- Location
- Cardonald Campus
- SCQF Level
- 8
- Start Date
- 25 Aug 2025
- Qualification Type
- HND
- Course Type
- Full-Time
- Duration
- 2 Years (August to June)
Applications open 15th January 2025
This HND Electronic Engineering course will provide you with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills which are crucial in today's technology-driven job market. As the only college in Scotland offering HND Electronic Engineering, we are proud to be a leading educator in this field, with a leading electronic team who align with the world skills occupational standards.
The course includes the design, building and simulation of electronic circuits, meeting electronic industry standards. Studying electronics opens doors to a diverse range of career opportunities in one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK, and many of our students are recruited directly to industry from this course.
What will I learn?
You will undertake theory and practical work with a focus on industrial applications and complete the following units:
- Analogue electronic principles
- Combinational logic
- High-level engineering software
- DC and AC principles
- Electronic testing skills
- Maths for engineering 1
- Maths for engineering 2
- Communication: Practical skills
- Electrical networks and resonance
- Sequential logic
- Electronic construction skills
- PCB design and manufacture
- Engineering software and application
- Active circuits
- Electronic fault finding
- Programmable logic devices
- Field programmable gate arrays
- Telecommunications
- Power supplies
- Business awareness
- Electronic graded unit 1
- Electronic graded unit 2
Entry requirements (minimum)
- One Higher, or equivalent, from Maths, Physics or Technical Certificate; OR
- NC Engineering
- Direct entry to Year 2 will be considered for students with HNC Electronic Engineering (with 15 credits)
- We will consider your application if you have relevant work experience but no formal qualifications
Entry requirement equivalency table
If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Employer and industry links
The electronic department takes immense pride in its established and robust links with industry leaders, creating an environment where our learning environment seamlessly integrates with the electronic industry.
These strong employer and industry connections not only enhance the curriculum's relevance but also provide our students with invaluable insights and real-world perspectives.
Through collaborations with key players in various sectors, we ensure that our programs align with industry demands, preparing our students for successful transitions into their chosen fields.
This course is unique as it not only enriches the learning experience but also opens doors to networking opportunities and potential electronic career paths with our list of industry partners and Graduate apprenticeship opportunities, giving our students a distinct advantage in the electronic job market.
Articulation Routes
We have a long-standing agreement with Glasgow Caledonian University for direct entry to the third year of their BEng / BEng (Honours)/MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering and BEng / MEng Electrical Power Engineering
Jobs and further study
After one year you may successfully achieve HNC Electronic Engineering which would enable you to progress to year two to complete HND Electronic Engineering.
It may also be possible to apply to the second year of BEng / BEng (Honours)/MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering and BEng / MEng Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University (with a B pass in the Graded Unit).
For those achieving HND Electronics, in addition to the articulation agreement with Glasgow Caledonian University, opportunities also exist to progress to other universities.
Achieving the HNC or HND Electronics also enhances the options to undertake Graduate Apprenticeship opportunities and employment opportunities to enter the labour market at technician, intermediate/trainee engineer levels.
Take a look at the course progression map for electronics and electrical engineering courses.
Making an application
For courses starting in August, you can make up to two applications.
Applications are made to a course and a first choice of campus. If the course is oversubscribed at your first choice you will be automatically considered for alternative sites and may be made an offer without a further application.
I've applied — what happens next?
When you apply
You will receive an automated email confirming that we have received your application (remember to check your SPAM folder).
Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team and you will either be:
- Made a direct offer (unconditional or conditional)
- Invited to book an interview session
- Advised that your application is unsuccessful – you have not met the entry requirements for this course and are advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
- We aim not to reject an application and if you don’t meet the entry requirements you may be referred to a different course or level.
If you are invited to interview, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview by email within 14 working days. The outcome will be one of the following:
- Unconditional offer of a place – you have met all the entry requirements and your place is guaranteed. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your place.
- Conditional offer of a place – your place is secured pending you meeting the entry requirements. This may mean achieving school or college qualifications which you may not be able to provide to us yet. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your conditional place. Once your conditions are met this will change to an unconditional offer of a place which you must accept before you can enrol on the course.
- Waiting list – you have met all entry requirements, and have been interviewed however, the course is now full so you have been placed on a waiting list. If any spaces become available you may be contacted, usually around the course start date. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Reserve list – following your interview, you have unfortunately not been successful in this round of recruitment. We have placed your name on a Reserve list and your application may be reconsidered at a later date. This could happen any time up to the start date of the course but it is very possible that you will not be offered a place. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Unsuccessful – your interview has been unsuccessful. You may be offered a place on a course at a different level, or advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
Once an offer is received, you must reply within 14 working days or risk losing your place, as the system will automatically decline your offer after 14 days.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding, joining instructions and induction date. This will normally be sent out in June / July.