This degree aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills required in the Aerospace Industry. The course includes a live flight experience, which is reinforced with SIM work in Flight Simulator. We have strong links with industry, encouraging industrial placements as part of a sandwich-year option.

## DESIGNED FOR

Aerospace engineers have an inquiring mind, wanting to understand how things work and how to apply knowledge to solving industry problems. Whilst many of our students pursue careers in the aerospace sectors, the course also provides the academic base for those interested in a career as a Mechanical Engineer.

### Industry Ready

The course is designed to meet accreditation requirements of the RAeS and IMechE for Chartered Engineer status.

### Career Paths

* Certification and Airworthiness Engineer

* Design Engineer

* Mechanical Engineer

* Project Management

* Research Engineer

### Skills taught

* Problem solving through analysis using scientific and engineering theory

* Developed knowledge of cutting-edge technology

* Teamworking, management and leadership.

* Communication skills

* Understanding professional responsibilities

## Course Highlights

### Professionally Recognised

This BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering degree was developed in close consultation with industry professional bodies, including the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) to boost your employability

### Industry Focused

We have strong links with industry and place considerable emphasis on student projects and practical, problem-based learning.

### Work Placement Opportunities

All aerospace engineering students are encouraged to complete a work placement and experience to complement your studies. UK students have previously worked at sites such as GE Aviation Wales, Airbus Filton, and British Airways Maintenance Cardiﬀ (BAMC)

### Expert Knowledge

Staff are experts in their fields, some through research activities and some through professional practice in industrial careers.

## Module Overview

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This degree blends mathematical analysis with hands-on design, allowing first-year students flexibility to switch courses. From the second year, unique aerospace modules are introduced. Designed considering industry needs, USW excels in placing graduates in key roles. The course enhances soft skills, management, and research capabilities for modern engineering leadership.

Year one of this engineering programme provides essential scientific principles and practices associated with aeronautical engineering. This includes an introduction to using design tools and general manufacturing/workshop techniques. You will also learn how to use industry-standard CAD packages and programming language.

Mathematics for Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineers - 20 credits

Design and Manufacture - 20 credits

Engineering Computing Applications - 20 credits

Engineering Mechanics 1 - 20 credits

Electrical Science - 20 credits

Thermofluids 1 - 20 credits

Year two of this engineering programme contains modules unique to the aerospace engineering course. Within this year of the course you'll explore key areas within aerospace engineering alongside rocket and space technology and aerospace design that are unique to the aerospace engineering course.

Control and Instrumentation - 20 credits

Thermofluids 2 - 20 credits

Engineering Materials - 20 credits

Further Engineering Mathematics - 20 credits

Rocket and Space Technology - 20 credits

Aerospace Design - 20 credits

This year builds upon the previous years within the aerospace engineering course and offers further modules that are unique to this course including aerospace propulsion, that considers flight at speeds greater than Mach 1, and aerospace structures and materials that considers the unique challenges that arise when dealing with structures that are designed for use outside of the atmosphere and are subject to forces that arise from typical launch velocities.

Integrative MEng Group Project - 40 credits

Engineering Computational Analysis - 20 credits

Aircraft Flight Dynamics - 20 credits

Aerospace Propulsion - 20 credits

Aerospace Structures & Materials - 20 credits

Supervised Work Experience (Optional - 120 credits)

This final year of the MEng Aerospace degree contains more topics unique to aerospace engineering whilst building upon the skills and knowledge gained in the previous years. Unique to this course are the modules such as space environmental management, aerospace systems and aerothermodynamics that consider applications within the space sector.

Individual MEng Group Project - 40 credits

Aeroelasticity - 10 credits

Space Environmental Management - 10 credits

Professional Engineering Management - 20 credits

Aerospace Systems - 20 credits

Aerothermodynamics - 20 credits

### How you’ll learn

You can study this degree on a full time basis and it also offers a sandwich work placement should you decide this is an appropriate pathway for you.

This aerospace programme is taught through lectures, which are supported by tutorials, practical sessions and seminar groups. Wherever possible, your work will be based on live projects and case studies, with contributions from industry professionals.

There is a range of assessment methods, such as formal closed book exams, group work, individual projects, oral assessments and laboratory experiments.

### Teaching staff

The staff that deliver the modules have a breadth of expertise in their subject areas.

Some have developed this expertise through high quality research. The research areas are international in their scope whilst also having a relevance locally, often working with international companies that operate locally.

Others have developed their expertise through successful careers in industry and are now using that knowledge to teach and prepare the students for their own careers.

This blend of backgrounds represented in the academic staff give a breadth to the student experience and develops them technically and professionally.

### Placements

We know the value of placement and work experience and are passionate about seeing our students take up these opportunities. We work with several local and national companies in order to assist students to take up these opportunities

### Facilities

The University has invested £3.3m in its aerospace facilities, including a two-storey Aerospace Centre extension, offering engineering students 1,000m2 of workshop and lab space, two aircraft hangars, and a MP521 flight simulator.

The Centre houses a Jetstream 31 aircraft, gas turbine maintenance, riveting, hand tool, and welding workshops. Additionally, it features clean and dirty composite workshops, labs for electronic tasks, avionics, hydraulics, and pneumatics. Sub-sonic wind tunnels facilitate aerodynamic instruction.

The Merlin MP521 simulator, programmable for any aircraft type, is pivotal in design testing and flight test preparation.

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## Top 10 in the UK

### and top in Wales for Aerospace Engineering

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## Careers and Employability

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### Graduate careers

We have links with the regional aviation industry, which includes GE Aviation, BAMC, Nordam Europe, TES Aviation Group, and other members within the Aerospace Wales Forum.

Graduates of our Aerospace Engineering degree are in demand in the UK, and in the civil and defence sectors worldwide. Some of the companies with which our UK graduates work include Rolls Royce, GE Aviation, MBDA, Airbus, Jaguar Land Rover, BAMC, EasyJet, Emirates, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the UK Ministry of Defence.

### Possible career paths

You may have a clear career path that you are aiming for, and we can help you get there. On the other hand, you may still be unsure about the direction you wish to take and that’s why our lecturers, industrial contacts and careers services will want to talk to about these opportunities.

It’s an exciting time to be an Engineer – the world is facing some major challenges and we are at the forefront of developing solutions to many of these.

### Careers support

Our careers service offers a range of advice and guidance to students. We can link you up with industry, we can help you with interview skills and CVs and help you to focus on your own direction of travel.<Image>

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## ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

## UCAS Points: 120 (or above)

### Typical qualification requirements:

* A Level: BBB - to include Mathematics and one other Science subject.

* Welsh BACC: Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales Grade B and BB at A Level to include Mathematics and one other Science subject.

* BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma Distinction Distinction Merit in a relevant Maths, Science or Engineering subject which must include Maths modules.

* Access to HE: Pass an Access to HE Diploma in Maths/Science and obtain a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points

* T Level - M

### Additional requirements include:

The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English at Grade C or above, or their equivalent but consideration is given to individual circumstances.

### International applications welcomed:

We welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications of our entry requirements. For more details related to your country of residence, please view our dedicated country pages .

### English language requirements

International applicants will need to have achieved an overall of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component/TOEFL 4 overall and a minimum of 4 in each component or equivalent.

Equivalents can be located on our English Language pages .

If you have previously studied through the medium of English, IELTS might not be required, please visit our country specific page for further details. If your country is not featured, please contact us.

If you do not meet the English entry criteria, please visit our Pre-Sessional course pages .

### Contextual offers

We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended, for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer, and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.

USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university.

### We're here to help

Whether you a have a question about your course, fees and funding, the application process or anything else, there are plenty of ways you can get in touch, and we'd love to talk to you. You can contact our friendly admissions team by phone, email or chat to us online.

## Fees and Funding

UK Full-time Fee

per year*

International Full-time Fee

### Further Information

Studying at university is one of the most significant investments you'll ever make. Whilst you’re studying, you’ll have two main financial obligations – tuition fees and living costs. There’s lots of financial help available from the University of South Wales and external funding sources, that may provide loans (which have to be paid back) and grants, scholarships and bursaries (that don't).

*Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee is anticipated to remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course except as described below.

Please be aware that we may increase the maximum fee for home students on full-time undergraduate courses only where the Welsh Government increases the permitted level of inflation of fees. Fees for all students (including part-time, postgraduate and international students) may be amended in accordance with our applicable Fees and Debt Management Policy.

We will ensure that students are given clear, intelligible, unambiguous and timely information about our courses and costs in good time, ahead of the next academic year.

Fees and Funding Scholarships and Bursaries Cost of Living Support

### Additional Costs

As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment.

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## University Quality Assurance

At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.

If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.

### How to apply

There are still places available for September 2026. Apply through Clearing and get support and benefits worth up to £3k. Call our admissions team to secure your place: 03455 76 06 06 or apply online now.

You can apply to us directly for all part-time undergraduate courses, if you’re seeking advanced entry or you’re an international student. To apply directly, please choose the application form below for your preferred start date and mode of study (full-time or part-time).

* September 2026 Full-time

* September 2027 Full-time

### Advanced entry

If you already have a relevant qualification or experience related to the course you're applying for, you may be eligible to start at a later stage of the course. For example, students from partner colleges can ‘top up’ their qualifications to a degree by joining us in Year Two or Year Three of a course. This process is known as ‘advanced entry’, you can apply directly to the University for 'advanced entry' using the application forms provided above.

Applicants accepted through advanced entry may study a different combination of modules to those advertised, as they will be joining a course already in progress. You will be contacted and advised about these modules once your application has been processed and an offer made.

### International admissions

International applicants can apply to us directly. If the University has an in-country team in your region, your application will be assigned to them for assistance.

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