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MEng (Hons)

Aerospace Engineering

Duration
4 years
Start
September 2025
UCAS Code
6L13
Delivery
In-person

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

Why study with us

  • Top
    10
    in the UK for academic support
    National Student Survey (Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
    2023
  • Top
    10
    in the UK for overall positivity
    National Student Survey (Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
    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.
  • You’ll get the chance to go on a 48-week sandwich placement in industry between Year 2 and Year 3.
  • 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
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What you’ll do

  • 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.

Modules

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.

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Student spotlight

After graduating with a First-class degree in MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering this summer, Georgia Green has landed a role with Airbus as a wing structures graduate.

Over her four years at UCLan, Georgia turned her interest in aerospace into a career, overcoming a pandemic and finishing as one of the top graduates on her course.

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Hear from our students

The lecturers treat you as peers and really value your opinion and interests, their doors are always open when you need assistance.
Georgia Green smiling in glasses and a grey jumper
Georgia Rae Green
MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering Student

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 can be used for many research purposes. With temperatures of up to minus 60 degrees and a very thin atmosphere, this environment offers a platform to test instruments and materials before making the more expensive journey into space itself.

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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, helping reinforce your understanding of flight dynamics.

Accreditations

Academic expertise

Dr Kirijen Vengadasalam
Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering
Dr Abdullah Desai
Senior Lecturer
Tony Broad
Senior Lecturer
Dr Liben Jiang
Senior Lecturer
Joanne Orlick
Senior Lecturer of Aerospace Engineering

Future careers

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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Entry requirements

We will consider your educational achievements, predicted grades, work experience and personal statement. If you don't meet the grades for your chosen course, we will consider you for other programmes.

We know that many factors can influence the grades you achieve in school or college. If your life experience has affected your academic studies, we can take this into account. Use the UCAS Points Calculator below to check whether you are eligible.

Unsure if you meet our entry requirements? Contact our friendly Course Enquiries team to talk through your options.

  • UCAS: 104 points at A2 including Maths and Physics or STEM at grade C
  • BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM in Engineering including Maths units. Please see UCAS for specific unit requirements
  • Pass Access Course: 104 points including 15 level 3 credits in Maths and Physics or STEM at Merit
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass with 104 points from Higher Level subjects including Higher Level 6 in Maths and Physics or STEM
  • T Level: M including Maths and Physics. Please see UCAS for a list of the T Levels we can accept
  • IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
  • GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

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Not got the grades?

Our courses with a foundation year could be exactly what you're looking for. They provide an alternative route to study for this degree.

Find out more about our courses with a foundation year.

Fees and funding

2024/25
UK
Full-time£9,250 per year
Sandwich year£1,500 for the sandwich year
International
Full-time£16,500 per year
2025/26
UK
Full-time£9,250 per year
Sandwich year£1,575 for the sandwich year
International
Full-time£17,325 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

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

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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This course is delivered by the School of Engineering and Computing

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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