Overview
An aeronautical engineering degree involves turning ideas into reality by applying the principles of science and technology to the research, design, manufacture and maintenance of highly sophisticated products such as aircraft, missiles and space satellites. All these products are the result of whole team efforts involving each aeronautical engineer's skills and technical expertise.
Structure
Aeronautical engineering courses involve 3 years full-time studying for BEng level and 4 years full-time studying for MEng. Students get opportunities to work in teams and get involved in resolutions of real-life problems. Most courses also require students to work on their own, researching a particular area of interest for their final year dissertations or projects.
Furthermore many degree programmes provide students opportunities to undertake industrial placements within the UK and overseas. Industrial placements are excellent vehicles for acquiring invaluable experience in applying some of the theoretical knowledge.
Prerequisite A Levels
- Physics
- Maths
- Subjects required by Universities may vary
Similar Degree Courses
- Physics
- Engineering
- Aviation Engineering
Future Career Path
- Career opportunities can be found with:
- The Armed Forces
- Government departments such as the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI), Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Department for Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR)
- Agencies like the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) and Defence Procurement Agency (DPA)
- Regulatory authorities like the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
- Airline operators
- Small and medium employers (SMEs) who provide technical services or manufacture specialist products to supply to the aerospace industry
Universities that offer this course
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Brighton
University of Bristol
Brunel University
University of Cambridge
City University
Coventry University
University of Dundee
University of Durham
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
Unversity of Hull
Keele University
King's College London
University of Leeds
University of Liverpool
University College London
University of Manchester
University of Nottingham
Royal Holloway University of London
University of St. Andrews
University of York |
