Specialist Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Auston Institute of Management)
Course Information
Description
Course Overview
Electricity – the only thing more important than WiFi
This course is designed to be a pre-university course that prepares you for your bachelors degree. It skips the mundane ‘Academic Writing’ and ‘Independent Thought’ modules in exchange for more practically oriented content
Our core theme: KEEPING YOU INTERESTED.
We dive straight into academic content that you actually want and plus you earn an academic qualification.
Electrical engineering is an incredibly diverse field where people range from totally unqualified individuals to extremely qualified professionals. However so many routes within the trade are not defined.
How are these diverse skills trained in any one programme?
The truth is they cannot.
But what can be done is broad generalizations and generalized skills to ensure that the students career has a broad application and wide opportunity for a variety of roles and success. This is what we aim to achieve with our Specialist Diploma.
Entry Requirements
Minimum Age
16 years of age in the year of application
Minimum Academic Qualifications
– O Levels (Minimum 2 Passes) or equivalent (e.g. SPM)
– NITEC (any subject) or equivalent (e.g.NTC2)
– Higher NITEC (any subject) or equivalent (e.g. NTC3)
Transfer Applicants
Transfer applicants with other equivalent qualifications based on Singapore criterion may be given exemptions on academic qualifications
Mature and Adult Learners
At least 30 years of age and 8 years of working experience may be admitted on a case by case basis with a minimum of 10 years of formal education and certificates that is deemed equivalent by the Academic Board.
English Proficiency
– A Pass (C6) or better for O Levels; or
– A minimum of IELTS 4.5 or equivalent; or
– An equivalent qualification with demonstrated equivalence to the CEFR at level B2 or higher.
Career Opportunities
Sectors that employ Electrical Engineering graduates include
- Aerospace & Aviation,
- Automotive,
- Chemicals,
- Defence,
- Electronics & Semiconductors,
- Energy,
- Oil & Gas,
- Finance & Investment,
- Infocomm,
- Marine & Offshore,
- Media & Digital Entertainment,
- and Medical Technology & Healthcare.
In short, the training provided by the ECE curriculum is very versatile. In addition, many of our enterprising graduates have also become entrepreneurs, setting up new businesses that find innovative ways of applying electrical and computer engineering technologies.
Modules
- SKILLS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
- MATHEMATICS FOR TECHNOLOGY
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
- DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
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12 months
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12 months
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