Program Overview

Aerospace Dynamics MSc

The Aerospace Dynamics MSc course at Cranfield University provides both fundamental and applied knowledge to understand airflows, vehicle dynamics, and control, as well as methods for computational modeling. This course is designed for those with an interest in aerodynamic design, flow control, flow measurement, flight dynamics, and flight control.

Overview

• Start date: October
• Duration: MSc - Full-time (one year), Part-time (up to three years); PgCert - Full-time (up to one year), Part-time (two years)
• Delivery: Taught modules (50%), individual project (50%)
• Qualification: MSc, PgCert
• Study type: Full-time, Part-time
• Campus: Cranfield campus

Course Details

The course consists of optional taught modules, an individual research project, and a group flight test project. The group flight test project includes two compulsory modules that offer an initial introduction to aerospace dynamics and provide grounding for the group flight test. Choice is a key feature of this course, with specialist options in either aerodynamics or flight dynamics.

Compulsory Modules

All the modules in the following list need to be taken as part of this course.

• Introduction to Aircraft Aerodynamics
• Flight Experimental Methods

Elective Modules

Eight of the modules from the following list need to be taken as part of this course.

• Modelling of Dynamic Systems
• Compressible Flows
• Viscous Flow
• Control Systems
• Introduction to CFD
• Flight Dynamics Principles
• Air-Vehicle Modelling and Simulation
• Launch and Re-Entry Aerodynamics
• Transonic Aerodynamic Design
• Technology for Sustainable Aviation
• Flying Qualities and Flight Control
• CFD for Aerospace
• Multivariable Control Systems for Aerospace Applications
• Fundamentals of Rotorcraft Performance, Stability and Control
• Fundamentals of Aircraft System Identification
• Experimental Aerodynamics
• Positioning, Navigation and Timing Systems

Teaching Team

You will be taught by Cranfield's leading experts with many years of industrial experience. Teaching is supplemented by contributions from industry and other outside organizations, which reinforce the applied nature of the modules.

Accreditation

The Aerospace Dynamics MSc is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for further learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Your Career

Industry-driven research makes our graduates some of the most desirable in the world for recruitment in a wide range of career paths within the aerospace and military sector. Recent graduates have found positions in the aerospace, automotive, and related sectors, taking roles such as:

• Advanced Simulation Engineer
• Aerodynamics Engineer
• Aerospace Engineer
• Air Vehicle Design Engineer
• Aircraft Performance Engineer
• Flight Control Engineer
• Flight Test Engineer
• Lead Flow Analyst
• Mechanical Design Engineer
• Senior Aerodynamicist
• Wind Tunnel Engineer

Employers include Airbus, BAE Systems, Onera, Deutsches Zentrum f鯝 Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce plc, Snecma, Thales, Selex ES, MBDA, Jaguar Land Rover, Tata, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Triumph Motorcycles.

Fees and Funding

Course Fees

• Home: MSc Full-time (｣13,005), MSc Part-time (｣13,005), PgCert Full-time (｣5,705), PgCert Part-time (｣5,705)
• Overseas: MSc Full-time (｣29,025), MSc Part-time (｣29,025), PgCert Full-time (｣11,725), PgCert Part-time (｣11,725)

Funding Opportunities

• ASEAN-UK: Women in STEM Scholarships
• Global Excellence Scholarship in Aerospace Dynamics
• ISTAT Foundation Scholarships
• Cranfield University GREAT Scholarship
• Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Countries
• Chevening Scholarships
• IGEM Postgraduate Master's Scholarship
• Royal Aeronautical Society
• Lendwise Postgraduate Student Loan
• The Venkatesan Prabhu Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Entry Requirements

• A UK lower second-class undergraduate degree with honors, as a minimum, or equivalent international qualification.
• Ideally, applicants will have studied mathematics, physics, or an engineering subject.
• English language requirements: IELTS Academic (6.5 overall and 5.5 in all skill components), TOEFL iBT, Cambridge Assessment English, Duolingo English Test, Kaplan Test of English, LanguageCert Academic, Pearson PTE Academic, Skills for English, Trinity College London.

Part-time Route

We welcome students looking to enhance their career prospects whilst continuing in full-time employment. The part-time study option is designed to provide a manageable balance that allows you to continue employment with minimal disruption whilst also benefiting from the full breadth of learning opportunities and facilities available to all students.