Aerospace Engineering MEng

**Course summary**Develop a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of engineering principles and theories.Gain the ability to design, model, simulate, analyse, prototype, construct and/or manufacture innovative products and aerospace systemsDevelop the skills and attributes for a career in aerospace.Gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of performance requirements, design and analysis methodologies.Become a high-quality and highly skilled graduate aerospace engineer with specialist knowledge of aerospace technology. You undergo a rigorous intellectual training that engenders an interest in current developments at the frontiers of the subject.ACCREDITED BY: Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)You learn through:• lectures and seminars• tutorials• laboratory sessions• problem-based and practical activity-based learning• group and individual project work• field trips• guest lectures• extra-curriculum activities• acting as student mentors**Applied learning****Work placements**You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. It's your chance to work as an engineer or designer, applying what you've learned in a commercial environment, learning how industry works and making connections for your future career.We have a dedicated and experienced team to help you to find a placement. Our strong links with industry and excellent reputation means that many companies tell us they want to work with our students, who often return from their industrial placements with sponsorships and job offers.Previous students have worked in a variety of technical roles for companies includingRolls-RoyceAirbusBoeingBombardierLockheed MartinMeggitt Aircraft Breaking SystemsJaguar Land RoverLive projectsAs well as your placement, you have opportunities throughout your course to gain extracurricular experience on a variety of projects within the aerospace community.For example, by joining our student UAV society, rocket team or formula team, or by becoming a student ambassador or a student peer. You may also have the opportunity to spend time on a pilot training programme, such as the programme run by Northwestern Michigan College in the USA.**Networking opportunities**If you join this course you will join a strong community of aerospace students and academics. Our students are renowned in the aerospace industry for their dedication, spirit and sense of teamwork.**Competitions**You can also take part in national and international engineering competitions, includingThe Heavy Lift Challenge or UAS competition, which involves designing and building a remote-controlled UAV model and testing it in a competitionFormula Student, where you design and build a race car and race it at Silverstone, home of the British Grand PrixEngineering Without Borders, a competition to find an engineering solution to a problem in the developing world AccreditationThis course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for the purposes of meeting, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UK-SPEC.This course automatically meets the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).