Aeronautics with Spacecraft Engineering

Imperial College Business School

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This new stream within the Department of Aeronautics builds on the space-related content introduced in the Aeronautical Engineering programme via the inclusion of advanced modules and project work related to design of systems for operation in space.Students on the Aeronautics with Spacecraft Engineering programme will gain an analytical skillset appropriate to the design of spacecraft technologies and an understanding of the unique challenges when designing space systems for launch and operation.

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London
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South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ

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About this course

This new stream within the Department of Aeronautics builds on the space-related content introduced in the Aeronautical Engineering programme via the inclusion of advanced modules and project work related to design of systems for operation in space. Students on the Aeronautics with Spacecraft Engineering programme will gain an analytical skillset appropriate to the design of spacecraft technologies and an understanding of the unique challenges when designing space systems for launch and...

Please note: an ATAS certificate is required for overseas students applying for this course. Your Tier 4 visa application, or extension of stay, will automatically be refused if you need an ATAS certificate and cannot provide one. For further guidance on obtaining an ATAS certificate please see the information on our International Student Support team website.

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Systems
  • Mechanics
  • Project
  • Computational
  • Innovation
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • IT Management
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Computing
  • Management
  • GCSE Mathematics

Course programme

Modules shown are for the current academic year, and are subject to change depending on your year of entry.

Year 1
  • Introduction to Aerodynamics
  • Aircraft Performance
  • Computing
  • Engineering Design
  • Properties of Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Introduction to Structural Analysis
  • Thermodynamics
  • Engineering Ethics
Year 2
  • Aerodynamics
  • Computing and Numerical Analysis
  • Manufacturing Processes (including Applications)
  • Circuits, Signals and Systems
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics of flight
  • Propulsion and Turbomachinery
  • Structural Mechanics and Dynamics
Optional:
  • Managerial Economics
  • Languages

You also have the opportunity to attend a flight testing course at Cranfield University.

Year 3 Compulsory modules
  • Aircraft Aerodynamics
  • Control Systems
  • Finite Element
  • Aircraft Structures
  • Applications Exercise
  • Aerospace Vehicle Design
  • Airframe Design
  • Spacecraft Structures
  • Spacecraft Systems
  • Experimental Methods (5 Labs)
  • Group Design Project
Optional modules

The following list of modules are those currently available; the selection may be altered in the future.

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Materials in Action
  • Introduction to Turbulence and Turbulence Modelling
  • Aircraft Systems Engineering and Unmanned Vehicle Technologies
  • High-Performance Computing
  • Mathematics
  • Helicopter Dynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Advanced Propulsion
  • Emerging Technologies for Green Aviation
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Design-Led Innovation & New Venture Creation
  • Innovation Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Project Management
  • Humanities Language or Non-Language options (available through Imperial Horizons)
Year 4 Compulsory modules
  • Structural Dynamics
  • Aerothermodynamics of Launchers and Re-entry Vehicles
  • Four-month individual Research Project and Laboratory Work: this may be in the Department, in industry, at a research establishment or in a university either in the UK or overseas
Optional modules

The following list of modules are those currently available; the selection may be altered in the future.

  • Introduction to Turbulence and Turbulence Modelling
  • Applications of Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Materials in Action
  • Helicopter Dynamics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation Management
  • Emerging Technologies for Green Aviation
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Design-Led Innovation and New Venture Creation
  • Humanities Language options (available through Imperial Horizons)

If you have taken any of the above modules in the third year, it is not possible to take them again in the fourth year

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