Aerospace Engineering

The University of Sheffield · Sheffield

Qualification

Degree

Length

5 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

Full-time

Worth knowing: about 20% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.

Robin · your guide

Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.

About this course

You’ll study the research, design, development, construction and flight of aircraft to gain a solid grounding in aerospace engineering. The foundation year will give you the essential skills and knowledge you’ll need to commence your MEng in aerospace, giving you a strong start to your degree. You’ll study the research, design, development, construction and flight of aircraft to gain a solid grounding in aerospace engineering.

The foundation year will give you the essential skills and knowledge you’ll need to commence your MEng in aerospace, giving you a strong start to your degree. This course is no longer taking applications for 2026-27 entry. View 2027-28 entry or find another undergraduate course .

Our system of project-based learning integrates engineering science with practical projects. Throughout the programme you will design, build and fly complex air systems such as drones, rockets and quad planes. These realistic, open-ended problems will make you a better engineer and prepare you for industry.

As a large faculty with many academics, we offer a diverse selection of optional modules that cover the world-leading research undertaken within the faculty, empowering you to shape your degree by selecting subjects aligned with your interests.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

96-111 pts10%

112-127 pts55%

128-143 pts15%

144-159 pts10%

160-175 pts10%

224-239 pts5%

How they qualified

95% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:

alevel95%

baccalaureate5%