MEng Aeronautical Engineering
Entry requirements
A*A*A or A*AAA -- to include: A* in Mathematics; A/A* in Physics (A* is required if applying with three A-levels. At least an A is required if applying with four A-levels); A in a third and/or fourth subject (A-levels), 40 points -- to include: 7 in Mathematics* at higher level; 7 in Physics at higher level (International Baccalaureate)
About this course
MEng in Aeronautical Engineering, an aerospace engineering degree focused on the scientific, structural, and computational foundations of aircraft and spacecraft design. Core topics include Programming, Control Systems, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Engineering Design, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a flight-testing course at Cranfield University's National Flying Laboratory Centre, take part in a third-year group design project simulating multidisciplinary teamwork, and undertake an independent research investigation through an individual project in the final year. The first year builds essential technical foundations through compulsory modules such as Aerodynamics 1, Computing and Numerical Methods 1, Mathematics 1, and Structures 1, introducing fundamental principles of fluid flow, structural analysis, and mathematical techniques. The second year advances these concepts through modules including Aerodynamics 2, Flight Dynamics and Control, Mechatronics, and Propulsion and Turbomachinery. In the third year, students tackle core studies in Aerospace Vehicle Design, Control Systems, and Group Design Project, alongside broad optional study choices spanning subjects like Aeroelasticity, Spacecraft Propulsion, High Performance Computing, and Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Engineers. The final year centers on an Individual Project alongside advanced options such as Advanced Control, Aerothermodynamics of Launchers and Re-Entry Vehicles, and Quantification of Aerospace Environmental Impact.
Modules
- Aerodynamics 1
- Computing and Numerical Methods 1
- Engineering Practice 1
- Introduction to Aerospace
- Materials 1
- Mathematics 1
- Mechanics
- Structures 1
- Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Aerodynamics 2
- Computing and Numerical Methods 2
- Engineering Practice 2 – Project Development
- Engineering Practice 2 – Technical
- Flight Dynamics and Control
- Materials 2
- Mathematics 2
- Mechatronics
- Propulsion and Turbomachinery
- Structures 2
- Aerodynamics 3
- Aerospace Vehicle Design
- Control Systems
- Group Design Project
- I-Explore
- Structures 3
- Aeroelasticity
- Advanced Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Advanced Propulsion
- Aircraft Operations
- Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Engineers
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Design Optimisation
- Design for Additive Manufacturing (IDX)
- Finite Elements
- Flow Instability and Transition
- High Performance Computing
- Innovation Management
- Introduction to Vertical Flight
- Lightweight Structures
- Mathematics 3
- Optimisation (IDX)
- Orbital Mechanics
- Spacecraft Propulsion
- Spacecraft Systems
- Spacecraft Structures
- Systems Engineering for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Turbulence and Turbulence Modelling
- Individual Project
- Aeroelasticity
- Advanced Control
- Advanced Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Advanced Propulsion
- Aerothermodynamics of Launchers and Re-Entry Vehicles
- Aircraft Operations
- Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Engineers
- Applications of Fluid Dynamics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Design Optimisation
- Design for Additive Manufacturing (IDX)
- Finite Elements
- Flow Instability and Transition
- High Performance Computing
- Innovation Management
- Introduction to Vertical Flight
- Lightweight Structures
- Mathematics 3
- Optimisation (IDX)
- Orbital Mechanics
- Quantification of Aerospace Environmental Impact
- Spacecraft Propulsion
- Spacecraft Systems
- Spacecraft Structures
- Systems Engineering for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Turbulence and Turbulence Modelling
- BPES / Horizons (level 6 or 7)