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FdEng Operations and Maintenance Engineering

Why choose this course?

  • This course will allow you to progress your career in the field of operations and maintenance by allowing you to gain the qualifications you need to progress.
  • You can study a range of relevant industry selected modules that are closely linked with your future career. These modules are in many cases workbased and can be studied in the workplace. 
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Course code: H990

Start date: September

Course length: part time: two-three years

Campus: Markeaton Street site, Derby Campus

About this course

The content and structure of the course is designed to provide you with an academically challenging and vocationally relevant degree that encompasses all of the issues involved in successfully maintaining and progressing your career pathway within the operations and maintenance area.

The aims of this course are to provide you with knowledge and skills that will enable you to engage with continuing professional development and further study in the discipline of operations and maintenance engineering.

This course will also provide you with an academic education focusing on the technology, design, project management, manufacture and health and safety.

What you will cover

You'll study a total of 120 credits per year. This will be made up of single or double modules.

Stage one

You'll study modules such as:

Stage two

You'll study modules such as:

Entry requirements

At least 160 points at A Level, with at least one A2 level in an analytical, scientific or technology based subject area, plus supporting passes in mathematics and English language at GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent). If you've completed an Access/Foundation course, we also accept these qualifications.
 
Students who do not meet the entry requirements but have relevant industrial experience, or a demonstrable aptitude for the programme are encouraged to apply and will be considered on their individual merits, based on an interview and completed application.

How to apply

Fees and finance

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

  • £1,030 per module (you usually take 12 of these modules in total)

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

Careers and employability

This course will enable you to gain the skill sets required by industry that will enable you to work within passenger vehicle manufacturers, rail infrastructure maintenance, rail vehicle manufacture and refurbishment companies, aerospace component and aerospace engine manufacturers, food manufacturers and composites material manufacturers.

Contact details

General enquiries about admissions and applications, UK and overseas

T: +44 (0)1332 591167
F: +44 (0)1332 597724
E: askadmissions@derby.ac.uk

Course enquiries

Dr Patrick Barber 01332 593216

Where will I study?

Markeaton Street site, Derby Campus