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Description
This specialist degree programme is aimed at those students who wish to undertake senior engineering roles within the operational side of the aviation industry, but who also retain an interest in flying. The engineering content is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
The course runs alongside the Pilot Studies course, replacing flying training with greater design content, making this particularly suitable for anybody aiming for a professional engineering career, but not in a flying role.
Accordingly, the programme integrates basic flight principles and the opportunity to train on a flight simulator with a solid grounding in general engineering and a background in management and operations. The programme will draw on the close proximity of Heathrow and the other London airports and, on completion, graduates will be equipped to follow careers within the aviation industry.
Why Study Aviation 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)
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.
We also offer the Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year course.
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.
This specialist course has been developed to allow graduates the widest possible range of career options within the aircraft industry.
The course differs from the Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies programme in that students do not undertake the practical flying training at Level 1; instead, an additional design project is undertaken. The aim here is to allow students to avoid paying the additional fees needed for the Pilot Studies option, but still to follow an engineering degree that is heavily biased towards aviation and which develops skills in flying practice (using the flight simulator) and flight theory. All Aviation Engineering students also take the PPL ground school.
From Level 2 onwards, the Aviation Engineering course is identical to the Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies course and so covers flying basics and the wider aspects of the aviation industry. This includes airport design and environmental issues. The course aims to prepare graduates for the many career opportunities within the aviation industry.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee- GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
- GBP 16000 Year (Non-EEA)
- English
Course Content
Level 1 provides grounding in engineering fundamentals and all students will study for the ground examinations for the European Private Pilots Licence, including air law, meteorology, principles of flight and human factors.
Levels 2 and 3 are common to both courses and will comprise specialist engineering and aerospace subjects.
Flight simulation, making extensive use of the Universitys flight simulator, is used throughout the course.
Typical Modules
Level 1
Fundamentals of Solid Body Mechanics
Fundamentals of Thermofluids
Analytical Methods and Skills
Aircraft Ground Theory and Design Project
Engineering Materials, Manufacturing and Electrical Machines
Aerospace Laboratories, Technical Drawing and Workshop Experience
Level 2
Solid Body Mechanics
Thermofluids
Performance and Control of Aircraft
Principles of Aircraft Design
Professional Engineering Applications and Practice
Work Placement (for thick-sandwich mode of study)*
Level 3
Major Individual Project
Flight Testing and Propulsion Systems
Propulsion Systems, Aircraft Structures and Materials
Professional Engineering Practice
* If you choose the placement route, you will take your year-long placement in between Levels 2 and 3.
English Language Requirements
IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 60(Grade C)
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test.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.
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