Aerospace Engineering (with Foundation Year)

University of Central Lancashire
Undergraduate BEng (Hon) Full-time 4 Years Aeronautical and aerospace engineering

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

64 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£30,000

About this course

Course Overview

Fascinated by aircraft, spacecraft and their technologies? Our Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year degree is the course for you. You’ll work on a range of vehicles for design, analysis, simulation and test.

Why study with us

  • You’ll work creatively on an aerospace-related subject for your research project and you’ll get involved with unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for civil applications.

  • A group design project will give you valuable experience in team working and development processes.

  • During your studies you'll benefit from significant investment in the latest high quality facilities available, including state-of-the-art software tools, flight simulators, subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels and a UAV Lab.

    What you’ll do

  • This course offers an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry between the second and third years.

  • You’ll access lectures and masterclasses on topics such as the effective use of computer-aided design software, computational fluid dynamics, and finite element analysis.

  • You’ll be encouraged to join the Royal Aeronautical Society and to participate in local branch events alongside your studies.

    Accreditations

  • This BEng course is professionally accredited by the IMechE (which represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession) as meeting partial fulfilment of the educational requirements to become a Chartered Engineer.

  • This BEng course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers as meeting the academic requirement for membership and registration for Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council.

    Future careers

    Aerospace Engineering graduates go on to roles in the aerospace, space, defence, automotive, biotechnology, computing, electronics, energy and manufacturing sectors.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 64 points
    BTEC MPP

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2126 Aerospace engineers
    1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
    2129 Engineering professionals
    2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers
    2124 Electronics engineers
    3115 Quality assurance technicians

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    UCAS Points

    96 points

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Preston
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Aeronautical and aerospace engineering
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £30,000

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    University of Central Lancashire

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