gained in your Level 5 studies to degree standard.
  • You'll explore the techniques used to develop, test, and maintain engineering systems.

How you will learn

You'll attend classroom-based sessions at Nottingham College Highfields Campus on a part-time daytime timetable. Learning includes taught sessions, project work, and a live brief that puts your skills into practice. Assessment is through coursework and a major project. The course is validated and awarded by The Open University.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Nottingham College Highfields Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Manufacturing engineer, overseeing production processes and quality
  • Mechanical engineer, designing and maintaining engineering systems
  • Operations manager, running day-to-day manufacturing or production
  • Engineering project manager, leading technical projects from brief to delivery
  • Product development engineer, taking products from concept to manufacture
  • Maintenance engineer, keeping plant and equipment running efficiently

What you could study next

With a BEng (Hons), you could go on to study a Master of Engineering (MEng) or MSc in a specialist engineering discipline. Chartered Engineer (CEng) status through a professional body such as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is a natural next step for those wanting to reach senior engineering roles. Some graduates move into MBA programmes to combine engineering expertise with broader business leadership.

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