Course Summary

Who is the course for This course is for students who wish to take their knowledge to the next level and develop high levels of technical competence for a rewarding career in Construction or Building Services or gain a higher level qualification in this area.

Course Details - Modules

Course Content The course duration is 1 year Full Time and 2 years as Part Time and will cover the following units: On this course you will learn: Advanced heating, ventilation & air conditioning design & installation, Further mathematics, building management systems, Geothechnics & Soil Mechanics, Alternative Energy Systems design & Installation, Advance Surveying & Measurements and a Group Project Study Methods The programme uses a combination of traditional classroom teaching, open learning and research-based experiential learning, laboratory experiments and demonstrations, use of modern surveying equipment, industry standard IT applications and group activities, tutorial directed study and site visits. To cover the required Guided Learning (GL) hours you will study 7.5 supervised hours per week to cover 6 hours theory, 1 hours practical activities and 0.5 hour tutorial. For a 2 years to cover the activities below: 74% classroom based teaching 20% workshop and laboratory experiments 6% directed study and site visits Other 11.25 independent and unsupervised hours per week will be offered to contribute to the Total Learning (TL) hours as below. 5 hours working on assignment (22.5%) 2.5 hours research/ learning (11%) 1.25 hours compilation of evidences (5.5%) 2.5 hours e-learning (11%).

Course Details – Assessment Method

The course is assessed through a series of time constrained written assignments. The units are designed and developed to lend themselves to partnerships and embedded learning in the context of real life scenarios. Collaborative employer partnerships reflects industry practices through setting students assessments and assignments in the context of current industry practice.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: K201

Institution code: U95

Campus Name: Uxbridge Campus

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

Two A Levels maths, physics or engineering or a BTEC National Certificate or Diploma or other equivalent Level 4 Building services or Construction qualification, plus 4 GCSEs at grade 9-4 (grade A*- C) in English language, maths and a science subject. For Students returning to education, other qualifications and experience will be taken into consideration when processing applications. Also an international equivalent of the above will be considered.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails

All students who are non-native English speakers and who have not undertaken their final two years of schooling in English, must demonstrate capability in English at a standard equivalent to IELTS 5.5; Reading and Writing must be at 5.5 or equivalent.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 0%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

Fees and funding

EU 5605.0 Year 1
England 5605.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 5605.0 Year 1
Scotland 5605.0 Year 1
Wales 5605.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 5605.0 Year 1
International 7543.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

The fees quoted are for home and overseas students for one year of study and include tuition, exam fee, materials, ID card (which gives access to the college and facilities e.g. library) and college registration.

Provider information

Park Road
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Hillingdon
UB8 1NQ

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