BEng in Aviation Engineering
- Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
- 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: £19,600 for the first year
Key Summary
You’ll benefit from our successful history working alongside the aviation industry to successfully place Kingston graduates.
Our Aerospace and Aviation Engineering courses equip you with the essential skills to design, manufacture and maintain aircraft. You'll graduate prepared for a successful career in the aviation industry. With strong industry connections, Kingston graduates have secured roles at major aerospace companies, including Virgin Atlantic, EasyJet, Thales, and in key hubs like Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
At our Roehampton Vale campus, you'll train in a cutting-edge learning environment with composite manufacturing labs, 3D printing, flight simulators and advanced CAD/CAM facilities. You’ll gain hands-on experience with industry-standard software, including SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ANSYS and computational fluid dynamics tools. This means you'll develop future-ready skills in aircraft design and analysis.
Through real-world flight simulator training, you'll tackle real-life aviation challenges, enhancing your problem-solving and technical expertise. Our strong industry partnerships offer professional networking opportunities, industrial placements and career pathways, ensuring you're well-prepared for a dynamic career in aerospace and aviation engineering.
Why choose this course?
If you’re considering an engineering career in aviation, this is the ideal degree course for you.
Throughout the course, you will learn via a combination of theory and practical skills. You’ll study aerodynamics, propulsion, structures and materials, analysis of structures using FEA & CAD, as well as the science and performance of aircraft. Through practical work in laboratories and workshops, you will apply the engineering principles you learn and refine your skills.
As a result, this course will prepare you to work in a range of areas. For example, aircraft maintenance, airworthiness, aviation management, logistics, systems integration, design, support, manufacturing, and air transport economics.
This degree will also equip you with valuable skills for your future career, such as effective communication, presenting, team-working, planning and project management.
Accreditations
The course is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society and aligns with the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) and meets the academic requirements for Incorporated Engineering (IEng) Membership of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).
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
Year 1
In Year 1, you will acquire the fundamental engineering knowledge and skills building a solid foundation for students to undertake a deeper study in Year 2. You will have the opportunity to carry out hands-on practical work in laboratories and workshops throughout the programme. Most modules are designed to develop key employability skills such as communication, presentation, team-working, planning and project management.
In Year 1, there is a clear structure and guidance for your learning, with an emphasis on the acquisition of fundamental engineering knowledge and skills (e.g. Mathematics and IT), practical skills, design skills and the initial development of Future Skills.
Core modules
- Aviation Science and Flight Mechanics
- Engineering Mathematics and Computing
- Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Dynamics and Materials
- Navigate with Introduction to Flight Operations and Aviation Industry
Year 2
In Year 2, there will be an increased expectation of independent study, supported by a reduced emphasis on the use of traditional lectures. You will study the engineering principles underpinning aircraft technologies such as aerodynamics, propulsion, structures and materials science and performance of aircraft. You will study aircraft maintenance operations, aircraft systems, airworthiness, and air transport economics. You will also learn to design and make aircraft structures using computational skills such as CAD and FEA. You will have problems based learning and interdisciplinary group work to tackle a live, real-world problem supplied by a well-known company or organisation.
Core modules
- Aerodynamics, Composite Material and Computed Aided Design
- Airworthiness, Control and Aircraft Systems
- Data-Driven Safety Management in Aviation
- Explore with Professional Development for Pilots and Aviation Operators
Optional modules
- Industrial Placement
Year 3
In Year 3, you will study advanced materials and structures, propulsion and performance, aircraft maintenance, airworthiness and air transport economics. The assessment tasks in Year 3 focus on the real world-engineering activities that enhance students' employability. In Year 3, you will also learn about maintenance logistics, maintenance cost drivers and the key aspects of project planning. You will apply business methods to assess the economic and financial aspects of air transport and/or engineering projects. In this final year, you will be expected to select and apply requisite practical skills in your own independent research work in the Individual Project module.
Core modules
- Air Transport Economics
- Aircraft Maintenance Operations (Group Design Solution)
Aircraft Performance, Materials Failure and Structural Analysis
Apply with Aircraft Maintenance - Individual Project
Graduates from this course go on to pursue career opportunities in maintenance and licensed aircraft engineering, certification, quality assurance, logistics, planning, design, technical services, production and control engineering. Graduate employers include the military as well as civil aviation and aerospace companies.
Embedded within the Aviation Engineering BEng (Hons) course and throughout the whole Kingston experience is our Future Skills programme. The Future Skills programme was developed to respond to the ever-evolving demands from modern day employment.
It will help you obtain the skills most valued by employers, such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability, and learn how to apply these skills in different scenarios. You’ll also learn how to articulate to employers how being able to do so gives you the edge.