BEng Aeronautical Engineering
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including Maths and Physics IB: 35 (6 6 5 HL) including Maths and Physics at HL BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Engineering: DDD plus A level Maths at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades AB including Maths and Physics BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Engineering: DD plus A level Maths at Grade A Preferred BTEC: Engineering, Mechanical, Aeronautical
About this course
The BEng (Hons) in Aeronautical Engineering is an aerospace engineering degree focused on the scientific and practical principles of flight. Core topics include Programming, Systems Design, Signal Processing, Control Systems, Statistics, Engineering Design, and Communication & Writing. The course shares its first two years with the integrated master's programme and offers an optional industrial placement year. The first year covers foundational subjects through Engineering Design and Manufacture, Mathematics for Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Materials and Structures, and Thermofluids. The second year progresses to specialised topics including Incompressible Aerodynamics, Conceptual Airframe Design, Electronics, Sensors and Instrumentation, and Dynamics, Vibration & Control. In the final year, students undertake the BEng Project and Aircraft Stability and Flight Test, alongside optional modules covering subjects such as Spacecraft Engineering, Noise Control, Gas Turbine Design 1, Principles of Composite Materials & Structures, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, Sensor Fusion for Intelligent Vehicles, Aircraft Design, Gas Turbine Design 2, Finite Element Methods, Aerodynamics, Flight Control Systems, Machine Intelligence, Battery Technology, and the University Wide Language Programme.
Modules
- Engineering Design and Manufacture
- Mathematics for Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
- Materials and Structures
- Thermofluids
- Computing
- Aircraft Systems, Performance and Design
- Engineering Mechanics and Structures
- Incompressible Aerodynamics
- Conceptual Airframe Design
- Electronics, Sensors and Instrumentation
- Dynamics, Vibration & Control
- Compressible flow and turbomachinery jet propulsion
- Engineering Analysis and Optimisation
- Fixed and Rotary Wing Aircraft Performance
- BEng Project
- Aircraft Stability and Flight Test
- Spacecraft Engineering
- Noise Control
- Gas Turbine Design 1
- Principles of Composite Materials & Structures
- Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Sensor Fusion for Intelligent Vehicles
- Aircraft Design
- Gas Turbine Design 2
- Finite Element Methods
- Aerodynamics
- Flight Control Systems
- Machine Intelligence
- Battery Technology
- University Wide Language Programme