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About the Course

Aerospace industry is one of the most rapidly developing industries in the 20th and 21st centuries. This degree course provides the knowledge and skills required to become an engineer working in such an exciting area. In addition to the usual course studies as in other engineering degrees, students taking Aerospace Engineering will have a practical flight test course in a later stage of your degree together with experience of using a flight simulator.

First Year

This year provides a broad engineering foundation.

You will be introduced to mechanical, electrical and electronic and systems engineering. There are courses in mathematics and mathematical modelling. You will be given an introduction to the principles of engineering design, including computer-aided design and the management of engineering projects. Through the personal tutorial system and through courses you will be introduced to skills for personal and professional development. Laboratories, workshop and other practical activities complement lecture courses.

Second Year

Modules start to move from general foundation towards specialised ones. You will gradually develop specific expertise and skills in Aerospace Engineering.

You will continue to study some modules with other specialist engineering degrees. These include mathematics and mathematical modelling, management, engineering design and engineering control systems. You will carry out a multidisciplinary team project, highlighting the need for engineers from different fields to work closely with each other towards a common goal.
You will also study specialist areas including engineering materials, thermodynamics and fluid flow, mechanics and dynamics of structures and systems and elements of aerospace such as aircraft stability and performance. Many experiments you carry out in laboratories are aerospace related.

Third Year

In the third year, you will spend approximately 25% of your time on an individual project in an area that you choose as being particularly interesting. MEng students will select a group project topic, investigate it in depth, and prepare a plan for their fourth year work as the project continues into the fourth year. These projects may be in collaboration with an industrial sponsor.

You are expected to complete the practical flight test course during the second semester of the year.

In common with other engineering students, there will be modules on management and control systems; many of our courses in control are taught by academic staff with particular research interests in aerospace.

The specialist subject areas of aerospace, materials, thermodynamics and fluid flow and mechanics continue. You will study flight dynamics and control, current trends in aerospace design, aerodynamics and heat transfer, as well as tribology, energy systems and elastic analysis.

Fourth Year (MEng only)

The MEng project comprises one third of the fourth year assessment. You will carry out the work planned during the previous year and will be involved in group design projects on aero-engine design.

All fourth year students study aspects of management and leadership, such as the management of engineering design, considering risks and reliability, and personal and professional development.

There are a wide range of options that include aspects of aero-engine design, introduction to aircraft navigation and guidance, aerospace materials, advanced fluid dynamics, advanced control of engineering systems and signal processing.

Contact

Admissions Tutor: Mr Ian Jarvis
0116 252 2871
Fax: 0116 252 2619
engineering@le.ac.uk
www.le.ac.uk/engineering

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