- UCAS course code
- H402
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course description
The MEng Aerospace Engineering will provide you with a broad, well-balanced preparation for a professional career in the aerospace industry.
As a graduate from the University of Manchester, you'll be prepared for leadership positions in a successful career in industry. You'll also gain skills useful for work in other areas, such as research, management, technical development and finance. Perhaps you'd prefer to work in areas such as design or development? Or you could end up working in the testing and operation of vehicles and systems.
We'll give you a theoretical knowledge of engineering science, in addition to a solid base of practical skills, an understanding of design, comprehension of the commercial world and competence in transferable skills (problem solving, team working, creativity, adaptability and IT). You'll be taught using interactive learning approaches and using cutting-edge and industry-standard tools.
The additional MEng year combines engineering science taught in previous years into multi-faceted, commercially-realistic projects allowing students to demonstrate their applied skills in addition to their technical skills. Additional specialist units allow students to focus in advanced topics taught by world-leading researchers.
The degree also provides an excellent route for individuals wishing to proceed to further postgraduate research.
The sky really is the limit!
Aims
The course will give you the skills necessary for a successful career in industry. In addition, you will gain a route into postgraduate research that is tailored to individual areas of interest, either in a more specialised area of Aerospace Engineering or move into a different engineering or technical discipline.
When you complete the course, you will have:
- A comprehensive knowledge of engineering science and a strong base of practical skills
- The skills to begin a successful career in industry
- Transferable skills, particularly team working, creativity and adaptability
- A route into more specialised postgraduate study
Special features
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Additional course information
Teaching and learning
The course is taught via a combination of lectures, tutorial classes, practical laboratory sessions and computer-based sessions. There is a design project each year, which involves teamwork in small groups, and allows students to apply and develop their problem-solving and project management skills. In the third year each student undertakes an individual project, allowing them to pursue a particular subject or application area in greater depth.
Coursework and assessment
Course unit details
The first year establishes a strategic overview of the main areas of aerospace engineering and introduces the underlying science and mathematics. Students will be introduced to the fundamental principles of aerospace vehicles and systems as well as developing basic knowledge and skills applicable to all areas of engineering such as mechanics, structures, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and engineering design.
The second and third years develop the key knowledge and understanding necessary to enter industry, or postgraduate study. Students will cover key aspects of aircraft and spacecraft systems, performance and design and will also develop further knowledge and skills in the key engineering disciplines of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, structures, dynamics and control. In the third year students will also have the opportunity to undertake an individual project linking with and supporting industrial or academic research within the university.
The final year includes a full-year aerospace vehicle design and build project combining all of the engineering science taught up to this point. In addition to the design project, research-inspired specialist units are taught giving students the option to focus on their exact desired discipline.
Course content for year 1
Course units for year 1
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Aerospace Design | AERO10301 | 10 | Mandatory |
Fluid Mechanics for Aerospace and Mechanical Engineers | AERO10421 | 10 | Mandatory |
PASS (Aerospace Engineering) | AERO10930 | 0 | Mandatory |
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering | AERO12001 | 10 | Mandatory |
Introduction to Computer Aided Engineering | AERO12101 | 10 | Mandatory |
Structures 1 (Aero) | CIVL11001 | 10 | Mandatory |
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals | EEEN10492 | 10 | Mandatory |
Mathematics 1M1 | MATH19661 | 10 | Mandatory |
Mathematics 1M2 | MATH19662 | 10 | Mandatory |
Materials 1 (Aerospace) | MECH10002 | 10 | Mandatory |
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Course content for year 2
Course units for year 2
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Modelling & Simulation 2 (Aerospace) | AERO20062 | 10 | Mandatory |
Fluid Mechanics 2 | AERO20121 | 10 | Mandatory |
Aerospace Field Course | AERO20230 | 0 | Mandatory |
Aircraft Performance and Design | AERO20400 | 20 | Mandatory |
Space Systems | AERO21111 | 10 | Mandatory |
Structures 2 (Aerospace) | AERO21211 | 10 | Mandatory |
Avionics | AERO21412 | 10 | Mandatory |
Project Management (Aero/Mech) | ENGM22491 | 10 | Mandatory |
Mathematics 2M1 | MATH29661 | 10 | Mandatory |
Workshop Practice | MECH20020 | 0 | Mandatory |
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Course content for year 3
Course units for year 3
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Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Control Engineering (Aerospace) | AERO30481 | 10 | Mandatory |
Individual Project (Aerospace) | AERO31030 | 30 | Mandatory |
Aerospace Propulsion | AERO31212 | 10 | Mandatory |
Structures 3 (Aerospace) | AERO31302 | 10 | Mandatory |
Aircraft Aerodynamics | AERO31321 | 10 | Mandatory |
Vibrations (Aerospace) | AERO31441 | 10 | Mandatory |
Conceptual Aerospace Systems Design | AERO31521 | 10 | Mandatory |
Flight Dynamics | AERO32202 | 10 | Mandatory |
Operations Management | ENGM30461 | 10 | Mandatory |
Modelling & Simulation 3 | AERO30052 | 10 | Optional |
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Course content for year 4
Course units for year 4
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Aerospace Group Design Project | AERO41520 | 30 | Mandatory |
Data-driven Modelling & Simulation | AERO40041 | 15 | Optional |
Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics | AERO40122 | 15 | Optional |
Autonomous Mobile Robots | AERO40492 | 15 | Optional |
Helicopters | AERO41222 | 15 | Optional |
Experimental Methods | AERO42021 | 15 | Optional |
Launch and Re-entry Gas Dynamics | AERO42111 | 15 | Optional |
Advanced Research Project | AERO43520 | 30 | Optional |
Climate Data Application | CIVL40411 | 15 | Optional |
Legal Issues | ENGM40461 | 15 | Optional |
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Scholarships and bursaries
The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships and bursaries please see our undergraduate fees pages and check the Department's funding pages .
Facilities
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In this very special place, we’re ripping up the rule book, offering you a truly innovative teaching and learning experience. As well as our creative classrooms, you’ll also have access to world-leading sustainable research facilities in our new buildings.
Our variety of spaces allows for greater collaboration for all our students, and it is the place to connect and tackle real-life challenges together. So, a civil engineer designing futureproof buildings will bump into aerospace engineers researching satillites and drones, and a chemical engineer sat alongside a materials scientist working on clean water. It is a place like no other for interactions and one of the biggest communities of engineers and materials scientists in any University in the world.
Dive into a world of possibilities, whether you are interested in aerospace, robotics, or sustainable fashion, there’s a home for you here.
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What's more, our strong, ever-growing links with industry not only help to inform our courses, but also boost our excellent teaching and research facilities. These include:
- National Instruments Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory
- Netted Drone Labs
- Flight Simulation Labs
- High Voltage Lab
- Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre
- Oxford Instruments VG Semicon Molecular Beam Epitaxy facility
- National Graphene Institute
- Dalton Nuclear Institute
- Computer Clusters equipped with industry-leading software
The University of Manchester also offers an extensive library and online services , helping you get the most out of your studies.