BEng (Hons)

Aerospace Engineering

Duration
3 Years
Start
September 2024
UCAS Code
A798
Delivery
Campus Taught
Foundation entry

Fascinated by aircraft and spacecraft? On this Aerospace Engineering degree, you’ll apply everything you learn to the analysis and design of flying vehicles.

Why study with us

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    10
    in the UK for academic support
    National Student Survey (Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
    2023
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    10
    in the UK for overall positivity
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    2023
  • Benefit from the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre, with access to flight simulators, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) laboratory, and more.
  • We have links with leading aerospace companies and you'll benefit from guest lectures, field trips and placement opportunities. Our Aerospace Society organises regular lectures and events.
  • During your studies you'll benefit from significant investment in the latest high quality facilities available, including state-of-the-art software tools, flight simulators, subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels and a UAV Lab.
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Engineering student using the flight simulator
Engineering student using the flight simulator

Aerospace Engineering BEng

  • Get involved with unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for civil applications and learn the principles of flight testing.
  • Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.
  • Work with a range of vehicles and use different types for design, analysis, simulation and testing.
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Hear from our students

When doing my third year project I made use of the industry standard wind tunnel laboratory which contains both a subsonic and a supersonic wind tunnel.
Rory Pagan smiling in a white shirt
Rory Pagan
MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering Student

Modules

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Please note the delivery information for this course is accurate for the academic year 2023/24. The information displayed in this section may not yet accurately reflect how the course will be delivered in 2024/25 but this information will be updated by December 2023.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Gain real work experience through industrial placements

You can take a one-year industrial placement during your studies to increase your employability. Most placements are UK-based, but opportunities exist for global placements.

Study in our Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC)

During your studies with us you’ll benefit from our new £35 million EIC building which provides an integrated teaching space in state-of-the-art facilities.

Explore the EIC

Reaching for the sky

The sky was no limit for our final year students as they sent a high altitude balloon 100,000 ft above the surface of the Earth.

High-altitude balloons are used for research purposes. Experiencing temperatures up to minus 60 degrees with very thin atmosphere. We are able to test instruments and materials, before their more expensive journey into space itself.

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Kieran talks about his placement opportunities

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View the course facilities

During your studies you'll benefit from significant investment in the latest high quality facilities available, including state-of-the-art software tools, flight simulators and a UAV Lab.

You’ll take to the skies in our immersive flight simulators, including the Redbird FMX, which will help reinforce your understanding of flight dynamics.

Accreditations

  • This BEng course is professionally accredited by the IMechE (which represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession) as meeting partial fulfilment of the educational requirements to become a Chartered Engineer.
  • This BEng course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers as meeting the academic requirement for membership and registration for Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council.
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Academic expertise

Kirijen Vengadasalam
Dr Kirijen Vengadasalam
Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering
School of Engineering and Computing

Kirijen is a Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering. He is also research active in the areas of aerospace, mechanical and medical engineering. His area of research expertise is in Multicomponent Multiphase flow using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) such as droplet transport,…

Headshot of Anthony Broad in a grey top.
Tony Broad
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering and Computing

Tony teaches across a range of Engineering courses with a Mechanical bias, this includes Aerospace, Mechanical, Motorsport, Energy and Computer Aided Engineering courses. Coming from industry, Tony has a wealth of industrial experience and specialises in Computer Aided Design (C…

Future careers in aerospace engineering

Aerospace Engineering could lead to a career in many sectors including aerospace, space, defence, automotive, biotechnology, computing, electronics, energy and manufacturing.

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Fees and funding

2024/25
UK
Full-time£9,250 per year
Sandwich year£1,500 for the sandwich year
Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits
International
Full-time£16,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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