University of Liverpool

Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry

University of LiverpoolLiverpool, United Kingdom

Course overview

Study Aerospace Engineering and by the end of your time at Liverpool, you will be able to show that you can now design, build, test and fly an aircraft. The Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng is a four-year integrated Master’s degree developed to fast-track our graduates to become Chartered Engineers either with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers or the Royal Aeronautical Society. 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.

By studying the MEng, you will develop a greater depth and breadth and specialist knowledge in core aerospace subjects than on the three year BEng degree programme. At the end of the degree you will be able to demonstrate further key skills required by employers in advanced modules such as advanced aerodynamics; advanced aerostructures; flight handling qualities; advanced guidance systems and enterprise studies. On thisyear in industryprogramme, 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. All of our BEng/MEng degree programmes are accredited, or preparing for accreditation, by at least one professional engineering institution, providing you with a solid foundation for your career.

An MEng degree in aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering from Liverpool, satisfies all of the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). We have excellent links with the pro

Key highlights

  • Learn to design, build, test and fly an aircraft
  • Fast-track route to Chartered Engineer status with IMechE or RAeS
  • Meets all academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration
  • Year-long placement with an approved company in year three
  • Advanced modules in aerodynamics, aerostructures and guidance systems
  • Flight handling qualities and enterprise studies modules included

Entry requirements

  • A-level: AAB — to include with A in the EPQ; with EPQ
  • GCSE: 4/C — to include English, Mathematics
  • A-level: BB — BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: Acceptable at grade Distinction* alongside BB in A Level Mathematics and a second science.
  • BTEC: D*D* — to include in relevant; BTEC Level 3 Diploma
  • BTEC: D*DD — to include in acceptable; BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma; combined with A levels
  • International Baccalaureate: 34 — overall and no score

Scholarships

  • Bridge House College Nigeria Law Scholarships

    Value: £2,000

    Up to £2,000
  • Kaplan Digital Pathways Excellence Scholarship

    Kaplan Digital Pathways Foundation Certificate, will receive a £5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.

    Up to £5,000
  • Liverpool Excellence Scholarship for Undergraduates

    If you’re an international undergraduate student who hasn’t studied with us before, you could be eligible for a scholarship offering a tuition fee discount of £7,500.

    Up to £7,500
  • Sport Liverpool Performance Programme

    A very limited number of grants, worth up to £3,500, are available through the High Performance Athlete Programme.

  • University of Liverpool Graduate Association Hong Kong and Tung Undergraduate Scholarships

    The University of Liverpool Graduate Association Hong Kong undergraduate scholarships are worth £10,000 per year for three years and are awarded to students originating from Hong Kong.

    Up to £10,000
  • University of Liverpool International College Excellence Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Aerospace Engineer
  • Aeronautical Design Engineer
  • Flight Test Engineer
  • Aerodynamicist
  • Structural Engineer (Aerospace)
  • Engineering Project Manager

Cost of study

UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £9,790; Year in industry: £1,955; Year abroad: £1,465 | International: Full-time place, per year - £32,000; Year in industry: £1,955; Year abroad: £16,000

Admission

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