Course summary

• Gain specialist knowledge of leading-edge aerospace technology.
• Develop comprehensive understanding of engineering principles and theories.

Progress towards a career at the highest level of aerospace engineering – with the skills and knowledge to work in product design, senior management, development and manufacturing.

This course runs parallel to the BEng (Honours) Aerospace Engineering.

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How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

With online resources, industry-standard facilities and exceptional learning environments, you’ll be supported at every step. Alongside teaching, our lecturers conduct research and consultancy for industry – either in our UK-leading Materials and Engineering Research Institute or in collaboration with other organisations. This means your lectures and seminars are always up to date, giving you the latest knowledge in aerospace engineering.

You learn through

• lectures and seminars
• tutorials
• laboratory sessions
• computer-based sessions
• problem-based and practical, activity-based learning
• group and individual project work
• field trips
• guest lectures
• extracurricular activities
• acting as student mentors

Course leaders and tutors

Simone Battistini

Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering

Simone Battistini

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Applied learning

Work placements

You’ll have the chance to undertake an industrial training placement after your second or third year of study. Typically, these are 48 weeks long and enable you to apply your knowledge to commercial engineering practice while gaining new, real-world skills.

Previous students have worked in technical roles for companies such as Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Boeing, General Electric, the Ministry of Defence, Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems and Jaguar Land Rover.

Field trips

You may have the chance to tour industrial sites, attend guest lectures and visit aerospace engineering events. You can also spend time on specific training programmes such as piloting or computer simulations.

Networking opportunities

There are numerous extracurricular opportunities to gain experience on projects with the aerospace community. You’re welcome to join our student aerospace societies or space academic network or become a student ambassador or peer. And each year, a few students get to attend the annual national conference of the Association of Aerospace Universities. Here you could be showcasing your final year project work on an international stage while networking with aerospace professionals.

We also have a mentoring scheme which will pair you with students from the second, third and fourth years of the course. This helps you settle in, get academic support and form friendships that last through your course and beyond.

Competitions

You may also take part in national and international engineering competitions, including

• the Heavy Lift Challenge or UAS Competition – which involves designing and building a remote-controlled UAV model and testing it in a competition
• the SAC (Spaceport America Cup) competition in the USA – where you can work collaboratively with other universities to build a rocket to fly in the event
• Formula Student – where you design and build a race car and test it in a competition
• Engineering Without Borders – a competition to find an engineering solution to a problem in the developing world

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• diverse aerospace, defence and mechanical industries involved with design, development, testing, manufacturing, maintenance and management
• researching and developing flight control and simulation systems
• aircraft systems, design and maintenance
• communications, navigation and remote sensor systems
• rocketry, missiles and space vehicles
• further postgraduate study leading to PhD

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• Rolls-Royce
• Airbus
• QinetiQ
• MOD
• RAF
• European Space Agency
• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Jaguar Land Rover

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for the purposes of fully meeting the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

City Campus

City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.

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Location

Howard Street
Sheffield
S1 1WB

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Entry requirements

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

You can take an optional placement in year 4.

Fees and funding

Additional course costs

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Legal information

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