BEng Aerospace Engineering
Bachelor
Presential
The curriculum is designed for students seeking an engineering education closely aligned to engineering
practice. Technical knowledge, engineering practice, business awareness and sustainability are
integrated through projects and revisited to produce confident graduates able to apply their skills to novel
situations and create engineering solutions that benefit society.
Professional development is placed at the heart of the curriculum. From day one, students are taken on a
journey from student engineer to graduate engineer, preparing them for life as an engineering
professional. Students will identify, develop and demonstrate competencies expected of a professional
engineer in the workplace. Projects and activities, embedded throughout the curriculum, are designed to
develop the engineering habits of mind such as: Problem-finding, Problem-solving, Improving, Adapting,
and Systems and Critical Thinking. Foundation principles of engineering science, skills and practice are
integrated throughout all years of study.
Aerospace engineers are predominantly employed throughout the aerospace, aviation and the wider
technical sector in the design, manufacture and improvement of aerospace vehicles, integrated systems,
and associated operations. Consequently, aerospace engineering graduates need to be able to integrate
engineering knowledge skills from across engineering and be able to be an effective member of a
multidisciplinary team. Aerospace engineering topics including systems design, engineering analysis,
materials, structures, stress analysis and manufacturing, aerodynamics, thermofluids, flight and
propulsion are developed throughout the core modules and taken an advanced level in the optional
modules. Approaches commonly found in the Aerospace industry such as flight simulation, systems
engineering, safety management systems and have been included in the core programme of study.
The ability to work in multidisciplinary teams on projects that require a broader view of the role of
engineering in industry and society is developed through the core programme using project weeks to
bring students together in problem finding and solution spaces where students are able to interact with
each other as a team, under the supervision of academics and external practitioners.
The integration of knowledge, skills and practice allows the tacking of real engineering challenges and
encourage students to engage with the wider role that aerospace engineers and specifically engineering
habits of mind can play in tackling global challenges. This is an accessible and modern engineering
curriculum designed to attract students from diverse backgrounds able to see the future role of
engineering in industry and society.
Programme Learning Outcomes
PO1 Understand, identify and demonstrate the role and professional values of the
engineer in industry, including upholding legal, ethical, health and safety
requirements.
PO2 Apply mathematical and scientific principles, concepts and theories appropriate to
aerospace engineering, as a method for formulating, assessing and
communicating solutions for complex problems
PO3 Model aerospace vehicles, components and systems using analytical, numerical
and experimental techniques, compatible with industrial practice
PO4 Evaluate the manufacturing, financial, marketing implications of design proposals
developed
PO5 Apply an integrated or systems approach, and established and novel engineering
analysis concepts to solve complex aerospace engineering problems
PO6 Communicate and operate effectively either as members of inter-disciplinary or
multi-disciplinary teams; managing time and resources to given constraints
PO7 Pursue independent study, undertake enquiry into novel and unfamiliar concepts
and implement change in an engineering environment.
PO8 Make considered judgements and decisions on complex engineering issues in
which not all facts and consequences are accurately known
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None
Recommended
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Our BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering will equip you with industry knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the aerospace design and build process. You'll study materials and manufacturing, stress and dynamics, energy and thermodynamics to gain a solid grounding in aerospace engineering principles.
Graduate ready to take up your place within the exciting, fast-paced aerospace industry. You'll develop core skills that you'll take with you through your career, such as innovation, teamwork and creativity.
Our course will prepare you for employment in leading aerospace companies such as Airbus UK, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo, MBDA, Boeing and GE Systems. Past graduates have gone into careers in the design and manufacture of civil and military aircraft, helicopters and jet engines.
Get an inside track on the industry through regular factory tours and professional briefings from leading aerospace organisations, and work on placements to build up valuable experience and professional skills.
In your second year, you'll also have the opportunity to specialise through the Systems, Design and Manufacturing pathways, allowing you to follow your career aspirations.
BEng Aerospace Engineering
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