Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies (with Foundation Year)

University of Central Lancashire
Undergraduate BEng (Hon) Full-time including foundation year 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

Combine the practical and theoretical aspects of flying with the underlying principles of aerospace engineering on our Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies Foundation Entry Degree course.

Why study with us

  • You’ll undertake ‘Private Pilot License (PPL)’ theoretical studies in your 2nd year.

  • Fine tune your practical skills using the University’s excellent flight simulators.

  • You’ll get involved with unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for civil applications.

  • 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.

  • Our flight training school partners cover the practical flying components of the PPL (typically 45 hours), for an additional fee.

    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 including foundation year
    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

    Preston

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