MEng Aeronautics with Spacecraft 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 Aeronautics with Spacecraft Engineering, an Aeronautics with Spacecraft Engineering degree focused on aerospace vehicle and spacecraft technologies. Core topics include Programming, Control Systems, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Engineering Design, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This professionally accredited course culminates in an individual research project and includes a group design project simulating industrial teamwork. The first year establishes core foundations through Aerodynamics 1, Structures 1, Mathematics 1, Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Materials 1, Introduction to Aerospace, Computing and Numerical Methods 1, and Engineering Practice 1. The second year advances this knowledge with Aerodynamics 2, Structures 2, Mathematics 2, Mechatronics, Propulsion and Turbomachinery, Materials 2, Flight Dynamics and Control, Computing and Numerical Methods 2, Engineering Practice 2 – Technical, and Engineering Practice 2 – Project Development. The third year continues with Aerodynamics 3, Structures 3, Control Systems, Aerospace Vehicle Design, Group Design Project, and I-Explore, alongside optional modules such as Spacecraft Systems, Spacecraft Structures, Orbital Mechanics, and Spacecraft Propulsion. The fourth year features an Individual Project alongside numerous advanced optional choices spanning Spacecraft Systems, Spacecraft Structures, Aerothermodynamics of Launchers and Re-Entry Vehicles, Orbital Mechanics, Spacecraft Propulsion, Advanced Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interaction, Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Propulsion, Aeroelasticity, Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Engineers, Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Applications of Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Control, Aircraft Operations, Design for Additive Manufacturing (IDX), Design Optimisation, Finite Elements, Flow Instability and Transition, High Performance Computing, Innovation Management, Introduction to Vertical Flight, Lightweight Structures, Mathematics 3, Optimisation (IDX), Quantification of Aerospace Environmental Impact, Systems Engineering for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Turbulence and Turbulence Modelling, and BPES / Horizons (level 6 or 7).
Modules
- Aerodynamics 1
- Structures 1
- Mathematics 1
- Mechanics
- Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Materials 1
- Introduction to Aerospace
- Computing and Numerical Methods 1
- Engineering Practice 1
- Aerodynamics 2
- Structures 2
- Mathematics 2
- Mechatronics
- Propulsion and Turbomachinery
- Materials 2
- Flight Dynamics and Control
- Computing and Numerical Methods 2
- Engineering Practice 2 – Technical
- Engineering Practice 2 – Project Development
- Aerodynamics 3
- Structures 3
- Control Systems
- Aerospace Vehicle Design
- Group Design Project
- I-Explore
- Spacecraft Systems
- Spacecraft Structures
- Orbital Mechanics
- Spacecraft Propulsion
- Individual Project
- Spacecraft Systems
- Spacecraft Structures
- Aerothermodynamics of Launchers and Re-Entry Vehicles
- Orbital Mechanics
- Spacecraft Propulsion
- Advanced Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Advanced Propulsion
- Aeroelasticity
- Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Engineers
- Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Applications of Fluid Dynamics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Advanced Control
- Aircraft Operations
- Design for Additive Manufacturing (IDX)
- Design Optimisation
- Finite Elements
- Flow Instability and Transition
- High Performance Computing
- Innovation Management
- Introduction to Vertical Flight
- Lightweight Structures
- Mathematics 3
- Optimisation (IDX)
- Quantification of Aerospace Environmental Impact
- Systems Engineering for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Turbulence and Turbulence Modelling
- BPES / Horizons (level 6 or 7)