Aerospace Engineering (Hons) University of Liverpool

Overview

As an aerospace engineering student, you will experience a wide variety of topics and modes of study, whether it be conducting research, analysing reports or designing and building an aircraft. 

With the  Aerospace Engineering (Hons) BEng programme from University of Liverpool , you will have have the opportunity to study a wide range of topics during your time at Liverpool such as aerodynamics, aerostructures, flight dynamics and control, propulsion systems, avionics, aerospace materials and aircraft design.

Key Features

• Aerospace engineers design, analyse, build, test and maintain vehicles, their sub-assemblies and components as well as their associated systems that fly. Flight is not limited to simply within the Earth’s atmosphere, and can also be outside of it.

Career opportunities

As a graduate of aerospace engineering, you will be equipped with the skills to work in the development and maintenance of aircraft, satellites, and space vehicles.

Typical types of work the graduates have gone on include:

• Airline operators
• Armed forces,
• Government research agencies like the Ministry of Defence (MoD)

Recent employers of the graduates are from the following industries and companies:

• Engineering and Infrastructure: ABB Ltd, Bentley, Metronet Rail, Rolls Royce;
• Utilities: United Utilities;
• Defence and Military: BAE Systems, British Army, RAF (Royal Air Force), Royal Navy;
• Aviation: British Airways;
• Government organisations: National Nuclear Laboratory (Government-owned).

Accreditation

by the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers