Aeronautical Engineering including Foundation Year

Foundations of Mathematics
Provides students confidence in basic numeracy, algebra, and mathematical methods. Demonstrates mathematical applications relevant to their discipline.

Further Foundation Maths for Engineers
Builds student confidence in basic calculus and statistics. Highlights applications of these methods relevant to Engineering.

Essential Engineering Skills
Helps students understand how skills apply to engineering. Offers interactions with industry-leading experts.

Engineering Project
Teaches students to apply skills to various projects. Emphasises collaborative work, group skills, and reflection on learning.

Foundation Engineering Principles
Introduces students to basic concepts in Mechanical/Aeronautical, Civil, and Electrical/Electronic Engineering.

English for Engineering (optional)
Enhances knowledge of engineering terminology; improves written and oral communication in various academic and professional genres. Promotes log book usage.

Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering
Applies foundational math to real-world engineering challenges in mechanics, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics. Covers theories, lab experiments, and report writing.

Mathematics for Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineers
Provides students with confidence in mathematics and demonstrating the relevance of mathematics in engineering. 

Design and Manufacture
Students gain basic knowledge in engineering design and manufacturing and materials and acquire skills in manufacturing practice.

Engineering Computing Applications
The aim of this module is introduce students to the use of computer applications in engineering through programming and computer aided design

Engineering Mechanics 1
The content of the module is directly related to Engineering Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials, to expose students to problems in mechanics as applied to plausibly real-world scenarios.

Electrical Science
This module recognises the cross-disciplinary nature of engineering in professional practice and gives an insight into the importance of knowledge of electrical theory and circuit design.

Thermofluids 1
Gives students a basic understanding of thermodynamic and fluid mechanic properties of both liquid and gases.

Further Engineering Mathematics
Students will learn to apply a range of mathematical analysis methods to solve engineering problems and develop mathematical models of engineering systems to determine salient operational characteristics.

Aircraft Systems Integration and Performance
Students will study the main aircraft systems and develop an understanding of aircraft flight mechanics, applying methods to estimate the performance of an aircraft and how design characteristics impact it.

Aeronautical Design
This module is an introduction of aircraft design emphasising on the conceptual design of civil aircraft.

Control and Instrumentation
Students will learn to assess the static and dynamic behaviours of instrumentation and control systems through basic analytical approaches and control theory in time and frequency domains.

Thermofluids 2
This module extends the principles of thermodynamics and applies them to a range of engineering applications. Fluid flow concepts are consolidated to enable students to analyse more complex applied phenomena.

Engineering Materials
This module develops understanding of standard material testing methods and material failures. It develops knowledge of the relationship between structure, properties, processing and subsequently the use of engineering materials.

BEng Individual Project (Core)
Designed for students to conduct detailed research/projects relevant to their subject. Enhances knowledge, promotes independent work, and encourages lifelong learning.

Individual Project
Optional

Engineering Computational Analysis
Extends students’ engineering analysis knowledge using finite element techniques. Introduces computational methods for fluid mechanics and aerodynamics of turbo-machines.

Aircraft Structure
Presents aerospace structural design basics. Covers aircraft wings, fuselage, control surfaces, and stabilisers made from thin-walled sheets. Complements and applies Engineering Mechanics 1 principles.

Aerodynamics and Propulsion
Builds on Thermofluids 1 and 2. Introduces advanced incompressible and compressible flows, emphasising their relevance to air vehicles.

Propulsion
To provide knowledge of incompressible and compressible fluids, based upon thermofluids 1 + 2, knowledge of aircraft propulsion systems and skills to analyse conventional and novel engine cycles/ performance parameters.

Flight Dynamics and Control
Provides integrated understanding of aircraft stability. Assesses aircraft qualities, designs closed-loop control systems, and applies abstraction/simulation for dynamic control systems.

Aircraft Flight Dynamics
Understanding of the static and dynamic stability behaviour of the aircraft and consolidate the understanding of high-speed flows phenomena with a particular focus on how they apply to aircraft.

Supervised Work Experience (SWE)