Aerospace Engineering including an Industrial Year BEng

Links with giants such as Boeing, Rolls-Royce Aerospace and Airbus coupled with our teaching, research and new aerospace facilities, will bring the industry to life for our undergraduate students.
Our BEng degree including an industrial year will provide you with the engineering knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the growing aerospace industry with the benefit of gaining hands-on experience during your placement year. The faculty has a dedicated placements team who work closely with Careers and Employability to support you in finding the right placement.
This degree has three taught years and students following this route will probably need to complete some further study should they wish to become chartered engineers. For some students, especially those from overseas, the preferred route is to do our BEng course and then stay on to complete an MSc degree.
Years one and two
All students follow a common programme of study for the first two years, studying core material that provides a solid practical foundation in engineering analysis and aircraft technology such as propulsion and aerodynamics and engineering design and analysis.
Year two continues to develop engineering analysis tools but also develops more specialised topics, such as the mechanics of flight and aircraft electrical power systems.
Key to these first two years is a systems approach with hands-on design exercises and laboratory tests. These enable students to not only gain a clear understanding of aerospace and engineering theory but also experience of their practical application.
At the end of year two you will spend a year working in industry. You will gain first hand experience of the exciting challenges that are faced by aerospace engineers, and will significantly enhance your technical engineering skills. During the placement, students are classed as employees of the host company, but also remain fully registered with the University and receive support from their tutor...