Space Engineering MSc drafted

Program Overview

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The night sky presents us with the idea of infinity, and advances in space engineering lead the way in giving us the opportunity to go further and explore more than ever before.

At Surrey, we pioneered sophisticated ‘micro-satellites’ in the 1980s. Since then, we’ve maintained a programme of building entire satellites, performing mission planning, working with international launch agencies and providing in-orbit operations. This activity keeps us at the forefront of the space revolution.

With

Surrey Space Centre

on our campus, and our strategic partnership agreements with

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd

and Airbus, we continue to be part of the lifeblood in the UK’s industrial space sector.

Program Outline

Academic year structure

If you’re studying this course full-time, you’ll study eight modules across the year – four in each semester. You will work on your project full time during the summer period for approximately two and a half months, whilst prior to that during semester time you will work on the initial stages of the project part time and complete an interim report. This means that if you begin your course in February, you will complete your project in between the two semesters, while if you begin your course in September, you will complete your project after the two semesters.

You can also study this course part-time, taking between two and five years. The length depends on how many modules you study each year. You can study between two and six modules each year. We recommend part-time students work on their project in their final year of study when all eight modules have either been completed or are near completion.

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Modules

Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.

The University operates a credit framework for all taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75 and 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.

The structure of our programmes follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each programme. These are all outlined in the

programme specifications

which include further details such as the learning outcomes:

Space Engineering MSc

Full-time

Part-time

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Year 1 (full-time)

Module title	Status	Semester
RF SYSTEMS AND CIRCUIT DESIGN	Optional	1
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS FUNDAMENTALS	Optional	1
SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING	Optional	1
SPACE AVIONICS	Optional	1
SPACE DYNAMICS AND MISSIONS	Compulsory	1
SPACE SYSTEM DESIGN	Compulsory	1
ADVANCED GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL	Optional	2
ADVANCED SATELLITE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES	Optional	2
LAUNCH VEHICLES & PROPULSION	Optional	2
SPACE ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTION	Optional	2
SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS	Optional	2
60 CREDIT STANDARD PROJECT	Core	Year-long

Optional modules for Year 1 (full-time) - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7

Choose 2 of the optional modules in Semester 1

Choose 4 of the optional modules in Semester 2

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Unstructured (3-5 years)

Module title	Status	Semester
RF SYSTEMS AND CIRCUIT DESIGN	Optional	1
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS FUNDAMENTALS	Optional	1
SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING	Optional	1
SPACE AVIONICS	Optional	1
SPACE DYNAMICS AND MISSIONS	Compulsory	1
SPACE SYSTEM DESIGN	Compulsory	1
ADVANCED GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL	Optional	2
ADVANCED SATELLITE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES	Optional	2
LAUNCH VEHICLES & PROPULSION	Optional	2
SPACE ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTION	Optional	2
SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS	Optional	2
60 CREDIT STANDARD PROJECT	Core	Year-long

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Timetable

Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive. View our

Code of practice for the scheduling of teaching and assessment

(PDF).

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Contact hours

Contact hours can vary across our modules. Full details of the contact hours for each module are available from the University of Surrey's module catalogue. See the

modules section

for more information.