Program Overview

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Non-Destructive Testing FdSc

Key Facts

• Level: UndergraduateUG FdSc
• Duration: Distance Learning: 2 – 6 years
• Starting: January
• Fees UK 25/26 >: Distance Learning: £840 per 20 credit module
• Fees International 25/26 >: Distance Learning: £1,240 per 20 credit module
• Location >: Distance Learning

Overview

This Non-Destructive Testing FdSc two-year course will give you a solid grounding in subjects relevant to Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and related industries. You will study all 12 of the compulsory modules online, at your own pace.

Highlights

• Flexible online study to fit around your schedule.
• This course is linked to PCN certification through the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing.

Entry Requirements

As a course designed for people who are working in the NDT industry, we do not expect you to have any formal qualifications. Instead we look for demonstrable work experience or professional qualifications that are relevant to the course, such as the Personal Certificate of Non-Destructive Testing (PCN) or equivalent. Depending on the level of certification, you may be exempt from some of the course modules. If you are not currently employed in an appropriate industry, you will need to demonstrate that you can gain an industrial placement prior to starting your course.

• English Language Requirements

All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

• IELTS Academic at 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands for study at undergraduate level.

Course Content

• Course Details

The first year of this Non-Destructive Testing FdSc course focuses on the fundamentals that are essential to NDT, including material properties, mathematics and electronics. You will also learn some key transferable skills such as report writing and interview techniques.

In the second year, you will expand on your knowledge and examine the applications of NDT, including dye penetration, magnetic particles, manufacturing processes, use of products, eddy current, ultrasonic and radiographic techniques. You will also learn quality assessment techniques, to ensure quality assurance in NDT and how to examine the quality of tools that are used in design.

• Methods of Learning

The delivery of the course, through a modular approach via distance learning, gives you the flexibility to study when you can. The course is available full-time or part-time and you can choose which modules to study at each stage.

You can take one module as a taster to decide if the full course is for you, or just to specialise in one area.

Modules are assessed by coursework only.

Fees and Funding

• 2025/26 Tuition Fees

Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 25/26 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

• UK – Distance Learning: £840 per 20 credit module
• International – Distance Learning: £1,240 per 20 credit module

For information on the scholarships available to you, please see our scholarships page.

For more information about possible funding options, please visit our Fees and Funding pages.

• Additional Costs

There are currently no additional costs anticipated for this course for 2025 entry.

Careers and Employability

This course will help you to progress in your career in the NDT industries. When you have successfully completed the Foundation degree, you can progress onto the Non-Destructive Testing (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) to gain a full honours degree.

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