If you like challenges and problem solving and relish the idea of combining science, maths and engineering to develop new technologies, processes and materials for the aerospace industry, then this Aerospace Engineering BEng degree is for you

Aerospace Engineering BEng

 

You will be taught by academics that are experts in their field and have been at the forefront of progress in several areas. This, together with the strong collaborations we enjoy with leading companies such as Rolls-Royce and Airbus, will give you the best launchpad for a successful career. 

The Aerospace Engineering BEng course is structured to give you a broad coverage of engineering disciplines appropriate to the current and future aerospace industry and research area, including mechanics, materials, fluids and sensors and control systems that provide a basis for materials, structures and avionics. You will gain the skills necessary to transform the emerging fields of satellite, deep space missions and unmanned aerial vehicles where remote control and communications are required.

 

Why study Aerospace Engineering BEng at UNC?

 

  • New course started in 2018
  • Already accredited by IOM3, accreditation by other bodies will be sought once first cohorts graduates
  • New facilities, including flight simulators and wind tunnels
  • New central teaching laboratory to get hands-on skills related to engineering

Institutional Accreditation 

University of Newcastle is accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission (DETC), www.detc.org.uk Since , University of Newcastle has been continually accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor.

Aerospace Engineering BEng

 

 

The Aerospace Engineering BEng course is structured to give you a broad coverage of engineering disciplines appropriate to the current and future aerospace industry and research area, including mechanics, materials, fluids and sensors and control systems that provide a basis for materials, structures and avionics. You will gain the skills necessary to transform the emerging fields of satellite, deep space missions and unmanned aerial vehicles where remote control and communications are required.

The interdisciplinary nature of the subject is dealt with by shared modules in all years as well as group project exercises. Graduates of the course will retain a specialism (materials, structures and avionics) but based on broad coverage to enable you to develop good careers in all engineering aspects of the aeronautical and space industries.

 

Why study Aerospace Engineering BEng at UNC?

 

Institutional Accreditation 

University of Newcastle is accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission (DETC), www.detc.org.uk Since , University of Newcastle has been continually accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor.

 Aerospace Engineering BEng

 

You will be taught by academics that are experts in their field and have been at the forefront of progress in several areas, including the LISA path finder mission and the design of higher performing jet engines. This, together with the strong collaborations we enjoy with leading companies such as Rolls-Royce and Airbus, will give you the best launchpad for a successful career. 

The Aerospace Engineering BEng course is structured to give you a broad coverage of engineering disciplines appropriate to the current and future aerospace industry and research area, including mechanics, materials, fluids and sensors and control systems that provide a basis for materials, structures and avionics. You will gain the skills necessary to transform the emerging fields of satellite, deep space missions and unmanned aerial vehicles where remote control and communications are required.

The interdisciplinary nature of the subject is dealt with by shared modules in all years as well as group project exercises. Graduates of the course will retain a specialism (materials, structures and avionics) but based on broad coverage to enable you to develop good careers in all engineering aspects of the aeronautical and space industries.

 

Why study Aerospace Engineering BEng at UNC?

 

  • New course started in 2018
  • Already accredited by DETC, accreditation by other bodies will be sought once first cohorts graduates
  • New facilities, including flight simulators and wind tunnels
  • New central teaching laboratory to get hands-on skills related to engineering

Institutional Accreditation 

University of Newcastle is accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission (DETC), www.detc.org.uk Since , University of Newcastle has been continually accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor.

Aerospace Engineering BEng

 

You will be taught by academics that are experts in their field and have been at the forefront of progress in several areas, including the LISA path finder mission and the design of higher performing jet engines. This, together with the strong collaborations we enjoy with leading companies such as Rolls-Royce and Airbus, will give you the best launchpad for a successful career. 

The Aerospace Engineering BEng course is structured to give you a broad coverage of engineering disciplines appropriate to the current and future aerospace industry and research area, including mechanics, materials, fluids and sensors and control systems that provide a basis for materials, structures and avionics. You will gain the skills necessary to transform the emerging fields of satellite, deep space missions and unmanned aerial vehicles where remote control and communications are required.

The interdisciplinary nature of the subject is dealt with by shared modules in all years as well as group project exercises. Graduates of the course will retain a specialism (materials, structures and avionics) but based on broad coverage to enable you to develop good careers in all engineering aspects of the aeronautical and space industries.

 

Why study Aerospace Engineering BEng at UNC?

 

  • New course started in 2018
  • Already accredited by IOM3, accreditation by other bodies will be sought once first cohorts graduates
  • New facilities, including flight simulators and wind tunnels
  • New central teaching laboratory to get hands-on skills related to engineering

Institutional Accreditation 

University of Newcastle is accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission (DETC), www.detc.org.uk Since , University of Newcastle has been continually accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor.

Aerospace Engineering BEng

 

You will be taught by academics that are experts in their field and have been at the forefront of progress in several areas, including the LISA path finder mission and the design of higher performing jet engines. This, together with the strong collaborations we enjoy with leading companies such as Rolls-Royce and Airbus, will give you the best launchpad for a successful career. 

The Aerospace Engineering BEng course is structured to give you a broad coverage of engineering disciplines appropriate to the current and future aerospace industry and research area, including mechanics, materials, fluids and sensors and control systems that provide a basis for materials, structures and avionics. You will gain the skills necessary to transform the emerging fields of satellite, deep space missions and unmanned aerial vehicles where remote control and communications are required.

The interdisciplinary nature of the subject is dealt with by shared modules in all years as well as group project exercises. Graduates of the course will retain a specialism (materials, structures and avionics) but based on broad coverage to enable you to develop good careers in all engineering aspects of the aeronautical and space industries.

 

Why study Aerospace Engineering BEng at UNC?

 

  • New course started in 2018
  • Already accredited by IOM3, accreditation by other bodies will be sought once first cohorts graduates
  • New facilities, including flight simulators and wind tunnels
  • New central teaching laboratory to get hands-on skills related to engineering

Institutional Accreditation 

University of Newcastle is accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission (DETC), www.detc.org.uk Since , University of Newcastle has been continually accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor.

Aerospace Engineering BEng

 

Course Level:

Udergraduate

Credits 

120

Course

CODE U401

How long it takes:

Undergraduate (3 Year)

Study Mode:

Distance learning/ Campus

Course cost

Price: US$20,220

Entry requirements

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Department:

Newcastle School

Year 1

Courses provide the fundamentals of materials behaviour as well as how these can be used to develop properties and shapes satisfying the structural requirements of aerospace vehicles. Quantitative description of these requirements will be covered in courses on Mathematics and Mechanics. Electrical engineering will be used to provide a basis for control systems in later years with fluid dynamics and energy transfer accomplishing the same for aerodynamic aspects and fluid dynamics.

  • Engineering Mathematics 1 – 20 credits
  • Electrical Engineering 1 – 20 credits
  • Mechanics 1 – 20 credits
  • Fluid Mechanics and Energy Transfer- 20 credits
  • Design for Structural Applications – 20 credits
  • Fundamentals of Materials Science – 20 credits

Year 2

The second year represents a deepening in the coverage of the core engineering disciplines involved in aerospace – mechanics, thermodynamics and fluids, mathematics and electrical engineering. The last of these specialises in control, which ties in with the introduction of space systems engineering as the first of the ‘space’ aspects of the course. The property development in materials from year 1 is extended to understand how materials fail under different stressing and environmental conditions – and, more importantly, to reduce the risk of such failure.

  • Space System Engineering and Design A – 10 credits
  • Space System Engineering and Design B – 10 credits
  • Engineering Mathematics 2 – 20 credits
  • Electrical Energy Systems and Control A – 10 credits
  • Electrical Energy Systems and Control B – 10 credits
  • Airframe Design and Flight Dynamics A – 10 credits
  • Airframe Design and Flight Dynamics B – 10 credits
  • Fracture, Fatigue and Degradation A – 10 credits
  • Fracture, Fatigue and Degradation B – 10 credits
  • Thermodynamics and Fluids – 20 credits

Year 3

The concentration in this year is on the extremes of environmental attack – high temperatures for oxidation and creep in aeroengines which ties in with the coverage of high temperature materials and their manufacture along with the advanced characterisation techniques required to assess them. Degradation from ionizing radiation links to the space mission module whilst the group project reinforces the interdisciplinary nature of the subject.

You have the choice of two streams to follow, an engineering stream and a materials stream, both streams cover space mission analysis and design and undertake a group project. The Engineering stream covers the use of finite element software and computational fluid dynamics to simulate complex aerospace structures and aerodynamics.

 

Core modules

   

 Engineering stream Materials stream

 Core modules

  • Space Mission Analysis and Design – 20 credits
  • Group Project – 20 credits
  • Aerospace Mechanical Power Transfer – 20 credits
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element Analysis (CFD & FEA) – 20 credits

Optional modules – choose 40 credits. Example modules:

  • Surface Engineering – 10 credits
  • High-Performance Materials and Advanced Manufacturing – 20 credits
  • Advanced Failure Analysis and Characterisation – 20 credits

 Core modules

  • Space Mission Analysis and Design – 20 credits
  • Group Project – 20 credits
  • Aerospace Mechanical Power Transfer – 20 credits
  • High-Performance Materials and Advanced Manufacturing – 20 credits
  • Advanced Failure Analysis and Characterisation – 20 credits

Optional modules – choose 20 credits. Example modules:

  • Surface Engineering – 10 credits
  • Irradiation Materials Science – 10 credits
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element Analysis (CFD & FEA) – 20 credits

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally have one of the following:

  • A non-law bachelor’s degree (from a UK university or recognised by the BSB if you wish to study the BPTC), or
  • A ‘stale’ law degree, where five or more years have elapsed since graduation, or
  • An academic or professional qualification at degree equivalent level

If English is not your first language, you will also need to demonstrate your English Language proficiency. For example, you should have IELTS 7.5 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all components.

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USA,UK & EU students, 2019/20 (per year)

£8,500

International students starting 2019/20 (per year)

£13,100

 

Assessment

You’ll show your progress through a combination of written essays, problem-solving assignments and presentations.

All students take our core modules, but please note that the availability of optional modules is subject to demand.

he broad range of topics covered and the emphasis on problem solving activities in the later years will equip graduates for careers in design, manufacture and operation of aerospace structures from traditional airframes and aeroengines to emerging fields such as UAVs and satellites. The programme will prepare suitably able graduates for higher research degrees in these field as well. You could also pursue careers and research opportunities in non-aerospace areas where expertise in advanced materials, manufacturing, structures, aggressive environments and remote communication and control are important.

Graduates from our Materials Science and Engineering courses:

Example employers

  • Rolls Royce
  • AeroEngine Controls
  • Jaguar Land Rover
  • BMW Group
  • BP
  • Tata Steel
  • Schlumberge,
  • Doncasters Limited
  • Sandvik
  • BAe Systems 

 

Example careers

  • Aerospace engineer
  • Materials tester
  • Failure analyst
  • Financier
  • Lawyer
  • Marketing manager
  • Materials scientist
  • Teacher