Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D. / Ph.D. Distance Learning / M.Phil.
Swansea UniversityBay Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Start dates: PhD/MPhil - 1st October, 1st January, 1st April & 1st July. Our world-leading technology has contributed to many exciting projects, including aerodynamics for the current world land-speed record car, Thrust SSC, and the future land-speed record car BLOODHOUND SSC and design of the double-decker super-jet Airbus A380. Research within Engineering at Swansea University is multidisciplinary in nature, incorporating our strengths in research areas across the engineering disciplines.
Computational mechanics forms the basis for the majority of the PhD and MPhil projects within these engineering disciplines. Swansea University provides an excellent base for your research as a PhD or MPhil student in Aerospace Engineering. Recent PhD theses supervised in the area of Aerospace Engineering at Swansea University include: Uncertainty Quantification for Complex Engineering Structures: Statics and Dynamics The Application of Composite Corrugated Panels to Morphing Aircraft On the Isogeometric Finite Element Method Design, Modelling and Optimisation of Morphing Structures for MALE UAVS Rolling contact fatigue detection via high frequency acoustic emission Development of Numerical Schemes to improve the efficiency of CFD Simulation of High Speed Viscous Aerodynamic Flows We are ranked: Top 131 in the World (Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing) QS World University Rankings 2025
Key highlights
- Research contributed aerodynamics for Thrust SSC and BLOODHOUND SSC land-speed cars
- Research contributed to design of the Airbus A380 super-jet
- Computational mechanics underpins most research projects
- Multidisciplinary research drawing on strengths across engineering disciplines
- Recent theses cover morphing aircraft, UAV structures and CFD simulation
- Four start dates a year: October, January, April and July
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- Aerospace Engineer
- Aerodynamicist
- Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer
- Structural Analysis Engineer
- Research Scientist
- University Lecturer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,006 per year | International: £23,800 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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