Academic IELTS of 6.0, with no element below 5.5.
MEng: 128-144 UCAS points from three A-levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications.
A-levels to include Mathematics and two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Further Maths). Alternatively, BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering or related subject such as Aerospace/Aeronautical/Electrical/Electronic/Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering will be considered (grades DDM).
Candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects at grade C/4 or above, including Mathematics and English Language.
Aerospace engineering at Kingston has an innovative curriculum, excellent links with industry and cutting edge facilities. Kingston is the perfect place to study aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, dynamics and materials.
You'll put theory straight into practice, applying what you learn to the problems of aerospace design and taking part in a group design project.
We offer both BEng and MEng degrees and a specialised pathway in Space Technology.
The MEng has an extra year of study and can provide a faster route to chartered engineer (CEng) status. It also has the option to integrate an industrial placement with further studies (subject to accreditation by RAeS).
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What you will study
You can choose to take an optional sandwich year between Years 2 and 3 (BEng(Hons)) and Year 3 (MEng only). MEng students have to study and earn 120 credits in Year 3 while taking their industrial placement using work-based learning by carrying out an industrial individual project as well as applied business and management analysis. They also need to study an aerospace engineering science module using blended/distance learning model (subject to RAeS accreditation).
The Space Technology pathway is the same as the standard programme for the first two years but students are expected to work on a space-related project in the Engineering Project Management module at level 5. In the final year students must take Space Vehicle Design and work on a space related individual project and group project.
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list as these could change before your year of entry.
Year 1
Year 1 provides an introduction to aerospace engineering under Professional Practice, and will underpin the skills and knowledge required for further specialised study. You will study a mix of analytical subjects, such as mathematics, structures, dynamics, electronics, thermodynamics and engineering applications, alongside an introduction to the profession of engineering.
Core modules
Introduction to Engineering Design and Manufacture
Engineering Mechanics, Structures & Materials
Engineering Mathematics and Computing Applications
Fluid Mechanics and Engineering Science
Year 2
Year 2 will introduce you to specialised topics in aerospace engineering such as aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, dynamics and materials. It includes further study of mathematics, electronics, control and computing. A design-orientated module (Aerospace Engineering Design and Project Management) will apply the principles taught in the other modules to problems of aerospace design.
Core modules
Aerodynamics, Propulsion and Analytical Methods
Electronic Systems, Control and Computing
Engineering Project Management
Aerospace Structures, Materials and Dynamics
Year 3
In Year 3, you will deepen your knowledge of specialised aerospace engineering subjects and will broaden your expertise in other areas of engineering. BEng students undertake a major group design project and an individual research project along with business and management as well as further and more in depth studies of aerodynamics, propulsion, structure, materials and dynamics including applied computational techniques widely used in industry. MEng students have the opportunity of integrating industrial placement with further studies using a combination of work-based learning as well as blended and distance learning (subject to accreditation by RAeS).
Aerospace Engineering core modules
Further Aerodynamics and Propulsion and Computational Techniques
Further Aerospace Structures, Materials and Dynamics
Business Management and Group Project
Aerospace Individual Project (BEng)
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) core modules
Space Vehicle Design
Business Management and Group Project
Aerospace Individual Project (BEng)
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) optional modules
Further Aerodynamics and Propulsion and Computational Techniques
Further Aerospace Structures, Materials and Dynamics
Year 4
Year 4 of the MEng course includes a multidisciplinary group design project that helps to integrate and apply your academic knowledge, develop your teamworking and communication skills, and increase your understanding of real-world engineering issues.
Aerospace Engineering core modules
Aerospace Stress Analysis and Advanced Materials
Computational Fluid Dynamics for Aerospace Applications
Integrated Design Project
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) core modules
Space Mission Analysis and Design
Integrated Design Project
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) optional modules
Computational Fluid Dynamics for Aerospace Applications
Aerospace Stress Analysis and Advanced Materials
How you can work in industry during your course
Placements:
provide work experience that is relevant to your course and future career;
improve your chances of graduating with a higher grade degree;
enhance your CV;
lead to a graduate job;
enable you to earn a year's salary whilst studying (the vast majority of placements are paid); and
help you to select your final-year project.
"To be successful, tomorrow's leaders will need to be far more rounded individuals than ever before. They will collaborate in pursuit of shared goals. They will guide, challenge and support...They will have an appetite for change and a hunger for continuous improvement, and they will have an ethos of learning and development..." Jeremy Darroch, Former Chief Executive, Sky.
"Doing a placement year effectively gives you one foot in the door of a future job and to stand out from the crowd... as well as enhancing my CV... and future interviews. It's a great motivator to be successful in my studies as it only serves to open even more doors and gain more skills." Placement student at Jagex Games Studios Ltd.
81% of placement students and 34% of non-placement students got a first or 2.1 (Faculty of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics, 2008).
100% of placement students during 2008 recommend doing a placement (Faculty of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics, 2008).
Many employers offer a graduate job to their successful placement students.
There is a lot of support available for students looking to secure a placement (eg a jobs board with placement vacancies, help with writing CVs and mock interviews). Getting a placement and passing the placement year are ultimately the student's responsibility.
Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year
