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Aerospace Engineering: Undergraduate Study 2016
Aerospace Engineering: Undergraduate Study 2016
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Aerospace Engineering
Undergraduate study 2016
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Contents
Welcome to
Aerospace Engineering
3 Welcome
4 Why study aerospace engineering at Nottingham?
6 Degree courses
8 Degrees with a year in industry
10 How will I study?
11 How will I be assessed?
12 Career and employment prospects
14 Graduate profile
18 Staff profile
22 The Institute for Aerospace Technology
25 Your student experience
28 Applying for a place
32 Frequently asked questions
34 Visiting and contacting us
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Careers
Chartered Status
High-quality research
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Degree courses
Degree title
UCAS code
Duration
A levels
IB
H402
3 years
AAA-AAB
36-34
H40A
4 years
AAA-AAB
36-34
H400
4 years
A*AA-AAA
38-36
H40B
5 years
A*AA-AAA
38-36
Accreditation
Scholarships
Year two
Core modules:
Core modules:
Places
Year one
Year three
Year four
Core modules:
Core modules:
BEng:
MEng:
BEng Individual
Project
Aeromechanics stream:
Options: Advanced Computational Fluid
Dynamics; Introduction to Turbulence and
Turbulent Flows; Advanced Aerodynamics;
Material Models and Modes of Failure; Finite
Element Analysis; Materials Design against
Failure; Aeroacoustics; Human Machine
Systems
Aeroelectrical stream:
Options: Advanced More Electric Aircraft (with
Project); Advanced Electrical Power Systems
(with Project); Advanced Avionics (with Project);
Human Machine Systems; Satellite-Based
Positioning; Cognitive Ergonomics in Design;
Systems Engineering and Human Factors
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Benefits
Features
Support
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Lectures
Seminars
Laboratory classes
Workshop classes
Project work
Tutorials
Assessment methods
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Undergraduate students in
the Careers and Employability
Service, Portland Building.
or consultancy.
Graduate employment
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Graduate profile
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Graduate profile
It is particularly gratifying
to actively contribute to
real aircraft that will soon
be flying around the world.
Sam Crawshay-Jones, Airbus
MEng Mechanical Engineering (2012)
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Staff profile
Professor Herv Morvan is Director of The
University of Nottingham Institute for Aerospace
Technology and deputy director of the RollsRoyce University Technology Centre in Gas
Turbine Transmission Systems, a 30-strong
research team dedicated to aeroengine research.
Hervs research focus is in the application of
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to a range
of industrially relevant flow situations and his
projects have generated over 15m in research
income for the University over the past 10 years.
Much of Hervs research is for Rolls-Royce; he
has been a consulting specialist for them since
2008.
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Staff profiles
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@UoNAerospace
Find out more about the IATs
research: bit.ly/IATresearch
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Students outdoors on
University Park Campus.
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Sports
We offer sport at all levels and an excellent allinclusive student membership offer, so whether
you enjoy sport as a hobby or are an elite athlete
we will have just what you need. We have over
70 sports clubs, which means we have the
second highest number of sports clubs of any UK
university. If youre not interested in joining a team
but want to stay fit, we have sports centres on all
of our main UK campuses. Find out more:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/sport
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For music lovers, you can take your pick from the
world-famous Rock City, Capital FM Arena or one
of the smaller gig venues for a more intimate live
show. Nottingham is rich in performance venues,
with comedy clubs and theatres catering for lovers
of drama, musicals, ballet and panto. We are very
proud of our sporting heritage, and with football
clubs Nottingham Forest (twice European Cup
winners) and Notts County (the worlds oldest
football club) in the city, as well as Trent Bridge
cricket ground and the National Ice Centre on
your doorstep, you might just become a sports fan
if youre not one already.
History and culture can be found in all corners
of the city, with Nottingham Castle, Nottingham
Contemporary arts centre, the Galleries of
Justice Museum, Nottingham Lakeside Arts the
Universitys public arts centre located on our
University Park Campus, art-house cinemas and
three of the worlds oldest pubs all providing
points of interest. If you enjoy shopping,
Nottingham is perfect for you; independent
boutiques and vintage shops in the bohemian area
of Hockley mix with high street names in our large
shopping centres to make Nottingham a veritable
shopping haven.
Find out more:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/nottinghamlife
Download our city guide:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/cityguide
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Application process
Entry numbers
Academic attainment
Alternative qualifications
Required subjects
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Mature applicants
International applicants
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Deferred entry
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