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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Aerospace Engineering
Our department has exceptional industry links, including BAE Systems, GKN and Rolls-Royce, and ninety-one per cent student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2017).
Why study Aerospace Engineering at Bristol? Our courses combine theory with practical experience in a wide range of technical subjects. Taught by expert staff in a faculty whose research was rated world-leading and internationally excellent in REF 2014*, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of structural mechanics, aerodynamics, propulsion and control systems.
In the major group design project you will work on the concept for a new commercial aircraft and present your design to aerospace companies such as Airbus and Leonardo for assessment. Your research project allows you to tackle a problem in detail, such as the automated landing of an unmanned air vehicle or design of a potential space mission.
Our links to industry and our Royal Aeronautical Society accreditation ensure that our graduates are highly regarded in the commercial sector. Our Industrial Liaison Office arranges company engagement from year one, drawing on the many aerospace companies in the region and industry participation continues through all years of the course. Many graduates enter careers in other high-technology sectors, such as Formula 1, wind and marine power generation and defence contracting, while others go into further research.
For more information about our courses visit
bristol.ac.uk/ug19-aero.
*Faculty of Engineering research was rated 4* ‘world-leading’ (38 per cent) and 3* ‘internationally excellent’ (55 per cent) in REF 2014.
Accreditation
BEng/MEng Aerospace Engineering A-levels A*AA (AAB†
) IB 38 (34† )
This course covers a broad range of subjects organised into three streams: aerodynamics; dynamics and control; structures and materials. The first two years are devoted to core concepts, taught via lectures and backed up by practical experience through coursework and lab work. You will learn computing, systems engineering and design and there is extensive mathematical content throughout. In years three and four there is greater flexibility to pursue options. Some units relate to particular application areas, such as helicopter aerodynamics, space systems or wind power. Others consider particular technologies, such as composites analysis, experimental aerodynamics or multidisciplinary design.
MEng Aerospace Engineering with Study Abroad/MEng Aerospace Engineering with Study in Continental Europe A-levels A*AA (AAB†
) IB 38 (34† )
The Study Abroad course provides the opportunity to spend your third year at an English-speaking university overseas. There is no direct entry but you can transfer if you reach a high academic standard in your first two years.
For Study in Continental Europe you will take language options in years one and two and study in Europe in year three. With either option your study overseas will mirror the third-year curriculum at Bristol.
MEng Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry A-levels A*AA (AAB†
) IB 38 (34† )
This course offers the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in your first two years within an industrial environment. Entry is via transfer if you reach a high academic standard and are successful at interview with industry.
bristol.ac.uk/aerospace Single Honours
BEng Aerospace Engineering 3 years H405 MEng Aerospace Engineering 4 years H410
MEng Aerospace Engineering with Study Abroad* 4 years
MEng Aerospace Engineering with Study in Continental Europe 4 years H401
MEng Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry* 5 years *Entry by transfer from H410, H401 or H405
Academic entry requirements
The University recognises a wide range of UK and international qualifications for admission; for further details please see p48
Typical standard offer for BEng/MEng Aerospace Engineering
A-levels A*AA including A*A in Mathematics and Physics (in any order)
IB Diploma 38 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6, 6 at Higher Level in Mathematics and Physics
Typical contextual offer† Aerospace Engineering
for BEng/MEng
A-levels AAB including AA in Mathematics and Physics
IB Diploma 34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level, including 6, 6 at Higher Level in Mathematics and Physics
Other requirements English language profile E (see p48)
†Contextual offer; see p46
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