Aerospace Engineering

Develop skills in designing and analysing aerospace systems through a course taught in Coventry, a city known for its historic role in aircraft manufacturing. You will have the opportunity to use specialist facilities and benefit from industry-informed teaching.

Designed for those interested in the future of flight, this course combines theory and applied learning in aerospace engineering, helping you build the skills needed to prepare for roles in aviation, defence and emerging technologies.

• Study flight dynamics, propulsion, avionics and materials.

• Learn about technologies such as sustainable aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

• Benefit from pathways to upgrade from BEng (Hons) to MEng (subject to meeting progression requirements), allowing you allowing you to study at the postgraduate level while paying undergraduate tuition fees throughout.

Why you should study this course

• Hands-on learning with industry-standard facilities: gain practical experience using flight simulators, wind tunnels and real aircraft (including a Harrier Jump Jet), alongside advanced CFD and FEA software.

• Strong industry connections and employability: work on real-world projects from Airbus, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems through in-class case studies. You may have the opportunity to apply for optional placements with other industry connections.

• Future-focused curriculum: study emerging technologies including sustainable aviation, hydrogen propulsion and UAVs, helping you understand developments shaping the future of aerospace engineering.

• Global career opportunities: boost your prospects with opportunities to apply for optional industry placements, internships and an optional study abroad year.

What you'll study
Gain the specialist knowledge to design, build and test next-generation aircraft and systems. Study key topics including aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, avionics and sustainability, while developing core engineering skills in maths, electronics and design.

Apply theory using industry-standard tools like computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and gain practical experience through labs, flight testing and a group-based systems integration project. Explore the role of aerospace in addressing global challenges, with a focus on efficiency and innovation. This course aims to prepare you for a wide range of careers across the aerospace and aviation industries.

This course includes a sandwich (placement year) option.

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Course Modules

This course has a common first year.

In the first year, the curriculum is shared across related courses allowing you to gain a broad grounding in the discipline before going on, in the second and third years, to specialist modules in your chosen field.

We want your degree to fit around you, so upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).

Common first-year courses:
Aerospace Technology BEng (Hons)

In the first year, the curriculum is shared across related courses allowing you to gain a broad grounding in the discipline before going on, in the second and third years, to specialist modules in your chosen field.

Modules:
Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Principles
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Design

Year Two:
In your second year, you will develop more advanced knowledge and skills concerning aerospace systems engineering and avionics systems, amongst others.

Modules:
Aerospace Structures: Mechanics and Simulation
Aircraft Systems
Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics
Thermofluids: Modelling and Applications

Sandwich Year:
There's no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement2 can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They're a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

Final Year:
In this final year, you will develop more advanced knowledge and skills to do with propulsion systems design and supersonic aerodynamics, amongst others.

Modules:
Individual Aerospace Project
Avionics and Control Systems
Aircraft Design
Aircraft Propulsion Systems Design

Additional Year:
If you meet the criteria, you could choose to take an additional fourth-year master's option, which will deepen your knowledge and expertise.

Modules:
Advanced Aerodynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamics
Structural Integrity and Dynamic Behaviour
Design for Sustainability
Aerospace Systems Integration Project

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Aeronautical Society, Royal