(4 years including foundation year)

• Strong links with the industries such as Airbus, Raytheon, etc.
• Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
• State-of-the-art Merlin Flight Simulator, design and test your own aircraft using engineering theory.
• Access to cutting edge computer-aided design, analysis and simulation software, including ANSYS, Abaqus, MATLAB and Simulink, etc.
• Subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel facilities.
• Access to flight simulation packages such as FLITE, RANT navaids trainer and Boeing 747.
• Work on jet engine aircraft in our aircraft hangar.
• Eligible to be a student member with the IMechE, RAeS, and/or IET.
• Rapid prototyping facility.
• Advanced composite training and development centre based in Broughton.

Year 1 will develop an understanding of the fundamental concepts, principles and theories in engineering, acquire basic mathematic skills related to engineering and design problems and use CAD for engineering design. Competence of working safely in engineering laboratories and workshops, and being able to conduct laboratory procedures, measurement and workshop practices under the guidance of a tutor.

• Mechanical Science
• Electrical Science
• Laboratory Methods and Materials
• Engineering Mathematics
• Introduction to Engineering Design and Practice

Optional

• Aircraft Systems
• Mechanical Systems

Level 5 (year 2) will build on the knowledge, concepts and skills acquired at level 4 in addition to more specialist knowledge, skills in engineering design and analysis. More in depth in theories in mechanics, thermodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics, avionics, control systems, structures and finite element analysis, etc. Develop understanding in business and research methods.

• Business and Research Development
• Thermo-fluid and Propulsion
• Further Engineering Mathematics
• Engineering and Mechanism Dynamics and Engineering Design
• Structures, Failure Analysis and FEA

Optional

• Avionics, Flight Dynamics and Control
• Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineering

Level 6 (year 3), Students will acquire a critical understanding and application of the higher level concepts, principles and theories in engineering as well as a critical understanding and explanation of advanced topics in structural vibration, thermodynamics, and aerodynamics. Use knowledge and skills acquired to do an individual project.

• Inter-professional Studies in Engineering
• Individual Project (Honours)
• Aerodynamics and CFD
• Vibration Analysis and Complex Structures

Optional

• Flight Stability, Control and Compressible Aerodynamics
• Advanced Thermo-fluid and Turbomachinery

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.