Electrical and Electronic Engineering for England - NTU in Mansfield Higher National Certificate

UCAS code: H623 (Full-time)

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Level of study:
Undergraduate
Typical offer:
56 - 64 UCAS tariff points
Start date:
September 2026
Duration:
1 year full-time, 18 months part-time.
Attendance:
Full-time, Part-time
Course delivery:
On-campus (Mansfield Hub)

Accredited

Information for 2026

About this course

The HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering course is tailored for those looking to advance their engineering careers. You’ll explore core engineering concepts, combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience, and develop key technical, communication, and management skills.

With both full-time and part-time options, the course offers flexibility for those working in the industry. You’ll cover topics such as electronics, automation, and robotics through hands-on learning in our cutting-edge Engineering Lab.

Upon graduation, you’ll be equipped for diverse engineering roles or further study, such as an HND in the field.

Industry-standard equipment

You'll have access to a state-of-the-art Engineering Lab, equipped with the tools and technology you need to prepare for a career in Engineering.
Flexible delivery

The course is delivered both full-time and part-time - enabling you to fit learning around your work and other commitments.
Launch your career in Engineering

This course prepares you to progress to a range of roles in the engineering industry and the opportunity to continue your studies with the HND.
Small class sizes

provide a friendly, flexible, more personalised learning experience.

You'll study the underpinning engineering theory and get to apply it through practical sessions in our engineering facilities. To develop your engineering skills you'll be applying your skills to real-world situations and problems, making you think and work like a professional engineer.

The modules will focus on relating theory to current engineering topics and issues. You'll explore developing and future technologies so you'll be at the forefront of what's happening in industry.

Module information

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll be studying throughout the course:

We regularly review our course content based on student and employer feedback to ensure they remain current and relevant. This may result in changes to module content or availability in future years. Optional modules will only run where there is sufficient demand. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis to protect the academic and student experience.

The course is delivered both full-time and part-time, enabling you to fit learning around your work and other commitments:

The full-time course is studied over one year.
The part-time course is studied over 18 months (one day per week).

The course is predominantly coursework-based with some practical assessments and class tests.

Outside of timetabled sessions, you'll need to undertake self-directed independent study. This will include preparing for seminars, researching, completing coursework, and directed reading to expand your knowledge.

Seminars and lab sessions

You'll have seminars and lab sessions, where you'll apply theory learned to real-world situations. These sessions involve active learning and are driven by collaboration with your tutors and classmates. Due to the smaller class sizes, this approach enables individualised support to ensure you reach your learning potential.

Contact hours

For each 20-credit module, you’ll spend about 200 hours learning overall. Around 40 of those hours will be taught in labs, lectures or seminars. The rest of the time is for independent study, reading, research, or working on assignments.

Entry requirements

UK students

Standard offer: 64 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent including Maths grade C
Contextual offer: 56 UCAS tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent including Maths grade C
Other requirements: GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4.

To find out what qualifications have tariff points, please use our tariff calculator.

Additional requirements for UK students

The following qualifications will also be considered:

Other related Level 3 qualifications
Access to Higher Education Diploma from an approved further education institution
Relevant work experience, or an international equivalent to the above qualifications.

Contextual offers

If you don’t quite meet our entry requirements, we might be able to make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (such as where you live and the school or college you attended), your experiences and your individual circumstances (you may have been in care, for example). This is called a contextual offer, and we get data from UCAS to help make these decisions. We do this because we believe everyone with the potential to succeed at NTU should have the opportunity to do so, no matter what barriers you may face.

Meeting our entry requirements

Hundreds of qualifications in the UK have UCAS Tariff points attached to specific grades, including A-levels, BTECs, T Levels and many more. You can use your grades and points from up to three different qualifications to meet our criteria. Enter your predicted or achieved grades into our Tariff calculator to find out how many points your qualifications are worth.

Other qualifications and experience

NTU welcomes applications from students with non-standard qualifications and learning backgrounds, either for year one entry or for advanced standing beyond the start of a course into year 2 or beyond.

We consider study and/or credit achieved from a similar course at another institution (otherwise known as credit transfer), vocational and professional qualifications, and broader work or life experience.

Our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy outlines the process and options available for this route. If you wish to apply via Recognition of Prior Learning, please contact the central Admissions and Enquiries Team who will be able to support you through the process.

Getting in touch

If you need more help or information, get in touch through our enquiry form.

International students

This course is not suitable for students who require a Student Visa.

Additional requirements for international students

We accept qualifications from schools, colleges and universities all over the world for entry onto our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. If you’re not sure how your international qualification matches our course requirements please visit our international qualifications page.

We have undergraduate Engineering courses which are suitable for Student Visa applicants. Here is a list of all the undergraduate courses we offer.

English language requirements

View our English language requirements for all courses, including alternative English language tests and country qualifications accepted by the University.

If you need help achieving the language requirements, we offer a Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes course on our City campus which is an intensive preparation course for academic study at NTU.

Other qualifications and experience

If you have the right level of qualifications, you may be able to start your Bachelors degree at NTU in year 2 or year 3. This is called ‘advanced standing’ entry and is decided on a case-by case basis after our assessment of your qualifications and experience.

You can view our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy which outlines the process and options available, such as recognising experiential learning and credit transfer.

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Getting in touch

If you need advice about studying at NTU as an international student or how to apply, our international webpages are a great place to start. If you have any questions about your study options, your international qualifications, experience, grades or other results, please get in touch through our enquiry form. Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world.

Policies

We strive to make our admissions procedures as fair and clear as possible. To find out more about how we make offers, visit our admissions policies page.

Fees and funding

UK students

- see the fees for this course, as well as information about funding and support.

Full-time

£8,160

Part-time (18 months)

£5,440 (Year one)
£2,720 (Year two)

Please note that if you are considering a part-time route that runs over more than one year, the tuition fee stated is for year one of study. The course fee for year two is subject to annual review.

Bursaries

A university bursary is an award that can help those who may not have otherwise been able to afford to attend university. We offer the following cash bursaries to prospective students:

NTU Bursaries
NTU Opportunity Bursary
NTU Care Leavers and Foyer Resident Bursary
NTU Estranged Student Bursary
Nursing, Teacher Training and Social Work Bursaries

Find out more about bursaries

You will need to pay tuition fees for each year that you are at university. The tuition fees, including the placement year and study abroad options are subject to government policy and may change in future years of study.

Preparing for the financial side of student life is important, but we don’t want you to feel anxious or confused about it. Visit our fees and funding pages if you have any concerns.

International students

- see the fees for this course, as well as payment advice and scholarships.

This course is not suitable for applicants who require a student visa.

However, we do accept qualifications from schools, colleges and universities all over the world for entry onto our Bachelors and Masters degrees. If you’re not sure how your international qualification matches our course requirements please see our information about international qualifications.

Additional costs

Your course fees cover the cost of studies and include loads of great benefits, such as the use of our library, support from our expert Employability team and free use of the IT equipment across our campuses. There are just a few additional things you may need to budget for:

Textbooks and library books

Your modules will point you to key textbooks and recommended reading. Many are available online, and in our libraries, but some students choose to buy their own copies. You’ll receive resource lists showing where to access eBooks, digital resources and physical copies. Our friendly Library team is always on hand to help you find what you need.

Printing and photocopying costs

The University allocates an annual printing and copying allowance of £20 depending on the course you are studying. For more details about costs for additional print and copying required over and above the annual allowance please see the printing and photocopying information on the Library website.

Fees and funding advice

For more advice and guidance, phone the Student Money Team on +44 (0)115 848 2494.

Cost of living information and support

Managing your money can help you make the most of life at NTU. Here's how we can support you, and now you can make your funding go further.

Cost of living in Nottingham

Our student benefits and free services

Money advice for international students

Careers and employability

This course focuses on specialist technical skills and knowledge and provides you with a clear set of skills and goals for entering employment.

As this is a vocational course, part-time students would typically already be working in industry. This course is suitable for applicants planning to progress to the first level of supervisory responsibility in their career.

Further study

Students who successfully complete the HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering course will have the opportunity to progress onto HND Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Employability team

Our expert Employability team will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice. You can benefit from this service at any time during your studies and for up to three years after completing your course.

Employability Promise

Personalised support, one-on-one coaching and industry-specific advice – it’s all part of our Employability Promise. And it doesn’t end when you leave NTU – you’ll have access to all our careers services for three years after you graduate (conditions apply).
Graduate employers

Graduates from this course have successful careers in organisations such as:
- SPS Aerostructures
- Uniper Technologies
- Glenair (UK) Ltd
Our graduates are…

Graduates from this course now work in a wide range of roles such as:
- Control and Instrumentation Support Engineer
- Electrical Manager
- Electrical Engineer
- Senior Technician of Electrical Engineering
- Assistant Design Engineer
Assessed work-like experience

We’ve embedded at least eight weeks of assessed work-like experience into all of our courses. This gives you the opportunity to apply your learning in real-world scenarios, build your confidence, and develop the experience employers are looking for.
NTU Enterprise

If you’re a budding entrepreneur, NTU Student Enterprise can help you to develop your ideas and innovations and turn them into a reality. We also offer training, mentoring, workshops, financial advice and more to develop your business skills.

Campus and facilities

As an NTU Mansfield student, you’ll benefit from the latest facilities and modern technology to support your studies and help you get the most out of student life.

We are continually investing in our facilities and enhancing our learning and teaching environment to make it an inspiring place for students.

Plus, as an Engineering student at Nottingham Trent University in Mansfield, you will have access to an Engineering Lab, high-performance CAD suite, industry-standard robotics, hydraulics and pneumatics test equipment and electronics equipment.

Facilities and services include:

University Centre
Teaching and Learning Centre
Engineering Lab with robotics, 3D printing, CNC machining and automation equipment
CAD suite
Electronics equipment
Library
Dedicated study zones, including PC suites
On-site café
Social spaces
Sports facilities
Student Support Services
Nottingham Trent Students Union (NTSU) drop-in events.

Applying

UK students

For the full-time course, apply through UCAS. The UCAS code is H623

For the part-time course, apply directly through our portal.

Keeping up to date

After you've applied, we'll be sending you important emails throughout the application process – so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.

You can get more information and advice about applying to NTU on our Your Application page.

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