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Aerospace Engineering (Top-Up)

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 28 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Brighton
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Course summary

Aerospace engineers design aircraft and spacecraft, making air travel safer and more efficient, and advancing space exploration. Their work improves communication, national security, economic growth, and sustainability, and helps us to better understand the universe and our place in it.

Our practical one-year Aerospace Engineering BSc(Hons) top-up course allows you to build on your existing engineering foundation degree or HND to achieve a full honours degree qualification.

You’ll develop technical skills and knowledge through hands-on project work using specialist facilities, to help prepare you for your career.

TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE

  • Exciting project work.

  • Learn with researchers who have expertise in the thermal efficiency of propulsion systems and microgravity research with the European Space Agency.

  • Student-led Sustainable Technology and Engineering Projects (STEP) lab – working to solve energy challenges.

  • Specialist facilities include flight and car simulators, wind tunnel, prototyping labs and workshops, CNC machines, and robotics and VR labs.

  • Professional engineers visit to share their experiences in guest lectures.

Modules

Course Modules

Year 1
Computational Fluid Dynamics for Aeronautical Engineering Applications
Engineering Systems
Aircraft Design and Management Project
Aerospace Propulsion Systems and Avionics
Individual Project

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Brighton

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (optional) • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 28 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
H414
Institution code:
B72
Campus name:
Brighton
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
B72
Campus name:
Brighton

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
Not accepted

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma
Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted

Foundation degree/HND in a relevant subject, with an overall merit grade (60%) profile.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)66.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification.

https://www.brighton.ac.uk/international/applying-here/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements/index.aspx

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.

At Brighton we recognise that not everyone's background provides the same advantages, and we know that grades are not the only indicator of potential.

If you meet our contextual admissions criteria we will make you an offer which is at least 16 UCAS points lower than our standard offer. You may also be eligible for additional financial and practical support from us through the Brighton Boost cost of living support package.

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

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland£10050
InternationalTBC

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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

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