Course Overview - Aerospace Engineering (Foundation Entry)
**Course Overview**
Fascinated by aircraft, spacecraft and their technologies? Our Aerospace Engineering Foundation Entry Degree is the course for you. You’ll work on a range of vehicles for design, analysis, simulation and test.
**Why study with us**
- During your studies youll benefit from significant investment in the latest high quality facilities available, including state-of-the-art software tools, flight simulators, subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels and a UAV Lab.
- A group design project will give you valuable experience in ...
**Course Overview**<br/><br/>Fascinated by aircraft, spacecraft and their technologies? Our Aerospace Engineering Foundation Entry Degree is the course for you. You’ll work on a range of vehicles for design, analysis, simulation and test. <br/><br/>**Why study with us**<br/><br/><br/>- During your studies youll benefit from significant investment in the latest high quality facilities available, including state-of-the-art software tools, flight simulators, subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels and a UAV Lab.<br/><br/><br/>- A group design project will give you valuable experience in team working and development processes. <br/><br/><br/>- You’ll get involved with unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for civil applications. <br/><br/><br/>**What you’ll do** <br/><br/><br/>- This five-year master’s-level course offers an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry, making it a six-year master’s programme. <br/><br/><br/>- You’ll access lectures and masterclasses on topics such as the effective use of computer-aided design software, computational fluid dynamics, and finite element analysis. <br/><br/><br/>- You’ll be encouraged to join the Royal Aeronautical Society and to participate in local branch events alongside your studies. <br/><br/><br/>**Accreditations**<br/><br/><br/>- This MEng course is professionally accredited by the IMechE (which represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession) as fulfilment of the educational requirements to become a Chartered Engineer.<br/><br/><br/>- This MEng course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers as meeting the academic requirement for membership and registration for Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council.<br/><br/><br/>**Future careers** <br/><br/>Aerospace Engineering graduates go on to roles in the aerospace, space, defence, automotive, biotechnology, computing, electronics, energy and manufacturing sectors.