Aeronautical Engineering with a Year in Industry Imperial

Overview

In your third and fifth year you will begin to tailor the Aeronautical Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng programme offered at Imperial to your interests by choosing from a selection of optional modules on specialist topics. 

Quick Facts:

• This gives you the chance to focus on the areas of aeronautical engineering that interest you the most and tap into cutting-edge research activities being undertaken by internationally recognised experts within the Department.
• The first two years are the same across all of our Aeronautical Engineering courses. You will develop a strong grounding in the three disciplinary pillars of aerospace engineering; aerodynamics, lightweight structures and structural mechanics, and flight mechanics and control.
• Year two includes further specialised aeronautical material such as mechatronics, flight mechanics, propulsion and turbomachinery, plus the chance to attend a flight testing course at the National Flying Laboratory Centre at Cranfield University.
• Both years include laboratory-based coursework plus design, make and test exercises to develop your design and analysis skills.
• You also have the chance to consolidate your skills and knowledge and build a network of professional contacts through a year in industry.
• In the final year of your studies, you will complete an individual research project in your chosen area, either working with one of the Department’s specialist researchers and academics and their research group or by undertaking an external project working with an internationally leading engineering company, typically at their site. External projects are assessed jointly by your industrial supervisor and academics from within the Department.
• All of our undergraduate courses lead to an integrated Master's degree, which includes study at postgraduate level. This makes our graduates highly sought after for a range of careers in the aerospace industry, manufacturing, consultancy, research and development, and in other fields as diverse as teaching or finance.

Recent graduates of the Department have become:

• Aerodynamics Engineer, Red Bull Racing

• Future Space Programs Engineer, Airbus

• Actuarial Consultant, EY

• Aerospace Engineer, Rolls Royce

• Technology Risk Analyst, KPMG

Accreditation

This degree leads to a Master’s level qualification. It is accredited by the following organisations on behalf of the Engineering Council:

• Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)

• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)