Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering

Why choose this course? The key aim of this Aeronautical Engineering degree is to develop intellectual and application skills through knowledge acquisition, problem-solving, deductive skills, synthesis, analysis, and evaluation. This also encompasses social and environmental implications.

Learn advanced skills and knowledge, and graduate with a Master’s in Engineering after just four years of study.

During this degree, you will: develop a full understanding of engineering design concepts and the product development process. gain key skills and sound knowledge for a successful career in aircraft design and manufacturing industries, as well as in a variety of modern manufacturing engineering sectors, be pragmatic, taking a systematic approach and the logical and practical steps necessary for often complex concepts to become reality. seek to achieve sustainable solutions to problems and have strategies for being creative, innovative, and overcoming difficulties by employing their skills, knowledge and understanding in a flexible manner. be skilled at solving problems by applying their numerical, computational, analytical, and technical skills, using appropriate tools. be risk, cost and value-conscious, and aware of their ethical, social, cultural, environmental, health and safety, and wider professional responsibilities. be familiar with the nature of business and enterprise in the creation of economic and social value appreciate the global dimensions of engineering, commerce, and communication; be able to formulate and operate within appropriate codes of conduct, when faced with an ethical issue. be professional in your outlook, be capable of team working, be effective communicators, and be able to exercise responsibility and sound management approaches.

Key Course Features: Integrated Industrial Placement, providing you with a more diverse range of skills and experiences in a workplace setting ready for employment You will be taught by a dedicated teaching team, many with industrial backgrounds. Subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel facilities. Advanced Composite Training and Development Centre based in Broughton. 3D laser scanner. Access to cutting-edge computer-aided design, analysis and simulation software, including ANSYS, Abaqus, MATLAB and Simulink, etc. Work on jet engine aircraft in our aircraft hangar. Become eligible to be a student member with the IMechE, RAeS, and/or IET.