Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies with a Year in Industry MEng

Program Overview

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The Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies with a Year in Industry MEng degree at the University of Liverpool equips students to become pilots while providing a deep understanding of aerospace engineering. It includes practical flight training, covers core aerospace subjects, and offers a year-long industry placement for hands-on experience. Graduates are prepared for roles in aviation, aerospace engineering, and related sectors.

Program Outline

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Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies with a Year in Industry MEng - University of Liverpool

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Degree Overview:

This program is designed for students interested in becoming private or professional pilots. It offers a comprehensive understanding of aerospace engineering with a focus on pilot studies. The MEng degree provides students with a greater depth and breadth of specialist knowledge in core aerospace subjects, including advanced modules.

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Objectives:

• Develop a deep understanding of core aerospace engineering topics.
• Gain knowledge, skills, and experience in flying through pilot studies modules.
• Develop the ability to design, build, test, and fly aircraft.
• Enhance employability through a year-long placement in an approved company/organization.
• Prepare students for project-based, research, and management roles in the aerospace sector and other engineering industries.

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Outline:

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Year One:

• Compulsory Modules:
• PILOT STUDIES 1 (AERO131): Introduces students to the practical and intellectual skills required to become a pilot, including PPL ground school material and 20 hours of practical flight training.
• SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES 1 (ENGG110): Covers fundamental concepts and theory of engineering structures, stress analysis, and design of basic structural elements.
• Professional Engineering: a skills toolkit (ENGG111): Introduces students to preliminary design processes, engineering drawing, group work, data analysis, and report writing.
• Energy Science (ENGG116): Develops understanding of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and problem-solving skills.
• Digital Engineering (ENGG125): Introduces students to computer programming, MATLAB, and analysis of electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical systems.
• Engineering Mathematics (ENGG198): Covers basic mathematics, calculus, complex variables, and functions of two variables.
• Introduction to Engineering Materials (MATS105): Introduces students to various classes of engineering materials, their properties, deformation, and failure.

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Year Two:

• Compulsory Modules:
• AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE (AERO212): Covers fundamentals of fixed-wing aircraft performance, theory, and limitations.
• Aeroengines (AERO213): Covers technical aspects of gas turbine engines, design of axial flow turbomachinery, and compressible flow principles.
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DESIGN 2 (AERO220): Explains the multi-disciplinary process of aircraft design, including configuration selection, conceptual design, and preliminary design.
• PILOT STUDIES 2 (AERO231): Expands on Pilot Studies 1, covering commercial aviation operations and requirements, ATPL ground school material, and flight simulation.
• PILOT STUDIES 3 (AERO232): Provides an appreciation of the principles and systems required to operate commercial aircraft, including flight simulation and interaction with commercial pilots.
• Avionics and Communications Systems (AERO250): Introduces aerospace communications and avionic systems.
• SOLIDS & STRUCTURES 2 (ENGG209): Introduces techniques for load and displacement analysis of simple structures.

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Year in Industry:

• Compulsory Modules:
• SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING YEAR IN INDUSTRY (ENGG299): Students spend a minimum of 40 weeks in a company/organization, developing work-based skills and professional competences.

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Year Four:

• Compulsory Modules:
• ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS (MATS301): Covers non-ferrous alloys, composite materials, processing, heat treatment, microstructure, and properties.
• Aerodynamics (AERO306): Covers aerodynamic theories, boundary layer theory, potential flow theory, thin airfoil theory, and generation of lift.
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DESIGN 3 (AERO321): Builds upon Year 2 Design course, focusing on advanced conceptual design, analysis tools, and simulation modeling.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (ENGG319): Provides skills to use computational fluid dynamics tools with an understanding of the underlying theory and technology.
• INDIVIDUAL PROJECT (ENGG341): Students undertake an individual research project, developing innovative concepts in their preferred technical area.

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Year Five:

• Compulsory Modules:
• FLIGHT HANDLING QUALITIES (AERO401): Covers fundamentals of flight handling qualities for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, including group assessments and flight simulator sessions.
• Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics (AERO406): Reinforces and deepens understanding of fluid kinematics, equations of fluid motion, laminar and turbulent flow, and CFD applications.
• AEROELASTICITY (AERO415): Covers theories of structural vibration, steady and unsteady aerodynamics, and static and dynamic aeroelasticity.
• AEROSPACE CAPSTONE GROUP DESIGN PROJECT (AERO420): Students work in teams to complete an aircraft design project, including conceptual design, detailed design, and flight test simulation.
• ENTERPRISE STUDIES (MNGT414): Covers entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, company infrastructure, and investment proposals.

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Assessment:

Assessment methods vary depending on the module, but generally include coursework, examinations, project work, presentations, and specific tests or tasks.

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Teaching:

• Methods:
• Face-to-face teaching in group lectures, laboratory sessions, tutorials, and seminars.
• Emphasis on project work, increasing as students progress through the program.
• Faculty:
• The School of Engineering has a team of experienced and qualified faculty members.
• Unique Approaches:
• The Liverpool Curriculum Framework focuses on research-connected teaching, active learning, and authentic assessment.

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Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Airline operators
• Armed forces
• Government research agencies (e.g., Ministry of Defence)
• Recent Employers:
• Engineering and Infrastructure: ABB Ltd, Bentley, Metronet Rail, Rolls Royce
• Utilities: United Utilities
• Defence and Military: BAE Systems, British Army, RAF, Royal Navy
• Aviation: British Airways
• Government organisations: National Nuclear Laboratory

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Other:

• The program includes a two-day flight test course in the national flying laboratory aircraft.
• Students have access to and use of the students pilots lab and can join the Flight Simulation Group (FSG).
• The program is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Royal Aeronautical Society.
• The School of Engineering has world-class, modern facilities, including traditional lecture theatres, teaching laboratories, PC teaching centres, study rooms, and specialist engineering research laboratories.

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Tuition fees

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UK fees (applies to Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland)

• Full-time place, per year
£9,250
• Year in industry fee
£1,850
• Year abroad fee
£1,385

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International fees

• Full-time place, per year
£27,200
• Year in industry fee
£1,850
• Year abroad fee
£13,600 Fees shown are for the academic year 2024/25. Please note that the Year Abroad fee also applies to the Year in China. Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching and assessment, operating facilities such as libraries, IT equipment, and access to academic and personal support.