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What is aerospace engineering?
Aerospace engineering is the study of engineering specifically relating to aircraft and spacecraft. As you might expect, it’s a cutting-edge field of study with lots of exciting new inventions in development. To succeed in this field, you’ll need to excel in maths and physics, and have a keen interest in air and space craft.
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Reasons to study aerospace engineering
1. The skills you’ll learn
On an aerospace engineering degree, you’ll have the chance to develop plenty of skills, including transferable and subject-specific ones. Some of the subject-specific skills you’ll learn include an understanding of aircraft computing systems, systems engineering, flight testing, lab work and aircraft design and manufacture. As well as these subject-specific skills, you’ll develop plenty of transferable skills, including project management, IT competency, analytical skills, and working to a brief.
2. The career you could have
Aerospace engineering is a rather specific degree, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of employment opportunities out there. There are many roles at aeronautical companies such as British Airways, Rolls Royce and BAE which are perfect for aerospace engineering graduates.
You may also wish to work as an aeronautical or aerospace engineer for the army or a major airline. Other jobs available to aerospace engineering graduates include engineering consultant, manufacturing engineer and mission specialist for space exploration.
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3. All the topics that get covered
Of course, precisely what topics you cover will depend on the degree you choose, as well as any optional modules you select. However, there are some fundamentals of the subject that you can expect to be covered on any aerospace engineering course you study.
These include aerodynamics or flight dynamics, aircraft systems and performance, engineering design, aircraft design, aerospace vehicle design, fluid and solid mechanics and structures and materials.
4. You can study all over the UK
While the unis that offer courses in this subject area are a bit more limited than some other engineering subjects, there are still several unis which offer aerospace and aeronautical engineering, and they’re spread out all over the UK, offering you a wide range of locations to choose from. According to Complete University Guide’s 2025 aeronautical and aerospace engineering league tables, the top three unis in the UK for the subject are:
In the same league table, the top three unis in the UK for student satisfaction for aeronautical and aerospace engineering are:
View Complete University Guide’s full 2025 aeronautical and aerospace engineering league tables.
5. It’s something you enjoy!
If you’ve read this far, we’re guessing you’re at the very least intrigued by the thought of studying aerospace engineering. When you’re picking a subject to study at uni, you have to remember that most undergraduate courses are three years long, and you’ll be thinking about your subject pretty much every day.
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