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Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Aerospace Engineering

  • BEng (Hon)
  • 4 to 5 years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Start your path to the skies with a foundation year leading to a degree in Aerospace Engineering.

Course outline
Begin your journey towards a career in aerospace with our Foundation Programme: Aerospace Engineering, designed to prepare you for progression to BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering.

This foundation year provides the essential academic knowledge, practical skills and confidence to succeed in university-level study. You’ll explore core principles in mathematics, physics and engineering science, while developing your problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills through collaborative, project-based learning.

Working alongside students from other engineering disciplines, you’ll gain experience of interdisciplinary thinking and real-world ways of working. These are skills that are vital in the aerospace industry and beyond. You’ll also be part of a supportive learning community that helps you transition smoothly into degree-level study and prepares you to thrive in a fast-moving, high-tech sector.

Key benefits

  • Supporting progression – Opportunity to progress onto an Aston University degree programme by learning fundamental subject knowledge.

  • Gold standard teaching – Aston University was awarded Gold – the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)

Where can this degree take me?
Successful completion of this foundation programme enables progression onto our full-time BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering course.

The transferable skills that our aerospace engineering programmes provide mean that graduates may find opportunities in a wide range of roles, such as:

  • Aerospace engineer

  • Avionics engineer

  • Flight systems engineer

  • Aircraft design engineer

  • Propulsion engineer

  • Maintenance and safety engineer

  • UAV (drone) systems designer

  • Aerodynamics specialist

  • Systems integration engineer

  • Spacecraft engineer

  • Research and development engineer

Modules

For a full list of modules and course objectives, visit the course page on Aston University's website: https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/aerospace-engineering-foundation

Assessment method

For more information on how this course is assessed, visit the course page on Aston University's website:
https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/aerospace-engineering-foundation

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BEng (Hon) • Full-time • 4 to 5 years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
H40F
Institution code:
A80
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Foundation

Aston University, Birmingham has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

See why these ratings were awarded
What does this TEF outcome mean?

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
H40F
Institution code:
A80
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
CCD - DDD

In any subject
CCD: Standard offer
CDD: if the student is also presenting either Core Maths or Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) grade B
DDD: Contextual offer

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM

All BTEC subjects accepted.

For other BTEC combinations please see Aston's web pages.

Access to HE Diploma
D: 9 credits M: 21 credits P: 15 credits

Obtain a minimum of 9 Distinctions, 21 Merits and 15 Pass at Level 3 in any subjects.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
26 points

26 overall points, including 3, 3, 3 in Higher Level subjects (any subjects).

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Additionally to our Level 3 requirement, you will also need to have achieved:

GCSE Maths Grade C/4, and English Language or Literature Grade C/4.

T Level
M

All T-level subjects accepted.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Aston Ready is our contextual offer scheme that could reduce your undergraduate offer by one or two grades. Assessed at the point of application, there are no additional forms to fill in. Details of eligibility criteria can be found on our website.

Learn more on the Aston University, Birmingham website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

*On 20 October 2025, the Government announced that tuition fees in England for Home students will be increased annually in line with inflation, starting in 2026. The Government have since confirmed that it intends to determine the inflation-linked increase using the Retail Price Index, although this is subject to parliamentary approval. According to the Department for Education’s Policy Paper published on 26 November, the annual tuition fee for the Programme commencing in the academic year 2026/7 is expected to be £9,790, subject to parliamentary approval. If you are holding an offer at Aston, when the annual tuition fee for your Programme for the 2026/27 academic year has been confirmed, we will write to update you. We will also provide as much information as we can about the inflation-linked increase in tuition fees for future academic years. The duration of your programme is set out at the top of this webpage and you will be responsible for the payment of an annual tuition fee in each of these years. The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees annually in accordance with its Terms and Conditions (https://www.aston.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2025-11/aston_university_undergraduate_terms_of_enrolment_20262027.pdf) and subject at all times to the maximum tuition fee caps set by Government from time to time. This means that your total tuition fee may be higher than stated above. An increase in fees will allow the University to cover the increased costs of delivering the course and ensure it is able to maintain high standards of education and facilities.
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Our foundation year programmes are not available to international students, to ensure compliance with immigration law and UKVI rules around the delivery of programmes.

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