BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies
Course Overview
This unique engineering degree offers a dual-pathway to an aerospace career, allowing you to specialize in aircraft design or take the first step toward becoming a commercial pilot. The program features a compulsory, discounted flight training component in the final year at a nationally recognized center in the UK or US. The integrated MEng year further deepens your expertise in advanced aerospace systems and management.
Key Program Highlights
- Dual career pathways in aerospace engineering or professional piloting
- Compulsory flight training at a discounted rate in the final year
- Early access to flight simulators and extracurricular flying opportunities
- Option to complete flight training in either the UK or the US
- MEng year focuses on advanced aerospace systems and business management
Course Overview
This unique engineering degree offers a dual-pathway to an aerospace career, allowing you to specialize in aircraft design or take the first step toward becoming a commercial pilot. The program features a compulsory, discounted flight training component in the final year at a nationally recognized center in the UK or US. The integrated MEng year further deepens your expertise in advanced aerospace systems and management.
Key Program Highlights
- Dual career pathways in aerospace engineering or professional piloting
- Compulsory flight training at a discounted rate in the final year
- Early access to flight simulators and extracurricular flying opportunities
- Option to complete flight training in either the UK or the US
- MEng year focuses on advanced aerospace systems and business management
Requirements
Modules
- Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
- Engineering Mathematics for Aerospace
- Fundamentals of Aerospace Projects
- Aerospace Mechanical Science
- Fundamentals of Autonomous Systems Design
- Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
- Programming for Aerospace Engineering
- Electronics for Aerospace Engineering
- Applied Aerodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Thermodynamics for Aerospace
- Aerospace Materials
- Aerospace Systems Modelling and Control
- Aerospace Structural Mechanics
- Aircraft Systems Integration
- Aircraft Technical, Air Law and Operational Procedures
- BEng Individual Project (Aerospace)
- Computational Analysis of Fluids and Structures
- Flight Testing
- Aircraft Propulsion
- Professional Engineering and Quality Management
- Navigation, Meteorology and Human Performance
- Flight Performance, Planning and Communications
- Pilot Training Experience
- Year Abroad
- Semester Abroad
