Aerospace Engineering

Description

This specialist degree provides a rigorous and traditional academic education coupled with a well-developed appreciation of the highly technical nature of the aerospace industry.

The subjects studied include analytical and computational skills, principles and concepts appropriate to the design and operation of aircraft, and professional skills needed to equip graduates in the aerospace industry.

Why Study Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Course at Brunel University?

• NSS3rd best UK University for overall student satisfaction in Aerospace and Aviation: 2012 National Student Survey
• NSSTop London-based University for overall student satisfaction in Aerospace and Aviation: 2012 National Student Survey
• NSSAccredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

About Mechanical Engineering at Brunel

From jet aircraft to air conditioning plant, from tunneling machines to body-scanners, from technical consultancy to financial services such as insurance, mechanical engineers deal with the design and production of the machines, systems and structures that are taken for granted in the modern world.

The range and diversity of career choice is consequently tremendous. In response to this diversity, we offer a variety of courses.

Interacting with students from different specialisms and with different interests is an important part of the University experience. To help with this, we have introduced a multidisciplinary project for Level 1 students. This is a design-based competition between teams made up of students from a number of subjects.

The range of courses reflects several of our research interests:

• energy and environmental engineering;
• internal combustion engines and their fuels;
• structures and materials;
• fluid mechanics.

Aims

This specialist course aims to produce aerospace engineering graduates equipped to play leading professional roles in the aerospace and related industries and in the public sector.

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 16000 Year (Non-EEA)

• English

Course Content

Typical Modules

Level 1

• Fundamentals of Solid Body Mechanics

• Fundamentals of Thermofluids

• Analytical Methods and Skills

• Engineering Materials, Manufacturing and Electrical Machines

• Introduction to Engineering Design

• Aerospace Laboratories, Technical Drawing and Workshop Experience

Level 2

• Solid Body Mechanics

• Thermofluids

• Principles of Aircraft Design

• Professional Engineering Applications and Practice

• Computing, Analytical Methods, Control and Instrumentation

Work Placement (thick-sandwich mode of study)

Level 3

• Major Individual Project

• Propulsion Systems, Aircraft Structures and Materials

• FEA, CFD and Design of Engineering Systems

• Professional Engineering Practice

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 60(Grade C)

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Requirements

• GCE A-level AAB, including Maths and Physics (General Studies not accepted for this subject at all).
• Advanced Diploma Progression Diploma Grade A in Engineering, plus the Specialist Unit in Maths for Engineers at grade C along with 1 AS-level (excluding General Studies) at Grade B for Additional and Specialist Learning.
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma D*D*D, including Distinctions in Further Mathematics for Technicians, and Further Mechanical Principles or equivalent.
• BTEC Level 3 Diploma D*D in a related subject with an A Level Maths or Physics at grade A.
• BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma D in a related subject with A Levels grade AA in Maths and Physics.
• International Baccalaureate Diploma 35 points, including 6 in Higher Level Maths and 5 in Higher Level Physics.
• Access to Higher EducationDiploma Complete and pass Access to Engineering course with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. All Maths and Physics units must be Distinctions at level 3.

GCSE Mathematics grade C and GCSE English grade C are also required.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Brunel University.