- UCAS course code
- H402
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Engineering (MEng)
MEng Aerospace Engineering
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H402 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Scholarships available
Field trips
- Typical A-level offer: A*AA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 37 points overall with 7,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Course unit details:
Structures 3 (Aerospace)
| 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 |