Staff teaching on the course carry out much of their research with collaborators outside the University, including oil companies, aircraft manufacturers, and other leading industrial firms. This means that links between the Aerospace Engineering staff and industry are very strong. Interacting with students from different specialisms and with different interests is an important part of the University experience. To help with this, we have introduced a multidisciplinary project for Level 1 students. This is a design-based competition between teams made up of students from a number of subjects. If you enter on the BEng route, you can transfer to the MEng programme at the end of Level 2 by obtaining a pre-set progression standard. If you start on the full-time course, you can transfer to the sandwich course at any time before the end of Level 2. Students benefit from excellent laboratory facilities which are extensive, modern and well-equipped. This includes supersonic and subsonic wind tunnels, and a six-axis engineering flight simulator. Industry-standard specialist software for engineering design is available to students 24 hours a day in dedicated computer clusters. You have the opportunity to study abroad, either in Europe as an Erasmus exchange student or at Iowa University in the US.

Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education This qualification is not normally accepted for direct entry to our degree courses. However it may be accepted for an international foundation programme