Aerospace Engineering, MSc
Swansea UniversityBay Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Propel your future with an MSc in Aerospace Engineering at Swansea University. Studying MSc Aerospace Engineering at Swansea will provide you with a rigorous and systematic understanding of the dynamic aerospace industry, equipping you with the critical awareness and insight required to become a confident aerospace engineer. You will benefit from a research-led and industry-informed curriculum, across aerodynamics, structural mechanics, materials, flight dynamics, and simulation, ensuring that your learning connects theory with authentic engineering challenges in sustainability, digitalisation, and space systems.
Your studies will encimpass a blend of theory and hands-on learning. You will be prepared in the theory and operation of aeronautical vehicles, from propeller-driven and jet-powered planes, to helicopers and gliders, encompassing design, analysis, testing and flight. Practical experience is embedded throughout our programme, and your studies will be further enriched through access to our world-class aerospace facilities, including one of the world’s most advanced flight simulators, housed in the School of Engineering.
Key highlights
- Research-led, industry-informed curriculum across aerodynamics, structures, materials and flight dynamics
- Engineering challenges in sustainability, digitalisation and space systems
- Covers propeller and jet aircraft, helicopters and gliders
- Design, analysis, testing and flight of aeronautical vehicles
- Practical experience embedded throughout, blending theory with hands-on learning
- Access to one of the world's most advanced flight simulators
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2nd class — to include Engineering; 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
- Aerodynamics engineer
- Structural analysis engineer
- Flight dynamics engineer
- Simulation engineer
- Aerospace design engineer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £12,100 per year | International: £23,350 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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