Master of Engineering (MEng)

MEng Aerospace Engineering

Launch your career with this sought-after MEng, here at one of the Most Targeted Universities by Top Graduate Employers (THE Graduate Market, 2024).
  • Duration: 4 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: H402 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Study abroad
  • 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

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 .

Course unit details:
Structures 3 (Aerospace)

Course unit fact file
Unit code AERO31302
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 3
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

This advanced undergraduate unit on Aerospace Structures 3 covers the fundamental concepts required to analyse and design aerospace structures and is an essential part of the undergraduate Aerospace Engineering programme.

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Structures 2 (Aerospace) AERO21211 Pre-Requisite Compulsory

Aims

Building on the students’ existing understanding of the subject of structural and stress analysis of aerospace structures, this unit delivers advanced undergraduate topics such as theory of elasticity, linear elastic fracture mechanics, fatigue failure and analysis, classical plate theory, and composite laminate theory, with an emphasis of aerospace applications and problem-solving.

The aims of this unit are:  

To provide a thorough understanding of the behaviour of aircraft structures subject to typical in service loading conditions , and the role of stress analysis on preventing structural failure. 

To develop critical thinking and theoretical skills to analyse the stresses/strains in aircraft structural components, and predict/avoid failure of components made of isotropic and orthotropic materials

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Written exam 80%
Report 20%

Feedback methods

Exam - via script viewing

Individual feedback is provided two weeks after the submission. The ideal solutions together with common mistakes are provided on Blackboard

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
eAssessment 6
Lectures 18
Practical classes & workshops 1
Tutorials 6
Independent study hours
Independent study 69

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Kali-Babu Katnam Unit coordinator

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