Program Overview

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Aerospace Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons)

Overview

Aerospace engineers design, test and build aircraft, spacecraft, satellites and missiles. If you have a passion for flight and space technology and want to become an engineer with varied skills, then this course is for you.

Course Details

Foundation Year Core Modules

• Engineering Design and Modelling
• Foundation Engineering Principles
• Foundation Mathematics
• Professional Practice in Engineering

Year 1 Core Modules

• Aircraft Principles
• Electrical Principles (AC/DC)
• Engineering Mathematics
• Materials and Sustainability
• Structural Mechanics
• Thermofluids

Year 2 Core Modules

• Aeroengines and Rocket Science
• Aircraft Performance and Stability
• Aircraft Structures
• Avionics and Aircraft Systems
• Dynamic Analysis and Aeroelasticity
• Integral Transforms and Matrices

Optional Work Placement Year

• Work placement

Final-Year Core Modules

• Aerospace Materials Analysis
• Analysis of Aerodynamics
• Electric Power Systems
• Flight Dynamics and Control
• Project

How You Learn

You learn through lectures, seminars and hands-on lab sessions. You are also expected to undertake self-guided study to review lecture notes, prepare coursework assignments, work on projects and revise for assessments.

How You Are Assessed

You are assessed through coursework assignments, project reports and formal exams.

Entry Requirements

• Any combination of recognised Level 3 qualifications.
• Each application is considered on a case-by-case basis.
• We look for evidence of your ability to learn and your commitment to succeed in your studies.
• Maths requirement: GCSE maths at grade 4+ or equivalent.

Employability

We prepare you for the world of work by giving you the opportunity to go on work placements, take part in industry events and to undertake industry-relevant project work.

Career Opportunities

You gain skills relevant to the aerospace industry and other sectors including automotive, process, oil and gas, electronics, electrical engineering, manufacturing and energy industries.

Professional Accreditation

Accredited by The Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for meeting the requirement for registration as an incorporated engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a chartered engineer.

Other Course Routes

• Integrated masters: Study this course with an integrated masters - you study three years at undergraduate level and one year at postgraduate level.
• Work placement: Study this course with an optional work placement year, at no extra cost.

Tuition Fees

• UK applicants: £9,535 a year
• International applicants: £17,000 a year

Duration

• 4 years (5 with work placement)

UCAS Code

• H404 BEng/AEFY

Start Date

• September

Semester Dates

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Typical Offer

• 48-64 points

Overview of Entry Requirements

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Choose Teesside

• iPad: Are you eligible for an iPad, keyboard and up to £300 credit for learning resources?
• Accommodation: Live in affordable accommodation right on-campus - from only £100 a week
• Campus: Study in our town-centre campus with £280m of recent investment.
• Adobe: Study at Europe's first Adobe Creative Campus and develop your creative and digital skills.

Facilities

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Student and Graduate Profiles

• Godly Shagee: BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering
• David Bryan: BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Extended)
• Dillon Wilson: BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering with industry

News

• Royal appointment for student start-up company
• Ambitious projects set students on a journey to success
• Space launch company wins prestigious award

On Video

• International travel opportunities in engineering
• Women in STEM
• Aerospace engineering work placement

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Also of Interest

• Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons)
• Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons)
• Civil Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons)