25Jun
UndergraduateCourse summary
Course Overview
- Fascinated by aircraft, spacecraft and their technologies? Our Aerospace Engineering Foundation Entry degree is the course for you. You’ll work on a range of vehicles for design, analysis, simulation and test.
- Foundation Entry degree courses are designed for students who have the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly enter their chosen Honours degree programme.
- You’ll learn about aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, systems, flight dynamics, mechanical engineering and computer-aided design. And you’ll apply this to the analysis and design of flying vehicles.
- You’ll work creatively on an aerospace-related subject for your research project and you’ll get involved with unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for civil applications.
- A group design project will give you valuable experience in team working and development processes.
- Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aerospace Engineering (Foundation Entry) is ranked 4th in the UK with 81% of students satisfied with the teaching quality (Times Good University Guide 2021).
- You’re responsible for finding your own placement. The Faculty Placement Team and University of Central Lancashire Careers Team will support you, helping you to plan and develop your CV and applications. They also hold practice interviews.
- Placements are an invaluable opportunity to help consolidate your first two years of learning, gain experience, and radically enhance your employability. Experience gained during a placement often leads to improved final year performance and is of real benefit when you’re competing for graduate jobs.
Course details
Modules
Year 1: Study Skills, Basic Mathematics, ICT, Practical Skills, Design Studies, Analytical Studies. Year 2: Aerospace Vehicles (including Flight Challenge), Electronics and Instrumentation, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Maths, Drawing and CAD, Manufacturing. Year 3: Aircraft Design and Manufacture, Aerospace Systems and Computing, Structures and FEA, Thermofluids and CFD, CAD and Manufacture, Operations Management A. Year 4: Flight Dynamics and Control (including Flight Test), Aerospace Propulsion, Aerodynamics, Advanced CAD, Operations Management B, Individual Project.
How to apply
15Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B3A6
- Institution code:
- C30
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- U
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date) |
Unistats information
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Student satisfaction
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £5500 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £5500 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £5500 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £5500 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £5500 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Please note fees for the foundation year will be £5,500, and then £9,250 per year for the remainder of the course.
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Provider information
University of Central Lancashire
Preston
PR1 2HE