Course overview
This course covers subjects such as advanced computer-aided engineering for aerodynamics and structures simulation, experimental methods to analyse structures and materials, and emerging aircraft technologies like unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones.
- The aviation and aerospace industry are committed to a sustainable future and our course covers the appropriate techniques, methods and subjects within this ever-changing industrial environment in more detail.
- With an emphasis on applied technical work, particular prominence is given to the developments in aircraft autonomy, the design and analysis of aircraft structures, computational fluid dynamics, advanced materials and processes, flight simulation and experimental methods.
- You will have the option to apply for a ‘work placement’ opportunity2, designed to further develop your skills and knowledge with the aim of maximising your employability prospects. See modules for more information.
Why you should study this course
- Accredited1 by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the world's only professional body dedicated to the entire aerospace community.
- On and off-site access to commercial engineering software such as 3D CAD, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, as well as training in industry-standard Abacus, SolidWorks, STAR-CCM+, SIMPACK, and Granta Edupack software. Matlab/Simulink software is also available for advanced engineering simulation.
- A flight test experience activity has previously been organised by the university and has contributed to student satisfaction (subject to availability).
- Our campus buildings provide you with access to facilities including wind tunnels, a composites lab, a metrology lab, a flow measurement lab, an automotive workshop and automotive engine test cell facilities, a model-making shop with laser, foam cutting and woodworking facilities that can be available for individual aerospace projects, fatigue and tensile testing (Instron) equipment, a full-size Harrier Jet, full-scale flight simulators with multiple flight data channels, a range of CNC machinery and a laser workshop (all subject to availability).