Higher Diploma

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• Direct final year entry into selected UK universities degree Programmes


• 100% assignment based


• Time & money saving ( 28 months to a degree from SPM )

Courses Available

• Higher Diploma & Advanced Diploma in Automotive Mechatronics


• Higher Diploma & Advanced Diploma in Vehicle Operations Management

Entry Requirement :

SPM/UEC 3 credit in English, Science & Maths

Higher Diploma in Automotive Mechatronics

Automotive engineers design and develop systems for vehicles, including powertrain, engines, brakes, suspension, fuel systems and electronics.

What automotive engineers do

• Design, develop, operate and maintain vehicle assembly lines


• Liaise with suppliers of parts about their precise specifications, cost and delivery


• Devise and implement tests to ensure the safe operation of the final product


• Collect details from repair shops and customers, of faults which occur in service, and adjust design and manufacture to improve the product.

Key skills

• Thorough knowledge of all the engineering disciplines which are involved in the production of vehicles


• Flexibility to understand and apply new technologies in a competitive environment


• Ability to communicate ideas with engineers of other disciplines, in addition to colleagues in logistics, marketing and production.

Training to be an automotive engineer

Automotive engineering training is usually in line with the monitored professional development scheme of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Some firms provide trainees with additional knowledge and skills through part-time university courses.

Training covers design, development, production, safety and testing.

Course Duration:19-21 months.

Qualifications Awarded:

• City of Sunderland College (COSC, UK) Higher Diploma in Mechatronics


• National Skill Certificate (SKM) Level 1-3

REVISED SUBJECTS FOR 2010 INTAKE

Bridging Units Prior Entering HD:

1. Electrical & Electronics Principles


2. Mathematics For Technicians


3. Mechanical Principles & Applications


4. Engineering Drawing For Technicians


5. Engineering Design


6. Application of Vehicle Science & Mathematics

HD Core Units:

• Unit 1: Business Management Techniques


• Unit 2: Engineering Science


• Unit 3: Analytical Methods For Engineers


• Unit 4: Project


• Unit 5: Vehicle Engineering Principles


• Unit 6: Engineering Design

HD Specialist Units:

• Unit 7: Materials


• Unit 8: Applications of Pneumatics & Hydraulics


• Unit 9: Mechanical Principles


• Unit 10: Design For Manufacture


• Unit 11: Project Management


• Unit 12: Instrumental & Control


• Unit 13: Advanced Computer-Aided Design Techniques


• Unit 14: Advanced Vehicle Technology


• Unit 15: Vehicle Electronics


• Unit 16: Vehicle Fault Diagnosis