Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

BEng Aerospace Engineering

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  • Duration: 3 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: H400 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Scholarships available
  • Field trips

Full entry requirementsHow to apply

Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

For more information about scholarships and bursaries please see our   undergraduate fees pages  or visit the  Scholarships and bursaries  on the Department website.

Course unit details:
Workshop Practice

Course unit fact file
Unit code MECH10020
Credit rating 0
Unit level Level 1
Teaching period(s) Full year
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

The workshop practice covers health and safety training, turning, milling, welding and a fabrication and fitting exercise.
Due to timetable constraints the module is run over years 1 and 2 as MACE10020 and MACE20020 respectively. The students have to complete 4 exercises and 8 hours of workshop practice over the 2 years.
Led by training learning instructors and workshop technicians the students receive training on workshop practice and then manufacture selected products as well as use metrology equipment to assess the manufactured parts
 

Aims

To introduce students to hands-on workshop practice on the use of machine tools, welding equipment and joining methods as well as the use of metrology equipment in the assessment of manufactured products.

Syllabus

The workshop practice comprises the following exercises:
• Benchtop working (filing, drilling, tapping)
• Milling
• Turning
• Welding

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Practical skills assessment 100%

Feedback methods

Verbal feedback on the outcome of each workshop practice session will be provided by the technician in charge at the end of each session. 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Practical classes & workshops 8

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Zekai Murat Kilic Unit coordinator

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