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Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics

Degree structure

Year 1
Aerospace engineering Applied mechanics Communication Design & manufacture Engineering mathematics EE1X Engineering mathematics EE1Y Materials Thermodynamics & fluid mechanics
Year 2
Applicable mathematics 2A Applicable mathematics 2B Applied mechanics Design & manufacture Electrical power engineering Elements of thermodynamics for aerospace propulsion Engineering computing Introduction to aerodynamics Materials Microeconomics Power electronics
MEng (Accelerated Route) Curriculum
Year 1 Applicable mathematics 2A Applicable mathematics 2B Applied mechanics Design & manufacture Elements of thermodynamics for aerospace propulsion Engineering computing Fluid mechanics Introduction to aerodynamics Materials Microeconomics Power electronics Years 2, 3 & 4 Follow the curriculum of the MEng in Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics Years 3, 4 & 5
Year 3
Aerodynamics & fluid mechanics Aircraft performance Dynamics, control & fluid power Flight mechanics Materials & manufacturing Mathematical modelling & simulation Mechanics of materials & structures Propulsion & turbomachinery Software engineering
Year 4
BEng	MEng
Microelectronics in consumer products Professional practice 5 Project	Aerospace design project Flight dynamics Flight testing Profesional practice 4
Both BEng & MEng choose 60 credits from:
Elements of law for engineers Managerial & organisational context Marketing Aircraft structures & materials 4 / Aircraft structures & materials 5 * Control High speed aerodynamics Industrial aerodynamics Lasers & electro-optic systems Materials engineering Mechanics of solids & structures Physics of fluids Turbomachinery Vibration
Year 5
Industrial project Professional practice 40 credits from: Advanced control systems engineering Advanced process control Aircraft handling qualities & control Aircraft structures & materials 4 / Aircraft structures & materials 5 * Applied design systems Dynamics Advanced techniques for fluid dynamics Laser design & applications Materials engineering Mechanics of solids & structures

* Aircraft structures & materials 4 and Aircraft structures & materials 5 are independent modules which run in alternate years