Course summary
Choosing the integrated foundation year ensures that you’ll have skills and knowledge – including the essential maths – and confidence to make the most of your degree. Our integrated foundation year course offers an extra year to prepare you for study at degree-level. After successfully completing the foundation year you can progress straight to the Aerospace Engineering BEng(Hons) degree where you’ll prepare for a career as a skilled, creative professional working on the development, testing, and production of drones, satellites, aircraft and spacecraft that help connect our world and explore the universe. TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE
- Foundation year that opens up opportunities in engineering if you don’t have the required qualifications, are changing career or returning to study.
- Exciting project work.
- Learn with researchers who have expertise in the thermal efficiency of propulsion systems and microgravity research with the European Space Agency.
- Student-led Sustainable Technology and Engineering Projects (STEP) lab – working to solve energy challenges.
- Specialist facilities include flight and car simulators, wind tunnel, prototyping labs and workshops, CNC machines, robotics and VR labs
- Progress to a degree accredited by IMechE and IET.
- Professional engineers visit to share their experiences in guest lectures.
- Gain a year of work experience on placement on the BEng(Hons) degree.
Modules
Year 1 Engineering Mathematics Engineering Practice Mechanical Design Energy Systems Design Project Materials and Manufacture Year 2 Dynamics and Control Engineering Systems Mechanics of Materials Aerospace Fluid and Thermal Systems Engineering Design Manufacturing Engineering Final year Flight Dynamics and Control Computational Fluid Dynamics for Aeronautical Engineering Applications Aircraft Design and Management Project Aerospace Propulsion Systems and Avionics Individual Project Options* Private Pilot Studies *Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.
How to apply
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
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 72 - 96 points
A level - DDD - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMP
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H4, H4, H5, H5, H5
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification. |
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Student Outcomes
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9535 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
International | £17250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Brighton
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton
BN2 4AT