Aeronautical and aerospace engineering is one of the most challenging and demanding of all the engineering disciplines. You will learn how to integrate mathematics, physics, materials and computer science with a strong design philosophy, enabling you to design, analyse, manufacture and operate aircraft and aerospace vehicles. Due to the complex nature of aircraft and aerospace design, manufacture, control, aerodynamics and structural analysis, the course has a strong mathematical foundation. You will be taught by academics with a passion for aeronautical and aerospace engineering who are at the forefront of their fields. Their strengths and expertise include aircraft structural analysis (ensuring the aircraft is strong enough), structural optimisation (making best use of materials), aerodynamics and computational fluid dynamics (minimising drag and increasing fuel economy) and aircraft stability and control. An active Industrial Advisory Board helps inform the development of this course to ensure that it is up to date with industry developments and requirements. This is one of the reasons why our graduates are in demand from industry. The first two years of our five degree courses share the same set of compulsory modules and in years three and four you will undertake specialist modules according to your chosen degree course. A key benefit of having a common first two years is that you can easily switch between our different degrees.

When you graduate, you will be able to apply your skills in a number of areas, including aerospace design and manufacturing, in both civil and military environments, fundamental research, airline management and operations, and the space sector. The global aerospace industry drives many future developments in science and technology. Recent graduate destinations include: • Flight Physics Engineer, Airbus • Gas Turbines Design Engineer, Assystem UK • Materials and Processes Engineer, BAE Systems • Graduate Engineer, British Airways • Pilot, British Army • Wing Box Designer, COMAC • Systems Technical Coordinator, EADS Astrium • Nuclear Engineer, EDF Energy • Product Development Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover • Trainee Engineer, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Ltd • Stress Engineer, Marshall Aerospace • Flight Physics Engineer, QinetiQ • Graduate Engineer, Rolls-Royce Plc • Mechanical Engineer, Science and Technology Facilities Council