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Aeronautical Engineering(in Partnership with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT))

Aeronautical engineering is a highly advanced engineering discipline about how flight is possible and how flying vehicles are designed, manufactured, powered, operated and safely controlled. Vehicles range from fixed wing aeroplanes to helicopters with rotary wings, and from small unmanned drones to large commercial airliners. You will learn to analyse and understand the vehicle’s behaviour, predict its performance, understand its propulsion and power systems, and perform detailed design of structural components. Individual project work will give you a fantastic opportunity to apply all the knowledge, skills and understanding gained throughout your studies.

  • We are the only University in Scotland to offer a BEng (Hons) degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

Introducing the School of Engineering

As the oldest and one of the most prestigious Schools of Engineering in the UK we have been delivering a world class engineering education for more than 160 years. The education we provide is informed and supported by our portfolio of fundamental and industrially relevant research at the cutting edge of technology.  Glasgow is in the top 1% of universities in the world and we are proud that we have academic staff who are recognised as being among the world leaders in their field.

Today the School of Engineering sustains a broad portfolio of leading-edge research funded by industry, research councils and governmental agencies around the world. Our focus is to provide you with a world-class education and a first-class student experience. As our teaching is research-led, our degrees open up career opportunities with major international industrial companies and at world-leading universities.

Introducing the Singapore Institute of Technology

SIT was established by the Ministry of Education in 2009 to offer undergraduate degree programmes primarily for polytechnic graduates. In partnership with various reputable overseas universities, SIT has brought to Singapore some of the world’s top industry-focused degree programmes targeted at growth sectors of the economy.

Through a unique tripartite collaboration with its overseas university partners and the five local polytechnics, SIT represents a new model that is set to become a key pillar of university education. SIT also adopts a distributed campus model to allow greater synergy and efficiency. Through this model, SIT’s degree programmes will be housed within an SIT building in each of the polytechnics to cater to an intake of at least 2,000 full-time students per academic year by 2015.

How does the programme work?

You will study almost the same programme in Singapore as students on campus in Glasgow in the final two years of their BEng degrees. A few small changes have been made to adapt the programme for polytechnic graduates. For example, we have added two courses on mathematics to prepare you for the advanced analysis in some of the modules.

An exciting feature of the programme is a visit to Glasgow during the vacation between the two years, when you will carry out a preliminary aircraft design project and perform aerofoil experiments in a large-scale wind tunnel. You will also be introduced to Scottish culture.

Glasgow has been rated top in the UK for International Student Satisfaction (International Student Barometer 2011). The city has been rated as one of the world's top ten cities and is close to stunning scenery, such as Loch Lomond.

Programme structure

Year 1

Prior to the commencement of the academic session you will study the pre-sessional course, Applicable Mathematics 2S. In your first year you will study

  • Applicable mathematics 2T
  • Aircraft performance 3
  • Numerical methods in aerospace 3
  • Propulsion and turbomachinery 3
  • Aircraft structures and materials 3
  • Aerodynamics and fluid mechanics 3S
  • Dynamics and control M3
  • Instrumentation and data systems M3
  • Flight mechanics 3
  • Aircraft structural analysis and design 3.

During the vacation between years 1 and 2 you will study aircraft design 3S in Glasgow.

Year 2

In your second year you will study:

  • Flight dynamics 4
  • Professional practice 5
  • Aircraft structures and materials 4
  • Aerospace design project 4
  • Final year project 4
  • High speed aerodynamics 4
  • Aircraft vibration and aeroelasticity 4
  • Turbomachinery 4.

As this is a new programme the curriculum as outlined may be subject to change prior to the start of the programme.

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This degree programme is delivered in collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) on the campus of Singapore Polytechnic in Singapore. It is primarily intended for students who have graduated with good grades in an appropriate diploma from one of the Polytechnics in Singapore. The programme offers you a route to upgrade your qualification to an Honours degree from the University of Glasgow with a further two years of study, mostly in Singapore.

This degree is accredited in Glasgow by the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. We will seek accreditation for this programme in Singapore.

Applications to this programme are processed by the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). Please visit the SIT web site for admissions requirements or to apply online: