MEng Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience / Course details

The MEng Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience 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 you to demonstrate your applied skills in addition to your technical skills. Additional specialist units allow you to focus on advanced topics taught by world-leading researchers. The course also includes a year out on placement, working and gaining experience in a relevant industry.

The degree also provides you with an excellent route should you wish to proceed to further postgraduate research.

The sky really is the limit!

This course aims to give students a comprehensive knowledge of engineering science and a strong base of practical skills.

The year in industry gives students the ability to bring work experience into their studies and an appreciation of the application of engineering science in the workplace.

Our MEng course gives you hands-on industrial and commercial experience to boost your career prospects and therefore our graduates are well prepared to take up leadership positions in a successful career in industry.

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 

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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 you to apply and develop your problem-solving and project management skills.  In the third year you will undertake an individual project, allowing you to pursue a particular subject or application area in greater depth.

Most course units are assessed through an examination (at the end of the semester) and coursework which is undertaken throughout the year.  Parts of the coursework are, in many instances, associated with practical laboratory sessions, whilst others may be based on problem sheets, reports etc. A few subjects, for example Design, are assessed purely on coursework. For detailed information about how different subjects are assessed, please see the course unit specifications below.

'I originally decided to study Aerospace Engineering because I was fascinated by aviation technology and wanted to pursue a career which would be rewarding and exciting.

The staff and facilities at the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil engineering are excellent. Not only can you expect the equipment and teaching to fully support your academic studies, but there are also many opportunities for personal development through mentoring other students and leading or being a member of a society or taking part in an industrial partnership. Importantly, it is well known that as a university student, it is not all work. Living in Manchester gives you plenty of choice when it comes to activities and having a good time.

My Industrial Experience year at Rolls-Royce was invaluable. I was able to get an early insight into how the theory learnt in the first two academic years can be applied to develop some truly impressive technology and products. The experience also helped me in my final two years during the challenges faced in my individual and group projects.

Having thoroughly enjoyed my time at the University of Manchester, I completed my course and I am now employed in an engineering role at Rolls-Royce. The skills and knowledge I gained at University have allowed me to enter into an exciting industry with opportunities to travel and live abroad. An Aerospace Engineering degree from The University of Manchester is a solid foundation for a future career in Engineering and other fields'.

Tom Hanson, MEng Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience

Come to our Home of Engineering and Materials - a place like no other. This is where engineers, material scientists, and fashion students collaborate, innovate and make their mark on the world. Unleash your potential in our creative, academic playground that signals the evolution of a proud history of innovation spanning almost 200 years.

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.