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Aeronautical Engineering

Course details
  • HNC
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Hartlepool College of Further Education

Course summary

Note: Due to the course delivery location and visa restrictions, this course is NOT available to international students requiring a Student Visa.

Location: This is an award of Teesside University delivered in partnership with Hartlepool College (campus code 5, call 01429 295000).

Course overview: Aeronautical engineering is a broad discipline including fundamental aspects of mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials engineering and design, as well as specialist aerospace topics such as aerodynamics, aircraft and avionics systems, composite materials and rotary wing mechanical and flight systems.

You have multiple career options in both aerospace and other engineering industries. We have extensive resources for delivering aeronautical engineering including an aerospace workshop with fixed wing and helicopter training aircraft, training rigs/equipment for aircraft systems such as an aircraft radar, and a range of piston and gas turbine engines including a Rolls Royce RB211 turbofan. Other facilities supporting your course include a flight simulator system, subsonic wind tunnel and aerospace simulation and modelling software. Tuition is provided by experienced engineering staff who have relevant industrial experience in the aeronautical engineering sector. If you have a passion for aircraft, or you simply wish to develop into an engineer with wide and varied engineering skills applicable across a wide range of industries, then this course is right for you.

After the course: Successful graduates have multiple career options in both aerospace and other engineering industries. If you are aiming for a higher degree then by successfully completing your HNC Aeronautical Engineering you could seek entry to the BEng or MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering degrees.

Modules

Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

Assessment method

Access assessment information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

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:
H414
Institution code:
T20
Campus name:
Hartlepool College of Further Education
Campus Code:
5

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

Due to the course delivery location and visa restrictions, we are not accepting applications from international students requiring a Student Visa.

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
40 - 48 points

Including mathematics or physics.

Due to the course delivery location and visa restrictions, this course is NOT available to international students requiring a Tier 4 visa.

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.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

Details of 2025-26 fees will be available as soon as possible. For 2024-25, find out more about fees and funding if you are from the UK or Ireland here: tees.ac.uk/fees. If you live in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man contact your education authority: gov.uk/student-finance.

Clearing contact details

Clearing

Email:Clearing@tees.ac.uk

Additional information

UK students - Clearing line opening times: 9.00am - 4.00pm (Monday - Friday) and 10.00am - 2.00pm (Saturday and Sunday). Outside of these hours, our online chat is available 24/7.

For courses at our Middlesbrough campus call 01642 738400 or visit www.tees.ac.uk/clearing to complete our online enquiry form, or for courses at our London campus call 0203 9609333 or visit www.tees.ac.uk/london/study/clearing.cfm to complete our online enquiry form.

International students - if you have already obtained your qualifications and achieved your grades, use the relevant link (from above - Middlesbrough or London campus) to register your details with us - you must upload all requested documents to the enquiry form.

Course contact details

Hartlepool College of Further Education

Phone:01429 295000

Teesside University

Middlesbrough
Tees Valley
TS1 3BX

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