HND Electronic Engineering
An SQA HND in Electronic Engineering will give you the practical engineering skills, theoretical knowledge of a range of core electrical, analogue electronics and digital electronics principles as well as the ability to apply analysis synthesis skills to the solution of electronic problems. It covers all the fundamental aspects of Electronic Engineering, including testing, fault finding and construction.
The SQA HND in Electronic Engineering consists of a total of 30 Unit credits. Each Unit credit is designed to take about 40 hours teaching and learning (though it may take more or less time than this).
An SQA HND in Electronic Engineering can gain you entry in to an English speaking university.
SQA's prestigious qualifications are recognised worldwide.
Course Tutor Guide (including Course Framework)
Title: HND Electronic Engineering
Code: GE8G 16
Download: HND Electronic Engineering Course Tutor Guide (including Qualification Framework)
Version Change - March 2019
Qualifications Guidance 2020-21
- Supporting the delivery, assessment and verification of SQA units, session 2020–21
- Guidance on gathering key evidence for Higher National Graded Units in session 2020–21
- HN Graded Units - centres FAQs
- HN Graded Units - learners FAQs
A Guide for Tutors
Communication Units
This document is aimed at tutors who are teaching learners whose first language is not English.
The purpose of this document is to provide a selection of formative exercises that will:
- provide interesting exercises to motivate learners
- increase learners' confidence in their ability to communicate effectively in English
- prepare learners to successfully pass the summative assessments
Communication Units in HNCs and HNDs
Research Skills
The guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills unit might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units.
Notification of changes
Unit Specifications
- Active Electronic Circuits (DG2W 35)
- Analogue Electronic Principles (FY9T 34)
- Applications of Programmable Logic Controllers (DG31 34)
- Applications of Signal Processing and Conditioning (DG35 35)
- Business Awareness and Continuing Professional Development (DG3D 35)
- Combinational Logic (DG3C 34)
- Communication: Practical Skills (H7MB 34)
- DC and AC Principles (FY9E 34)
- Electronic Construction Skills (DG3H 34)
- Electrical Networks and Resonance (DG3G 34)
- Electronic Engineering: Graded Unit 1 (DN1G 34)
- Electronic Engineering: Graded Unit 2 (DN1V 35)
- Electronic Fault Finding (DG3J 35)
- Electronic Testing Skills (DG3N 34)
- Engineering Mathematics 1 (H7K0 33)
- Engineering Mathematics 2 (H7K1 34)
- Field Programmable Gate Arrays (DG3P 35)
- High Level Engineering Software (DG58 34)
- High Level Language: External I/O Transfer (DG5A 35)
- Implementing Small Local Area Networks (DG40 34)
- Information Technology: Applications Software 1 (D75X 35)
- Mathematics for Engineering 1: Electronics and Electrical (DG4H 33)
- Mathematics for Engineering 2 (DG4L 34)
- MCU/MPU Assembly Language Programming (DG59 34)
- MSI Devices (DG4Y 35)
- Power Supply Circuits (DG50 35)
- Printed Circuit Board Design, Manufacture and Test (DG51 34)
- Programmable Logic Devices (DG52 35)
- Sequential Logic (DG53 34)
- Telecommunications Fundamentals (DG56 35)
Two additional mandatory units
Workplace Communication in English (H8T2 33)
Research Skills (F60A 34) – Finish date 31/07/2022
Research Skills (J1NC 34) – Start date 01/08/2019
Research Skills Unit: A Guide for Tutors
This guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills Unit (F60A 34) might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units
