Becoming a pilot is one of the most exciting and rewarding of career choices. This specialist degree provides an ideal starting point for you to train to become a professional pilot after graduation. It incorporates fundamental practice and theory, but also presents the opportunity to obtain a Private Pilots Licence (PPL) and to undertake training in a flight simulator.
Why Study Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Course at Brunel University?
About Mechanical Engineering at Brunel
From jet aircraft to air conditioning plant, from tunnelling machines to body-scanners, from technical consultancy to financial services such as insurance, mechanical engineers deal with the design and production of the machines, systems and structures that are taken for granted in the modern world.
The range and diversity of career choice is consequently tremendous. In response to this diversity, we offer a variety of courses.
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.
We also offer the Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year course.
The range of courses reflects several of our research interests:
Aims
This course has been developed to allow graduates the widest possible range of career options within the aircraft industry. The engineering content is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the pilot training provides the first stepping stone for those hoping to progress to a career as a commercial or military pilot.
As well as covering flying basics, the degree programme examines wider aspects of the aviation industry, for example airport design (BEng), aircraft operations (MEng) and environmental issues. This aims to prepare graduates for the many career opportunities within the aviation industry, as well as for becoming a commercial pilot.
Three-year BEng Route
Level 1 provides grounding in engineering fundamentals and all students will study for the ground examinations for the European Private Pilots Licence, including air law, meteorology, principles of flight and human factors. You will also complete the flying training elements of the UK National Private Pilots Licence.*
Levels 2 and 3 will comprise specialist engineering and aerospace subjects, and opportunities exist to continue flying training towards the European JAR-FCL Private Pilots Licence, possibly with the addition of either a Night Qualification or an Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) rating.
Flight simulation, making extensive use of the Universitys flight simulator, is used throughout the course.
* Because of the cost of undertaking flying training, there is a major additional cost for the Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies course, although this is payable in Level 1 only. Please contact the Admissions Tutor for more information.
Modules
Level 1
Fundamentals of Solid Body Mechanics
Fundamentals of Thermofluids
Analytical Methods and Skills
Aircraft Ground Theory and Flying Practice
Engineering Materials, Manufacturing and Electrical Machines
Aerospace Laboratories, Technical Drawing and Workshop Experience
Level 2
Solid Body Mechanics
Thermofluids
Performance and Control of Aircraft
Principles of Aircraft Design
Professional Engineering Applications and Practice
Level 3
Major Individual Project
Flight Testing and Propulsion Systems
Aviation Management, Safety and Ethics
Airworthiness, Aerospace Business and Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
Airport Environment and Design
(If you choose the placement route, you will take your year-long placement in between Levels 2 and 3)
Four-year MEng Route
The four-year MEng route provides an opportunity to add an aerospace engineering flavour to your degree and so more detailed technical aspects are covered, such as advanced computer modelling and advanced aeronautics.
Level 1
Fundamentals of Solid Body Mechanics
Fundamentals of Thermofluids
Analytical Methods and Skills
Aircraft Ground Theory and Flying Practice
Engineering Materials, Manufacturing and Electrical Machines
Aerospace Laboratories, Technical Drawing and Workshop Experience
Level 2
Solid Body Mechanics
Thermofluids
Performance and Control of Aircraft
Principles of Aircraft Design
Professional Engineering Applications and Practice
Level 3
Major Individual Project
Flight Testing and Propulsion Systems
Aviation Management, Safety and Ethics
Airworthiness, Aerospace Business and Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
Engineering Systems Design and Numerical Modelling
Level 4
Major Group Project
Strategic Management and Enterprise
Research Methodology and Innovation
Advanced Aerodynamics, Propulsion Systems and Space Mechanics
Current Topics in Aerospace
Aircraft Operations
(If you choose the placement route, you will take your year-long placement in between Levels 2 and 3)
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IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 60(Grade C)
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test. More About IELTSGCSE Mathematics grade C and GCSE English grade C are also required.
No work experience is required.
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.
Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students
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