BEng in Aerospace Engineering
London, United Kingdom
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 9,535 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* UK students: £9,535 per year | international: £18,500 for the first year
Key Summary
Launch your career developing aircraft and spacecraft.
At our Roehampton Vale campus, you will have access to a modern environment with the latest technology, including:
- a fully equipped rocket propulsion test lab for testing and firing of live rockets for data acquisition. Here, you can fire rocket engines you have designed and constructed
- a fully-equipped manufacturing workshop where you can manufacture your rocket engine designs using the extensive range of equipment – including CNC machines
- 3D rapid prototype printer which allows you to print off your computer designed models for testing and evaluation
- industry-standard test and experimental equipment for metrology, robotics, fatigue and quality control
- state-of-the-art computing facilities for computer aided design (CAD) and other specialist software
- a mission control room equipped with high-performance PCs with tri-screen setup, for planning and operating space missions
- a flight simulator, where you can programme a mathematical model of your design into the simulator and then monitor the results
- large-scale wind tunnels that enable testing in winds of up to 90 miles per hour
- laser doppler anemometry system, which allows us to make very accurate velocity measurements in the wind tunnel
You’ll learn both the theory and practical skills you need to succeed in your future career and put your knowledge to the test in a flight test course, onboard a flying laboratory aircraft. You’ll be employment ready at graduation.
Why choose this course?
If you dream of developing and engineering the aircraft and spacecraft that connects earth with space, our Aerospace Engineering MEng/BEng (Hons) degree could be the right launchpad.
This course has an innovative curriculum, excellent links with industry and cutting-edge facilities. As a result, Kingston is the perfect place to study aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, dynamics and materials.
Throughout the course, you'll put theory into practice by applying what you learn to aerospace design problems. You’ll also participate in a group design project to give you a chance to experience the development process in a work-like environment.
You can choose whether to take the BEng or MEng version of this course. The MEng has an extra year of study and can provide a faster route to chartered engineer (CEng) status. However, both courses provide the option to pursue an industrial placement, which can boost your employability even further. In addition, you can take our specialised Space Technology pathway, if you know that’s the area you want to work in after graduation.
Whatever you choose, employability is a key element of this programme. As a result, you'll enhance your skills throughout the course through industrial visits, placements, and extra-curricular activities. Students are also encouraged to take part in our Formula Student Competition, which involves designing and making a race car.
Accreditation
The Aerospace Engineering MEng course is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society and satisfies, in full, the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Incorporated Engineer (IEng) registration.
The Aerospace Engineering BEng(Hons) course is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society and satisfies, in part, the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration and in full, Incorporated Engineer (IEng) registration.
This course is undergoing routine renewal in 2024/25 academic year.
We want to ensure anyone with potential and drive has the opportunity to study with us, no matter their background or financial situation. That's why each year, we provide a number of bursaries to help our undergraduate students gain their degree.
- The Kingston bursary
- Bursaries for care leavers
- Bursaries for estranged students
- Bursaries for young adult carers
- Bursaries for Sanctuary Scholars
- Chancerygate Foundation bursary
- Salutem scholarships
- AVSH scholarship
You can choose to take an optional professional placement year between Years 2 and 3 (BEng (Hons)) and Year 3 (MEng only). MEng students have to study and earn 120 credits in Year 3 while taking their industrial placement using work-based learning by carrying out an industrial individual project as well as applied business and management analysis. They also need to study an aerospace engineering science module using blended/distance learning model (subject to RAeS accreditation).
The Space Technology pathway is the same as the standard programme for the first two years, but students are expected to work on a space-related project in the Engineering Project Management module at level 5. In the final year, students must take Space Vehicle Design and work on a space-related individual project and group project.
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Extended degree with a foundation year
If you would like to study one of our engineering degrees at Kingston University but are not yet ready for Year 1 of an undergraduate course, a foundation year is ideal.
Year 1
Year 1 provides an introduction to aerospace engineering under Professional Practice, and will underpin the skills and knowledge required for further specialised study. You will study a mix of analytical subjects, such as mathematics, structures, dynamics, electronics, thermodynamics and engineering applications, alongside an introduction to the profession of engineering.
Core modules
- Engineering Mathematics and Computing
- Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Dynamics and Materials
- Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Aerospace Engineering BEng/MEng only: core module
- Navigate with Aerospace Design
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) BEng/MEng only: core module
- Navigate with Space Technology Design
Year 2
Year 2 will introduce you to specialised topics in aerospace engineering such as aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, dynamics and materials. It includes further study of mathematics, electronics, control and computing. A design-orientated module (Aerospace Engineering Design and Project Management) will apply the principles taught in the other modules to problems of aerospace design.
Core modules
- Aerodynamics, Propulsion and Aircraft Performance
- Aerospace Structures, Composite Materials and Vibrations
- Computer Aided Aerospace Engineering Design
Aerospace Engineering BEng/MEng only: core module
- Explore with Aerospace Design
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) BEng/MEng only: core module
- Explore with Space Technology Design
Year 3
In Year 3, you will deepen your knowledge of specialised aerospace engineering subjects and will broaden your expertise in other areas of engineering. BEng students undertake a major group design project and an individual research project along with business and management as well as further and more in depth studies of aerodynamics, propulsion, structure, materials and dynamics including applied computational techniques widely used in industry. MEng students have the opportunity of integrating industrial placement with further studies using a combination of work-based learning as well as blended and distance learning (subject to accreditation by RAeS).
Core modules
- Apply Business Management
- Further Aerodynamics, Propulsion and Flight Dynamics
- Further Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics and FEA
- Individual Project
Aerospace Engineering BEng/MEng only: core module
- Aerospace Design
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) BEng/MEng only: core module
- Space Technology Design
Year 4
Year 4 of the MEng course includes a multidisciplinary group design project that helps to integrate and apply your academic knowledge, develop your teamworking and communication skills, and increase your understanding of real-world engineering issues.
Core modules
- Advanced Computational Aerospace Design and Analysis
- Advanced Materials and Structural Analysis
- Group Design Project
Aerospace Engineering MEng only: core module
- Machine Learning and AI with Aerospace Applications
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) MEng only: core module
- Space Mission Analysis
Graduates from this course have gone on to jobs with Boeing, BAE Systems, Qinetiq, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, AWE, Rolls-Royce, Thales, General Electric and British Airways. Many graduates go on to study at masters and doctoral level.
Types of graduate jobs include:
- Production engineer
- Repair engineer
- Applications engineer
- Contract loader
- Civil servant
- Telemetry and loads analysis engineer
- Bid manager
Our Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) course is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society for 2018 entry. It satisfies, in part, the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration and, in full, Incorporated Engineer (IEng) registration.
Our Aerospace Engineering MEng course is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society for 2018 entry. It satisfies, in full, the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Incorporated Engineer (IEng) registration.