Aeronautical Engineering MEng

International equivalencies

We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

Course structure

In year 1, a major design project will familiarise you with your course and your colleagues. Other modules provide a broad foundation in mechanical engineering.

In year 2, subjects including management and aeronautical computer-aided design and modelling are introduced.

Design modules include hands-on workshop practice and transferable skills training. Industry-standard computer-aided engineering software is used throughout the course.

After your second or third year you may also opt to take a year-long industrial placement.

The final two years include specialist options at BEng final year and masters level. You will also embark on major individual and team projects which are often supported by industry. These options benefit from the strong industrial links established by many of the staff.

Second year students put learning into practice on the Robot Wars project.

Year 1

In year 1, a major design project will familiarise you with the course and your colleagues.

Other modules provide a broad introduction to mechanical engineering.

Modules

• Design and Applications Project (EA1)
• Aircraft and Automotive Systems
• Computer-aided Engineering and Design
• Materials and Manufacture 1
• Mathematics
• Engineering Concepts

Year 2

In year 2, you will be introduced to mechanical and aeronautical engineering in more depth.

Design modules include hands-on workshop practice and transferable skills training. Industry-standard computer-aided engineering software is used throughout the course. 

Modules

• Fluid Dynamics
• Thermodynamics
• Materials 
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer-aided Engineering
• Dynamics
• Aeronautical Instrumentation
• Mathematics and Control
• Engineering Design Innovation and Management

Placement year

You have the option to spend a year in industry or study abroad for a year.

The placement year will significantly enhance your CV and boost your employability. You will be able to use your newly acquired skills in the workplace on real projects and situations – and you might use this experience to inform your final year project/dissertation. Work experience enables you to build contacts in the industry before you finish studying. Some of our graduates even come back to the university with a job offer for after they graduate. 

Spending a year abroad will broaden your horizons, enabling you to examine aeronautical engineering from a different viewpoint and to experience a different university culture. You may improve your foreign language skills, and widen your studies by exploring varied subjects. 

Final two years

Your final two years include specialist options at BEng final year and masters level. These options benefit from the strong industrial links established by many of the staff.

You will also embark on major individual and team projects which are often supported by industry.

Modules

• Flight Dynamics and Control
• Advances and Applications in Fluid Dynamics for Aeronautical Engineering
• Aerospace Propulsion Systems and Avionics
• Aircraft Design and Management Project
• Project
• Major Team Project
• Operations Management 
• Flight Simulator Technologies
• Computational Fluid Dyanmics
• Engineering with MATLAB
• Avionics 

Location

Campus where this course is taught

Accommodation

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Accommodation

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