Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech
Official University Master’s Degree in Space and Aeronautical Engineering
- Barcelona, Spain
- Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Official University Master's Degree in Space and Aeronautical Engineering at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) is for graduates in aerospace or related physical sciences and engineering seeking advanced scientific, technical and practical training. It readies students for professional or research careers with coursework, CFD seminars, workshops, aerospace labs, flight-simulator course, IBERIA hangar visits and group research projects.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work across aerospace sectors in space and aircraft propulsion, spacecraft and aircraft design, maintenance, aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, materials research, airport infrastructure, air traffic management, wind energy, automotive engineering and UAV design. Training enables entry to R&D departments.
The Master's degree in Space and Aeronautical Engineering is aimed at graduates in aerospace engineering or related physical sciences and engineering who wish to improve their skills and knowledge. It provides advanced training in the field of space systems and aeronautical engineering that is scientific, technical and practical in nature and will allow students to work towards a professional and/or research career in the aerospace industry. The master's degree is aimed graduates who will go on to seek employment in the aerospace industry or to pursue a research career in this field.
Why this Master's?
The development of faster and more efficient aircrafts and spacecrafts, the optimization of the air transport and airports management for adapting to the rapid growth of the sector, or the innovation in the materials or the propulsive systems are just a few of the possibilities which an Aerospace Engineer could have a career in.
The Aerospace Industry evolves significantly day by day and this growth requires vast teams of engineers with a huge creative capacity, working hard to find optimal solutions to great challenges. Most of our Master's students find a job even before finishing their studies.
The Master's Degree in Space and Aeronautical Engineering aims to fulfill part of this demand, forming competent young professionals prepared to start a successful career in different fields of Aerospace. The University offers seminars, workshops, visits and individual and group research projECTS to reinforce the theoretical learning.
- CFD Seminars
- Visits to IBERIA Hangar
- Aerospace Laboratories
- Flight simulator course (among others)
Generic competencies
Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, teamwork, proper use of information resources, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English) and gender perspective.
Specific competencies
- The ability to manage activities that involve projects and/or operations in which technology and organisation have interacted effectively and efficiently.
- The ability to plan, organise and control projects in the aerospace industry, especially innovation (R&D) and process improvement projects.
- The ability to develop and submit a research proposal according to the criteria of the international scientific community.
- The ability to analyse and synthesise cross-disciplinary aerospace knowledge applied to aeronautical projects.
- The ability to use knowledge of applied computational fluid mechanics appropriately in solving compressible aerodynamics problems.
- The ability to identify the laws of aerodynamics with regard to external flow and flight regimes and apply them in numerical and experimental aerodynamics.
- The ability to apply knowledge appropriately in processing large quantities of results of numerical calculations applied to analysis and design of aeroelasticity and aerodynamics.
- The ability to apply knowledge appropriately in the areas of advanced aerodynamics and aeroelasticity applied to analysis and design of aerospace structures.
- The ability to write a master's thesis and present and defend it to an examination committee.
The master's degree allows students to plan their training and to focus their professional careers in the aerospace industry on areas such as space missions, space propulsion, aircraft propulsion, aircraft design, aircraft maintenance, fluid mechanics, materials research, airport infrastructure , air traffic management, wind energy, aerodynamics, civil engineering aerodynamics, automotive engineering and the design and civil applications of UAVs.
The training graduates receive will enable them to join R&D departments in the aerospace industry and related industries.