Bachelor/Masters of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) and Masters of Engineering (M.E.) With a strong focus on industry placement and state-of-the-art facilities, graduates are highly sought after in the aerospace industry, with over 70% working in the field.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) and Masters of Engineering (M.E.) programmes are 4 years and 5 years in duration, respectively. Both include an eight-month period of Cooperative Education spent in an appropriate industrial environment. The course provides a broad and practical programme of study, which gives you a good understanding of aircraft design, aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, control, materials, avionics, business and maintenance, and enables you to work in all sectors of the aerospace industry. The programme is fully ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) compliant, allowing student mobility across Europe. In addition, students wishing to transfer from Level 6 or Level 7 Engineering programmes can gain access into the second or third year of the programme. The first two years provide you with a foundation in the fundamental engineering disciplines, and subjects taught include:

• Air Transportation Management
• Mathematics
• Thermodynamics
• Materials Science
• Introduction to Engineering
• Production Technology
• Aerodynamics
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Engineering Mechanics
• CAD (Computer Aided Design)
• Fluid Mechanics
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemistry
The eight-month industry placement occurs at the end of year two. The University has links throughout the aviation industry, which has enabled students to be placed in prestigious aerospace companies such as Boeing and Airbus. During the third and final years, all students study fundamental aeronautical engineering subjects such as:
• Flight Mechanics
• Aircraft Design
• Aircraft Stability and Control
• Aircraft Propulsion
• Aircraft Structures
The Flight Mechanics module deserves special mention as the laboratory element of this course is conducted in-flight. A series of flight exercises are carried out over the course of a week, in a twin-engine turboprop aircraft, in which students are provided with individual consoles for monitoring the aircraft's performance. In fourth year M.E. students will get the opportunity to apply their knowledge of aircraft design in the Design, Build and Fly project. Run over two semesters, the students are required to Design, Build and Fly a model aircraft that has to satisfy specifications set annually by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Careers:

Graduates progressing directly into employment take up a wide variety of roles. The following provides a sample of initial roles listed on the Graduate Outcomes Survey by graduates approximately one year after graduation:

• Aero Design Engineer
• Aeronautical Engineer
• Aerospace Stress Engineer
• Aircraft Design Engineer
• Associate Technical Professional
• Camo Engineer
• Design Engineer
• Design Liaison Engineer
• Development Engineer
• Engineering Technician
• Graduate Engineer
• Maintenance Coordinator
• Maintenance Programme Engineer
• Material and Process Engineer
• Project Engineer
• Quality Engineer
• Research Assistant
• Service Engineer
• Support Engineer
• Technical Consultant
• Technical Designer
• Technical Project Manager
• Technical Representative
• Technical Services Engineer
• This elite course is one of the most respected in Europe and is supported by outstanding facilities, including wind tunnels and composites manufacturing equipment.
• Right now, job prospects have never been brighter for Aerospace Engineers, with a major shortage in Europe.
• More than 70% of our graduates work in the Aerospace industry and 63% live in the Republic of Ireland.
• In 3rd year, top performing students can spend a semester at the world-renowned Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida, USA, or at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA which is currently ranked in the top 5 US engineering schools.