BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering

In our Aeronautical Engineering course, you will be able to specialize in subjects vital to the future of aviation, which go far beyond traditional passenger transport aircraft. The sector faces many exciting challenges, from finding environmentally sustainable propulsion methods to increasing automation that allows uncrewed aircraft to complete an ever-increasing range of tasks. This course will prepare you for a career tackling these challenges facing aviation today and well into the future.

In this course, you can study Autonomous Vehicles, Sensor Fusion, Machine Learning, Noise Control, and Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics, among many others. These are underpinned by learning the fundamentals of engineering and analysis techniques, equipping you for a career in the aeronautical and automotive sectors and many others.

As part of the course, students gain experience in testing and flight procedures by undertaking a flight test course that includes up to four flights in an aircraft equipped with a flying laboratory. Our system also contains modules on Aircraft and Gas Turbine Design; these allow you to put the theory you have learned into practice as you learn how to produce detailed engineering designs to fulfill specific design briefs. In your final year, you will work as part of a team to design an aircraft of the future and work on your original research project to solve a real-world engineering challenge.

Our courses are taught within the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, where our teaching staff is engaged in pioneering research into air and ground transport, which helps keep our course up to date. We bring together outstanding facilities, superb teaching, and strong links with industry to ensure you are ready for your future career.

Typical A level offer

AAB including Maths and Physics

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.