This course is a Foundation Degree programme designed to offer flexible learning patterns and designed to enable students with a relevant Level 3 qualification in an Electrical and Electronic Engineering subject, or equivalent, to obtain a FdEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and, if desired, progress to a BSc(Hons) programme in Electronic Engineering at Solihull College and practice in a career as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). Students graduating with this FdEng award will be confident practitioners in Engineering with the knowledge and ability to apply current technology to existing products & designs as well as developing new ones. They will have a sound understanding of Engineering Principles and the skills necessary to communicate them to others and develop them into finished products that meet customer expectations and agreed specifications. Within this skill set will be the ability to reflect on their own work to evaluate what worked, what can be improved and how the overall process can be changed for the better. There will be part-time and full-time delivery modes and during the course of the programme you will study: - Work Based Module - Electrical and Electronic Principles and Practice - Mathematics I - Mechanical Science - Digital Electronics - Engineering Management - Work Based Project - Instrumentation and Control Systems - Project Management - Energy Power Systems (HV) - Manufacturing I* - Manufacturing II* - Mathematics II* - Electronic Design* *Optional Units: *Mathematics II and Electronic Design are compulsory for students who wish to progress to Level 6 of the BSc (Hons) Electronic Engineering degree.
