Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies with a Year in Industry (Hons) University of Liverpool

Overview

In addition to studying the core aerospace engineering topics outlined, you will also take the pilot studies modules and develop knowledge, skills and experience of flying. As well as the flight training, pilot studies students also have access to and use of the students’ pilots’ lab and can join the Flight Simulation Group (FSG). 

Study Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies with a Year in Industry (Hons) BEng programme and by the end of your time at University of Liverpool , you will be able to show that you can now design, build, test and fly an aircraft.

Key Features

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. 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.

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.

Conducting independent research as part of an individual project will provide you with the knowledge to develop innovative concepts in your preferred technical area of interest. All of our Aerospace Engineering degree programmes are accredited, or pending accreditation, by our professional bodies, the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and are a recognised qualification on the route to Chartered Engineer status.

On this year in industry programme, you will spend year three of this programme on a year-long placement with an approved company/organisation. During this time, you will develop work-based transferrable skills and professional competences leading to enhanced employability which will make you well placed to take up opportunities in project-based, research and management roles, both within the Aerospace sector as well as other engineering industries and beyond. The year in industry is dependent upon placements being available and is subject to your performance in previous years.

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).