Course Overview

The programme provides a progression route to Higher Education which supports the regional skills agenda, including widening participation and increased female participation in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The core academic disciplines are Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE) and Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering. These address a regional core skills gap, and will include development of quantitative, digital, knowledge transfer, wellbeing, personal development, problem solving, creativity, reflection and employability skills. The curriculum will include access to facilities across all partners, so that students are integrated into the study communities of all teaching partners; this is crucial to supporting the transition from South & City College to the University of Birmingham.

The wrap-around provision from University of Birmingham (including academic and employability skills support, intervention workshops for mathematics skills, and online content) and the mathematics support resources from the University of Birmingham are key elements missing from existing progression pathways.

The programme will provide a parallel path to the first two years of the traditional degree programmes at the University of Birmingham. The innovation here is the teaching and learning strategy, and wrap-around support will be geared towards the student cohort, with the longer terms at South & City College providing the opportunity to do this. Support for summer industrial placements will be built into the programme as "value-added" rather than credit bearing; the experience will connect to the project work through the academic years, for which the syllabus, learning objectives and assessment methods are professionally-focussed.

General Eligibility

You must have GCSE maths and English at Grade 4 or above, or an equivalent Level 2 qualification and at least one of the following qualifications:

Level 3 96 UCAS points e.g. BTEC National Extended Diploma with grades MMM from a linked subject such as engineering, applied Science and computing but GCSE mathematics is essential.

Examples of appropriate qualifications are: *A minimum of one full A Level in an appropriate subject, for example Science, Physics

• BTEC National Extended Diploma Engineering (Electrical , Electronic Engineering)

• An Advanced Level GNQ Engineering

• Access to Engineering

Alternatively, if you have significant relevant work experience or other professional qualifications you may be eligible for the course.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

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