Program Overview

Chemical Engineering by Flexible Open Learning HNC

Overview

This distance learning chemical engineering HNC course is for learners who wish to work as technicians/technician engineers in the chemical or process engineering sectors, manufacture, maintenance, and testing. It has been developed in consultation with local industry, and combines theory and practical work with a focus on industrial applications.

Course Details

Core Modules

• Engineering Design (TUOLE)
  • You experience the process of carrying out a design project, enabling you to appreciate that design involves harmonising key parameters and blending them into the design solution, and to produce a design report.
• Engineering Maths (TUOLE)
  • You gain the fundamental analytical knowledge and techniques needed to successfully complete the core modules of higher national engineering programmes.
• Engineering Science (TUOLE)
  • You are introduced to the fundamental laws and applications of the physical sciences within engineering and how to apply this knowledge to find solutions to a variety of engineering problems.
• Fluid Mechanics (TUOLE)
  • You apply the principles of fluid mechanics and the techniques used to predict the behaviour of fluids in engineering applications.
• Heat Transfer and Combustion (TUOLE)
  • You develop knowledge of the principles of heat transfer and combustion and the associated empirical relationships to enable you to solve practical problems and be able to produce a specification for practical engineering equipment.
• Managing a Professional Engineering Project (TUOLE)
  • You look at the approach required to identify the best solution to a specified engineering need.
• Mass and Energy Balance (TUOLE)
  • You are introduced to the concepts of laws of conservation of mass and energy through a process.

Optional Module

• Analytical Instrumentation (TUOLE)
  • You discuss modern techniques of detecting variables in industrial processes.
• Materials Engineering (TUOLE)
  • You gain a basic background knowledge and understanding of the properties, selection, processing, applications, and utilisation of engineering materials.
• Measurement of Process Variables (TUOLE)
  • You investigate the principles of measurement of pressure, flow, temperature, and level and to describe and assess the performance of the associated measuring systems and instruments.

How You Learn

• Following payment for each of your modules, you will be given access to the learning and assessment material for that module via our e-learning site.
• The learning material is divided into individual lessons, each of which has an introduction, aims, study advice, self-assessment questions, and a summary.

How You Are Assessed

• The module learning outcomes are assessed through tutor-marked assignments (TMAs).
• Some of the units also require practical work - we provide additional software and/or practical kit for this.

Entry Requirements

• You should have three GCSEs at grade 4 or above (or equivalent) including maths, plus one of the following qualifications which must include level 3 maths covering the subjects of Algebra, trigonometry, and calculus:
  • At least one A level in an appropriate subject
  • BTEC National Certificate in an appropriate engineering discipline
  • BTEC National Diploma in an appropriate engineering discipline
  • Access to HE in Engineering
  • Any other Level 3 equivalent UK or international qualification in an appropriate subject

Employability

• Students who complete this HNC course can progress to a Higher National Diploma or directly into the second year of an appropriate degree at the University.
• This course provides the skills and knowledge needed to gain employment within the process and related industries in the area of management.

Fees

• For a Higher National Certificate (HNC) you study eight modules at £495 for each module.
• If you join the course having completed no appropriate HNC modules previously, the total cost of an HNC is currently £3,960 for the eight modules required.

Learning Platform

• Our virtual learning environment (VLE) is the platform you use to access your online course.
• Teesside University online learning courses are delivered through the Brightspace Learning Environment.

Part-time

• Length: 1-5 years
• Attendance: 100% online
• Start date: Monthly
• Semester dates
• Fee for all applicants: £3,960 (120 credits)