MEng Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-19 | - |
Program Overview
This course offers the opportunity to apply the knowledge you gain during the first two years within an industrial environment during your third year. There is no direct entry on to this course but you can apply to transfer from our other aerospace engineering courses if you reach the required academic standard and are successful at the industry interview. Places are limited and are highly competitive.
The five-year course covers a broad range of subjects organised into three streams:
These subjects are specialised from year one and are taught with aerospace applications and examples.
The first two years are devoted to core concepts, which are taught via lectures and backed up by practical experience through coursework and lab work. Further material, such as space applications and aviation operations, is covered in specialist units.
You will also learn skills that cross all the streams, such as computing, systems engineering and design. There is extensive mathematical content throughout.
You will undertake your placement in your third year.
In year five, there is greater flexibility for you to pursue options that interest you. Some units relate to particular application areas, such as computational aerodynamics, advanced composite materials, aircraft dynamics, space systems or renewable energy. You can also choose to undertake a research project.
The diversity of topics in aerospace engineering makes this a challenging degree but the reward is a uniquely broad education.
A student who completed a year in industry shares how her placement year boosted her confidence, career prospects and appreciation for university life.
Find out more about Yasmin's story.
Program Outline
This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
Year 1 (2022/23 entry cohort)
This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Mathematics 1 | EMAT10100 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
| Engineering Science | MENG10004 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
| Engineering by Investigation | MENG10005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
| Engineering by Design | CENG10012 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| AVDASI 1: Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering | AENG10004 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Progression/award requirements
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
Exit awards
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
Additional progress information
Students who take the language option will gain 130 credit points.
Course structure
First-year students studying Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, and Engineering Design all start their degree with a broad knowledge of the fundamentals and a command of the skills that underpin modern engineering.
You will share common units with your peers in other disciplines and work on an interdisciplinary project, based on global challenges and inspired by Engineers Without Borders.
You will meet and work closely with more people from the start of your degree, broadening your social circle and long-term professional network. Interdisciplinary working is now the norm in industry, and good understanding of disciplines other than your own will serve you well when you enter the workplace.
Starting your degree with a broad foundation of knowledge will expand your frame of reference, enabling you to be more creative as you progress with your programme and become more specialist in later years of study. The skills-based approach will provide you with technical abilities that will enable you to be successful in your degree and your career.