Manchester, United Kingdom
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
Course overview
- Study in the city which was the birthplace of the industrial revolution
- We have a long and proud engineering history, which goes back nearly 200 years.
- We offer a range of practical and exciting courses, developed alongside industrial and international engineering leaders.
- Fully accredited course suitable for those interested in gaining chartered engineering status.
- We have fantastic facilities and a great depth of academic knowledge - an ideal place for a budding engineer to study.
- From September 2022, learn in our brand-new, £400m purpose-built engineering and material science building, MECD.
Course description
The MEng Aerospace Engineering will provide you with a broad, well-balanced preparation for a professional career in the aerospace industry.
As a graduate of the University of Manchester, you'll be prepared for leadership positions in a successful career in the industry. You'll also gain skills useful for work in other areas, such as research, management, technical development and finance. Perhaps you'd prefer to work in areas such as design or development? Or you could end up working in the testing and operation of vehicles and systems.
We'll give you theoretical knowledge of engineering science, in addition to a solid base of practical skills, an understanding of design, comprehension of the commercial world and competence in transferable skills (problem-solving, team working, creativity, adaptability and IT). You'll be taught using interactive learning approaches and using cutting-edge and industry-standard tools.
The additional MEng year combines engineering science taught in previous years into multi-faceted, commercially-realistic projects allowing students to demonstrate their applied skills in addition to their technical skills. Additional specialist units allow students to focus in advanced topics taught by world-leading researchers.
The degree also provides an excellent route for individuals wishing to proceed to further postgraduate research.
The sky really is the limit!
Admissions
Curriculum
Aims
The course will give you the skills necessary for a successful career in the industry. In addition, you will gain a route into postgraduate research that is tailored to individual areas of interest, either in a more specialised area of Aerospace Engineering or move into a different engineering or technical discipline.
When you complete the course, you will have:
- Comprehensive knowledge of engineering science and a strong base of practical skills
- The skills to begin a successful career in the industry
- Transferable skills, particularly team working, creativity and adaptability
- A route into more specialised postgraduate study
Special features
We're getting ready to move into a £400million Manchester Engineering Campus Development.
Additional course information
We do not currently offer Erasmus placements in this School. If you have queries about study abroad options, please contact the International Programmes Office who will be able to advise you further.
Teaching and learning
The course is taught via a combination of lectures, tutorial classes, practical laboratory sessions and computer-based sessions. There is a design project each year, which involves teamwork in small groups, and allows students to apply and develop their problem-solving and project management skills. In the third year each student undertakes an individual project, allowing them to pursue a particular subject or application area in greater depth.
Coursework and assessment
Most course units are assessed through an examination (at the end of the semester) and coursework which is undertaken throughout the year. Parts of the coursework are, in many instances, associated with practical laboratory sessions, whilst others may be based on problem sheets, reports etc. A few subjects, for example, Design, are assessed purely on coursework. For detailed information about how different subjects are assessed, please see the course unit specifications below.
Course unit details
The first year establishes a strategic overview of the main areas of aerospace engineering and introduces the underlying science and mathematics. Students will be introduced to the fundamental principles of aerospace vehicles and systems as well as develop basic knowledge and skills applicable to all areas of engineering such as mechanics, structures, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and engineering design.
The second and third years develop the key knowledge and understanding necessary to enter industry, or postgraduate study. Students will cover key aspects of aircraft and spacecraft systems, performance and design and will also develop further knowledge and skills in the key engineering disciplines of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, structures, dynamics and control. In the third year, students will also have the opportunity to undertake an individual project linking with and supporting industrial or academic research within the university.
The final year includes a full-year aerospace vehicle design and build project combining all of the engineering science taught up to this point. In addition to the design project, research-inspired specialist units are taught giving students the option to focus on their exact desired discipline.
Career Opportunities
Launch your career, with MEng Aerospace Engineering at the University of Manchester. As one of the few Universities Most Targeted by Graduate Employers in 2021, it's our pleasure to equip you with the sought-after skills needed to journey into this sector - from design and development to testing and operation.
Not only is this course fully accredited by RAeS and IMechE, your MEng (Hons) also provides all the required academic qualifications for the internationally recognised Chartered Engineering Status.
Previous graduate employers include:
- Rolls Royce
- Jaguar Land Rover
- BAE Systems
- And many more
Overall, 90% of graduates are employed or engaged in further study within 15 months, according to the Graduate Outcomes Survey.
Example Careers:
- Aerospace Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Manufacturing Systems Engineer
- CAD Technician
- Researcher
- Higher Education Academic
- Production manager
- Financial role
- And beyond