Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Aerospace Technology with Management

• This BSc Honours degree course in Aerospace Technology with Management is part of our suite of aerospace degree courses
• Our longstanding, good reputation and our contacts with industry ensure a very high record of graduate employment
• We maintain close links with industry to keep our courses fresh and relevant
• You will have access to the best equipment: flight simulator, wind tunnels, specialist laboratories and CAE software
• Our courses include input from aircraft makers, research projects and leading industry figures
• Our BSc Aerospace Technology with Management students have previously completed work placement years at companies including: Airbus Industries, Duxford Aviation Society, and Lockhead Martin
• Recent Aerospace Technology graduates have gone on to work at organisations including Zodiac Aerospace, Stansted Airport, and Toyota
• You do not need an A-level in Mathematics or Physics to gain entry to this course, you simply need the correct UCAS points and your enthusiasm for the subject

What's the course about?

• This broad-based aviation course, covering computer simulation and design, technology, production, manufacture, management and business studies, equips you for a wide variety of career paths in aerospace. You’ll develop your practical skills in the early stages in workshops and well-equipped laboratories, before learning your management skills in the second half of the course. You’ll find a particular emphasis on computer-aided engineering, including 3D modelling, computer-aided analysis and computer- aided manufacture. You’ll also take part in group work, enabling you to develop your team-working skills and improve your employability.

What will I study?

• The School has a reputation for innovation in teaching and learning with most modules delivered through a combination of traditional face to face teaching and distance learning through the university's StudyNet web based facility. StudyNet allows students to access electronic learning resources, electronic discussion with staff and other students, and, for some modules, submit coursework 24/7 from anywhere in the world!  With a heavy emphasis on Computer Aided Engineering, the school has a policy of using industrial standard software wherever possible. The School also operate an open access laboratory policy of when possible students doing experiments in their own time.

What you will learn

• This course will give you the combination of skills necessary to support many branches of engineering related to the development of aerospace products.
• You will develop your practical skills in the early stages in workshops and well-equipped laboratories, while you will develop your management skills in the second half of the course to enable you to achieve your career aspirations within the aerospace industry.  A particular feature of the course is group work, which will enable you to develop your team-working skills and improve your employability.

More about the Course

• Rapid changes in technology and global business structures mean that today's graduates need to be flexible and versatile. This broad-based aviation course, covering computer simulation and design, technology, production, manufacture, management and business studies, equips you for a wide variety of career paths.
• In the first year of your BSc Honours degree course in Aerospace Technology with Management you will gain a good grounding in engineering focused on technology, information technology and management, as well as being introduced to basic aircraft systems, principles of flight, aircraft operations.
• In your second year you will build on your knowledge of core technologies, IT and management skills as they are applied within the aerospace industry. This includes studying aerodynamics with, wind tunnel testing, design of aircraft structures and components, using commercial standard software used within the aerospace industry. You will also have the option of some flying lessons at a local flying school. In your third year you can choose to spend a year on professional placement gaining valuable experience with a company who are active in this field.
• In your final year you will concentrate on the application of aerospace technology and key business skills. You will also get involved in a project to design a complete aircraft with MEng and BEng students, and develop specialist knowledge by undertaking an in-depth project on a topic that interests you. There is also further opportunity for flying.