Aerospace Engineering including an Industrial Year (Hons) University of Nottingham

Overview

The Aerospace Engineering including an Industrial Year (Hons) course from University of Nottingham key facts:

The department has links with companies including:

• Airbus
• Boeing
• Rolls-Royce Aerospace

Industry links will provide you with placement opportunities for real world learning. The teaching facilities and regular guest lecturers will give you a fantastic insight into the growing aerospace industry.

Learning on this course includes hands-on integrating projects throughout your studies. Your learning will cover topics in:

• flight physics
• airframe
• systems

Your final year will allow you to tailor your learning through a variety of specialist modules, such as technical and management topics. You will also complete an in-depth final project, to prepare you to enter industry.

The four-year MEng course is the preferred route to achieving Chartered Engineer status. It will give you a deeper understanding of the role of aerospace engineering compared to the BEng course.

Career opportunities:

During your degree, you will learn how to analyse and problem solve, work in a team and be creative with inventive thinking. The teaching is based on research funded by Airbus, BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce. These strong links with industry see the graduates go on to work for global companies across a range of technical and managerial jobs.