Engineering
NEIoT Course
FdSc Power Engineering (TMET)
Overview
Do you want to be part of an industry that is being transformed by renewable technologies and by the increased demand for electrical power? This two-year Foundation degree links directly with the skills needed by employers such as Northern Powergrid and Siemens.
The course combines broad-based engineering modules with specialist modules related to the power industry. The broad-based modules include ‘Engineering Principles’, ‘Electrical and Electronic Principles’, ‘Measurement and Control’ and ‘Electronics Systems’.
The specialist modules include ‘Power Plant Systems’ and ‘Power Distribution’. There is also a group project and an individual project that are specifically targeted at the power sector. Both of them are hands-on opportunities to put your new learning into practice. Like all foundation degrees, there is an emphasis on employability and skills that you can immediately use in the workplace.
Year 1 (national level 4)
Mathematics for Engineers
Electrical and Electronic Principles
Engineering Principles
Power Distribution
Power Industry – Business and Practice
Integrative Group Case Project
Year 2 (national level 5)
Electrical Machines and Power Systems
Measurement and Control
Electronics Systems
Power Plant Systems
Individual Project
This course is specifically designed to meet the needs of employers who are looking for well-qualified engineering staff to fill the skills shortage within the power engineering sector.
Employers in the sector include engineering giants like Siemens, high-tech renewable energy providers, and power generation and supply companies.
At the end of the course you could immediately apply for a job. Alternatively you could ‘top up’ your qualification to a BEng honours degree at the University of Sunderland with just one more year of study.