Aeronautical Engineering

Aeronautical Engineering MEng (Hons) is available as a 4 year full-time course or as a 5 year full-time course with a placement year. Explore what you’ll learn on this course here. Prepare to solve aviation’s biggest challenges at a top ten UK university for graduate prospects in aeronautical and aerospace engineering.

Our Aeronautical Engineering course puts you at the forefront of innovation in aviation. You’ll explore how the sector is evolving beyond traditional passenger aircraft, focusing on emerging areas such as sustainable propulsion systems and autonomous, unmanned flight. Through flight experiments, design projects and advanced engineering study, this course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to shape the future of flight and meet the global challenges facing aviation today and in the years ahead.

You’ll study topics such as Aircraft Systems, Performance and Design, Sensor Fusion, Machine Intelligence, Noise Control, and Computational Fluid Dynamics, all grounded in core engineering principles. This mix of technical expertise and creative problem-solving opens doors to many industries, including aerospace, automotive, energy, and technology. Practical learning is a key part of the course.

You’ll take part in a flight test module that includes up to four flights in a specially equipped aircraft with a flying laboratory.