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Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

4 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

AE90

Delivery

Campus Taught

Combine the practical and theoretical aspects of flying with the underlying principles of aerospace engineering on our Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies Foundation Entry Degree course.

Foundation Entry degree courses are designed for students who have the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly enter their chosen Honours degree programme.

Gain the theoretical training required to obtain a pilot’s license while simultaneously gaining an engineering degree.

The University has excellent aerospace facilities including a full motion simulator and several flight training devices, allowing you to benefit from the practical application of theories taught in the classroom. Configure them to aircraft types such as civil aircraft, helicopters and even the Space Shuttle.

Why study with us

You’ll undertake ‘Private Pilot License (PPL)’ theoretical studies in your 2nd year.
Fine tune your practical skills using the University’s excellent flight simulators.
You’ll get involved with unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for civil applications.
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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Sub and Supersonic Wind Tunnel Facilities

What you'll do

This course offers an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry between the second and third years.
You’ll access lectures and masterclasses on topics such as the effective use of computer-aided design software, computational fluid dynamics, and finite element analysis.
Our flight training school partners cover the practical flying components of the PPL (typically 45 hours), for an additional fee.

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Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

95%Face-to-face

5%Online

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.

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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Academics

Future careers

Aerospace Engineering graduates go on to roles in the aerospace, space, defence, automotive, biotechnology, computing, electronics, energy and manufacturing sectors.

If you’re interested in the scientific and mathematical aspects of the discipline, you can continue on to a career in research and teaching, including postgraduate aerospace research degrees here at the University.

If you would like a future career as a commercial pilot, we offer our integrated  MEng programme, which introduces ‘Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL)’ theoretical studies in Year 4. The university examinations prepare you for sitting CAA ATPL examinations after graduation.

Join us on campus

Book a place at our Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 17 June. Here you'll be able to explore our campus and facilities, meet academic staff and chat to students.

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Fees and funding

2022/23

First year£6000 for the first year

Full-time£9250 per year

International

First year£10000 for the first year

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

First year£6,500 for the first year

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

First year£11,000 for the first year

Full-time£14,900 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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Our course is delivered via a mix of lectures, practicals and projects.

Lectures are provided to guide and inform your knowledge, understanding and skills are developed through the application of that knowledge.

Assessments are divided between unseen examinations and a variety of regular assignments and challenges. Practical competence is important to the engineering philosophy at the University and this is reflected in the design and weighting of assessments.

You’ll learn in high-quality facilities with state-of-the-art software tools, desktop flight simulators and a UAV Lab. The student workshop provides a focus for design and manufacture. It has CNC lathe and milling machines, a five-axis laser cutter and a wide variety of machine shop equipment. The composites workshop is used for a variety of activities from research on resin infusion to the development of F3 hovercraft.

Our FMX’s electric motion platform and wrap-around visual offer fantastic realism. It has been approved for commercial training by the EASA aviation authority and can be configured as two different aircraft types: a Cessna C172, and a Piper Seminole PA44-S. It is complete with an instructors’ station and an external monitoring and debriefing station.

We have established links with many aerospace companies and you will have opportunities for guest lectures, field trips and industrial placements.

Located within one of the most intense engineering and manufacturing areas in the UK our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) provides an integrated space for teaching and research with direct links to industry enabling you to work on live, real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.

You’re responsible for finding your own placement. The Faculty Placement Team and University of Central Lancashire Careers Team will support you, helping you to plan and develop your CV and applications. They also hold practice interviews.

Placements are an invaluable opportunity to help consolidate your first two years of learning, gain experience, and radically enhance your employability. Experience gained during a placement often leads to improved final year performance and is of real benefit when you’re competing for graduate jobs.

This degree programme does not include the practical flying components of the PPL (typically 45 hours). Practical flying is not an essential component in order to complete the programme.