
BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering
Ningbo, China
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 May 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
CNY 120,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students; 120,000 RMB/year - Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan students; 100,000 RMB/year
Key Summary
Introduction
Key information
- Degree: BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering
- Types of study: Full-time
- Duration: Three or four years depending on entry qualifications
- Start date: September 2025
- Faculty: Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering / Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Study model: 2+2, 4+0
Note:ย For the 2+2 study model courses, the student will spend the last two years at our UK campus. For the 4+0 study model courses, the student will spend the entire degree programme in Ningbo, China with 'study abroad' opportunities from year three.
Course overview
The aviation industry is a huge and diverse one, employing engineers across multiple disciplines. The aerospace engineering degree prepares you for a career in the industry by providing knowledge on how aircraft are designed, constructed, powered, used, and controlled for safe operation.
You will also develop skills in management, airworthiness and aviation regulations through a number of additional courses.
As an aerospace engineer, you will have career opportunities in the design and manufacture of civil and military aircraft or within the technical departments of airlines
Special features
The BEng Aerospace Engineering course equips graduates with core scientific and engineering knowledge, practical laboratory skills, team working, problem solving and other transferable skills needed to pursue careers as professional aerospace engineers, and a diverse range of other career options in the aviation industry.
Graduates will have the status of a professional engineer. As a result of their international exposure, they will be in demand from a range of aerospace fields both locally and globally.
Admissions
Curriculum
Course structure
The degree is offered as a three of four-year programme depending on your entry qualification.
- For domestic students, the course structure follows the Chinese higher education system and is based on a four-year programme.
- For international students, with relevant qualifications, the course structure follows the UK higher education system and is based on a three-year programme.
Students have the option to study the whole course in China (3+0 or 4+0) or spend their last two years at The University of Nottingham, UK (1+2 or 2+2).
Year 1 Modules
- Foundation Algebra
- Introduction to Academic Skills
- The Scientific Method
- Foundation Electromagnetism and Mechanics
- Foundation Calculus and Mathematical Techniques
- Foundation Chemistry
- English in Specific Academic Contexts B (Engineering; CompSci; Env'mental Sci & Architecture)
- Oral Communication Skills B
Year 2 Modules
- Aerospace Design and Materials
- Aerospace Statics and Dynamics
- Aerospace Aerodynamics
- Aircraft design and Performance
Scholarships and Funding
To encourage academic excellence, we offer a comprehensive and expanding range of full and partial scholarships.
Historically, nearly 30% of our undergraduate students were awarded scholarships for their entry. Once enrolled, current students are eligible for additional merit and/or performance-based scholarships and awards, which cover approximately 32.5% of our whole student body.
Please visit the school website for scholarship types and policies for applicants from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas countries. If you are a mainland Chinese student, please visit the Chinese language prospectus.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Once graduated, you will have the status of a professional engineer, and as a result of your international exposure, you will be in demand from a range of aerospace fields both locally and globally.
As an aerospace engineer, you will have career opportunities in the design and manufacture of civil and military aircraft, or the technical departments of airlines.