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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
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3 Years
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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
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SEP-25
3 Years
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Offering the same level of academic excellence and practical experience as our main aerospace engineering degrees, this exciting course also gives you the opportunity to learn to fly in your second year.
Begin your journey as a pilot by combining hands-on experience of flying and building aircraft with a thorough understanding of aerospace engineering.This BEng brings together the essential theories of aerospace engineering with more intensive pilot training.Over three years you’ll study modules on propulsion, instrumentation, computation and design of aerodynamics – tailoring the degree to follow either avionic systems or aeromechanics.Alongside the theoretical, you’ll take ground training for flight and five hours of flight training. You can also expand your experience thanks to our links with the Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron.We’ll teach you how to manage a project from start to finish, and how to communicate with people from a wide range of engineering disciplines. In your final year, you'll work on a research project led by one of our world leading academics.This course is the ideal first step on the journey to becoming a pilot, and you can make arrangements with local flying schools to continue to a UK or European private pilot's licence once you graduate.
Why study this course?-
Top 5 for aeronautical and manufacturing engineering- as rated by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024. We're also the top Russell Group university in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2023.-
State-of-the-art facility- access a high quality laboratory education in a unique and state-of-the-art facility, including the opportunity to operate and examine jet engine technologies.-
Real industry experience- we’ll help you find opportunities to study abroad, get industry experience and take part in a full portfolio of activities in air and space systems. Extracurricular activities also include entering national and international competitions.-
Global Engineering Challenge- join teams of students to solve engineering problems in developing countries – pushing you to develop you as a professional engineer and enhancing your career prospects.
Exam type
A levelA level:
AAA Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
AA Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:39,M:6,P:0 Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
36 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H2,H2,H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DD Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDD Grades / Points required
T Level:
D Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
A Grades / Points required
including Maths and a science subject (science subjects include Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Further Maths, Physics, or Statistics)
in Maths and a science + AAABB in Scottish Highers
Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 39 at Distinction (to include 15 Maths and 15 science units), and 6 at Merit + A in A Level Maths
with 6 in Higher Level Maths and a science
including Maths and a science subject
in Engineering or Applied Science + A in A Level Maths
in Engineering or Applied Science + A in A Level Maths
Distinction in the Maintenance, Installation & Repair for Engineering & Manufacturing T Level, including grade A in the core component + A in A Level Maths
+ AA in Maths and a science subject at A Level
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