Program Overview

Airworthiness MSc

The Airworthiness MSc is a part-time program offered by Cranfield University, designed to meet industry demand for qualified airworthiness specialists. It addresses key aspects of aircraft design, construction, operation, and maintenance.

Overview

• Start date: September, February
• Duration: Two-three years part-time
• Delivery: Taught component 50%, Individual research project 40%, Course portfolio 10%. PgDip: Taught component 83%, Course portfolio 17%. PgCert: Taught component 100%
• Qualification: MSc, PgDip, PgCert
• Study type: Part-time
• Campus: Cranfield campus

Course Details

The course is highly flexible and designed to meet the needs of individuals balancing work commitments with study. It is especially relevant to engineers and technologists working in the airworthiness field of aviation safety.

Who is it for?

The Airworthiness Master's course is designed for individuals who wish to enhance and focus their knowledge in a structured but flexible, part-time format while continuing to work.

Why this course?

This course provides an academically recognized high standard of qualification related to the spectrum of technologies met in aerospace. It offers a wide range of technical knowledge in the context of related regulatory and safety issues.

Modules

The course includes seven mandatory modules and three optional modules. The mandatory modules aim to provide a common basis of knowledge and skills, while the optional modules allow students to choose areas of interest.

Compulsory Modules

• Airworthiness Fundamentals
• Aviation Safety Management
• Aviation Maintenance Operations
• Airworthiness Dossier
• Gas Turbine Fundamentals
• Fatigue and Damage Tolerance
• Design of Airframe Systems

Elective Modules

• Practical Reliability
• Aircraft Accident Investigation and Response
• Fundamentals of Aircraft Engine Control
• Manufacturing
• Flight Experimental Methods
• Design, Durability and Integrity of Composite Aircraft Structures
• Introduction to Avionics
• Introduction to Aircraft Structural Crashworthiness
• Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance

Teaching Team

The course director is Dr. Wai Nang Chung, and the teaching team includes:

• Mr. Jelle Hieminga, Lecturer in Airworthiness
• Professor Craig Lawson, Professor of Aircraft Design
• Dr. David Barry, Senior Lecturer Aviation Safety Mgmt
• Professor Graham Braithwaite, Director of Aerospace and Aviation / Professor of Safety and Accident Investigation

Accreditation

The Airworthiness MSc is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and 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

Many students are already in employment with aerospace/defence companies and choose to pursue this qualification to enhance their career. Graduates are able to use this qualification to obtain secure permanent positions abroad.

Fees and Funding

Course Fees

• Home: MSc Part-time È23,680, PgDip Part-time È19,060, PgCert Part-time È9,540
• Overseas: MSc Part-time È25,830, PgDip Part-time È20,790, PgCert Part-time È10,410

Funding Opportunities

• ISTAT Foundation Scholarships
• Masters Loan from Student Finance England
• Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Countries
• Chevening Scholarships
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers Postgraduate Masters Scholarship
• IGEM Postgraduate Masters Scholarship
• Royal Aeronautical Society
• Lendwise Postgraduate Student Loan
• SMS-Pro Safety Scholarship

Entry Requirements

• A UK lower second class undergraduate degree with honours, as a minimum, or equivalent international qualification.
• ATAS clearance is required for this course.
• English language proficiency: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall and 5.5 in all skill components, or equivalent.