Aerospace Engineering
Progression Summary
**Course Overview** Fascinated by aircraft and spacecraft? On this Aerospace Engineering degree, you’ll apply everything you learn from our experts to the analysis and design of flying vehicles. **Why study with us** - Benefit from the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre with access to flight simulators, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) laboratory, and more. - You’ll get the chance to go on a 48-week sandwich placement in industry between Year 2 and Year 3. - During your studies you'll 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. **What you’ll do** - Get involved with unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for civil applications and learn the principles of flight testing. - Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities. - Work with a range of vehicles and use different types for design, analysis, simulation and testing. **Accreditations** - 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. - 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. **Future careers** Aerospace Engineering could lead to a career in many sectors including aerospace, space, defence, automotive, biotechnology, computing, electronics, energy and manufacturing.
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UCAS Tariff
104 points
Scottish Higher
AS
Access to HE Diploma
GCSE/National 4/National 5
5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above including Maths and English or equivalent. Equivalent qualifications are Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Level 3 Key Skills in Maths and Communication.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Full-time
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