BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Key Information
Campus location
Ningbo, China
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CNY 110,000 / per year *
Application deadline
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* international students; 110,000 RMB/year - Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan students; 100,000 RMB/year
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Introduction
Key information
- Degree: Aerospace Engineering (2+2, 4+0) BEng (Hons)
- Types of study: Full-time
- Duration: Three or four years depending on entry qualifications
For the 2+2 programmes, you will spend the last two years on our UK campus. For the 4+0 programmes, you will spend your entire degree programme in Ningbo China with ‘study abroad opportunities.
Accreditations
These courses are new and as such, it is not possible for them to be fully accredited yet.
However, both at UNUK and UNNC, we are seamlessly working with the relevant professional bodies to ensure full accreditation.
Once the first cohort has graduated, the courses will be accredited by the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society, the UK’s Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the UK’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). These are all under licence from the UK’s main regulator known as the UK Engineering Council.
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Curriculum
Course overview
The aviation industry is a huge and diverse one, employing engineers across multiple disciplines. The aerospace engineering degree prepares you for a career in the industry by providing knowledge on how aircraft are designed, constructed, powered, used, and controlled for safe operation.
You will also develop skills in management, airworthiness and aviation regulations through a number of additional courses.
As an aerospace engineer, you could work in the design and manufacture of civil and military aircraft. You could also work in the technical departments of airlines.
Special features
The BEng Aerospace Engineering course equips graduates with core scientific and engineering knowledge, practical laboratory skills, team working, problem solving and other transferable skills needed to pursue careers as professional aerospace engineers, as well as a diverse range of other career options in the aviation industry.
Graduates will have the status of a professional engineer status and as a result of their international exposure, they will be in demand from a range of aerospace fields locally and globally.
Course structure
The degree is offered as a three or four-year programme depending on your entry qualification.
For domestic students, the course structure follows the Chinese higher education system and is based on a four-year program.
For international students, with relevant qualifications, the course structure follows the UK higher education system and is based on a three-year program.
Students have the option to study the whole course in China (3+0 or 4+0) or spend their last two years at The University of Nottingham, UK (1+2 or 2+2).
Preliminary year
In the preliminary year, you will follow a foundation programme designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge for undergraduate study in English medium.
- CELEN048 Undergraduate Reading and Writing in Academic Contexts (20 Credits)
- CELEN038 The Scientific Method (10 Credits)
- CELEN069 Oral Communication Skills A (10 Credits)
- CELEN039 Foundation Science A: Physics (10 Credits)
- CELEN036 Foundation Algebra for Physical Sciences & Engineering (10 Credits)
- CELEN052 UG English in Specific Academic Contexts B (Engineering; Comp Sci; Env'mental Sci & Architecture) (20 Credits)
- CELEN082 Oral Communication Skills B (10 Credits)
- CELEN040 Foundation Science B: Chemistry (10 Credits)
- CELEN037 Foundation Calculus and Mathematical Techniques (15 Credits)
Qualifying year
The qualifying year takes students with backgrounds in science and mathematics and introduces the fundamental engineering sciences including thermodynamics, basic electricity, and fluid mechanics. Introductory aerodynamics and aircraft design fundamentals are also covered in addition to the development of professional skills. Learning is enabled through a variety of methods from problem-solving skills to tutorials and workshop practices.
- AERO1000 Aerospace Design and Materials (20 Credits)
- AERO1001 Aerospace Statics and Dynamics (20 Credits)
- AERO1002 Aerospace Aerodynamics (20 Credits)
- AERO1003 Aircraft design and Performance (20 Credits)
- AERO1004 Professional Engineering and Project 1 (20 Credits)
- AERO1005 Aerospace Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 (20 Credits)
Year 3
Part 1 year is spent developing the fundamental engineering sciences into the key processes and operations that are common within the aerospace engineering fields, such as aircraft systems, airframe, propulsion and aircraft structure studies.
- AERO2000 Aerospace Design 2 (20 Credits)
- AERO2001 Airframe and Materials (20 Credits)
- AERO2003 Dynamics and Flight Mechanics (20 Credits)
- AERO2004 Professional Engineering and Project 2 (20 Credits)
- AERO2005 Control of Aerospace Systems (20 Credits)
- AERO2002 Aerospace Aerodynamics and Propulsion (20 Credits)
Year 4
In part 2, the skills and knowledge already gained are applied to more practical engineering problems. Workshop practices are broadly designed using aircraft simulators and various aircraft system operations. Aircraft certification practices, airworthiness issues, project management, business and finance are covered according to the industry requirements.
Part 2 students undertake a group design project that simulates a commercial aerospace industry environment. Therefore, industry-related projects are encouraged.
Compulsory - Students must take all modules in this group.
- MMME3026 Computer Modelling Techniques (20 Credits)
- AERO3000 Management, Professional Practice, Certification, Safety and Reliability (20 Credits)
- MMME3023 BEng Individual Project (40 Credits)
Restricted - Students must take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 credits from this group
- AERO3004 More Electric Aircraft (20 Credits)
- AERO3001 Advanced Propulsion
- AERO3003 Avionic Systems (20 Credits)
- AERO3002 Advanced Materials (20 Credits)
- AERO3005 Introduction to Space (20 Credits)
- AERO3007 Advanced Aerodynamics and compressible flow (20 Credits)
- MMME3036 Fibre Reinforced Composites Engineering (10 Credits)
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Careers and further study
Once graduated, you will have the status of a professional engineer status and as a result of your international exposure, you can be in demand from a range of aerospace fields locally and globally.
As an aerospace engineer, you could work in the design and manufacture of civil and military aircraft, or in technical departments of airlines.