Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Higher National Certificate - HNC

Programme Offerings

Full-Time

F2F-JMU-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

To prepare students for a range of technical, professional and management careers in construction and the built environment with a common core of study applicable to the sector. To provide a choice of specialist studies appropriate to the main career disciplines within the built environment. To enable students to make an effective and immediate contribution in employment in the construction and built environment sector. To provide students with flexibility, knowledge, understanding, skills and motivation as a basis for progression to graduate and postgraduate studies. To develop a range of skills and techniques, personal qualities and attitudes essential for successful performance in working life. To provide a significant education base for progression to membership of professional bodies in the construction and built environment sector.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Teaching sessions include lectures and tutorials; workshop sessions in a classroom, PC-lab; practical lab based sessions, off-site learning activities and participation in a group project. Assessment methods include examinations; written essays and reports; oral presentations; preparation of posters; visual designs using bespoke software.

Opportunities for work related learning

The 4 pathways have discipline specific modules with tasks that will introduce students to work-related learning activities in either Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying or Real Estate. Students will attend site visits and there will be off-site learning activities relevant to the different pathways.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

On successful completion of the HNC students may progress to Level 4 or 5 of a degree programme offered within the School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment subject to meeting the entry requirements of that programme and the selected HNC pathway. There are 4 different pathways to achieve the … For more content click the Read More button below.

Entry Requirements

A levels
BTECs
International Baccalaureate
Other international requirements

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH13-01) architecture, building and planning