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BENG Aerospace Engineering (Private Pilot Instruction) (AERU12)     FT

2015 - 2016

For students whose initial registration was prior to the 2020-21 session
 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
FCE1001  Global Engineering Challenge Week AUT SEM 0 credits

Full academic year
ACS1241  Introduction to Systems Analysis and Control ACAD YR 15 credits
AER120  Introduction to Aerospace Design ACAD YR 10 credits
EEE123  Introduction to Electric and Electronic Circuits ACAD YR 20 credits
MAS156  Mathematics (Electrical) ACAD YR 20 credits
MAT1730  Introduction to Materials Engineering for Aerospace ACAD YR 20 credits
MEC192  Engineering Solids, Liquids and Gases ACAD YR 20 credits
MEC194  Engineering Statics and Dynamics ACAD YR 15 credits

Year 2


units (60 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
FCE2001  Engineering - You're Hired AUT SEM 0 credits
MAS241  Mathematics II (Electrical) AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC284  Aerostructures AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
AER299  Ground and Flight Training SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC298  Aerospace Fluids Engineering SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
ACS221  Control Systems Analysis and Design ACAD YR 20 credits

2B

One of the following streams


units (60 credits)
AEROMECHANICS STREAM
A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
COM161  Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT2730  Selection and Processing of Aerospace Materials AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC293  Applied Aerospace Thermodynamics AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
EEE217  Avionic Systems SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2350  Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC209  Design of Structures, Machines and Systems SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (60 credits)
AVIONIC SYSTEMS STREAM
A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ACS214  Discrete Systems ACAD YR 20 credits
COM160  Computer Problem Solving and Object Oriented Design ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE224  Communication Electronics ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (60 credits)
GENERAL STREAM
A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
COM161  Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC293  Applied Aerospace Thermodynamics AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
EEE217  Avionic Systems SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2350  Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
EEE224  Communication Electronics ACAD YR 20 credits

2D

Before proceeding to Level 3, a student must pass all the Civil Aviation Authority Ground Training examinations of AER299 in order to continue as a student for the award of the Degree of BEng in Aerospace Engineering (Private Pilot Instruction). A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng in Aerospace Engineering (AERU11).


2E

A student who is unable to take AER299 will be required to become instead a student for either BEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU11), or, at the discretion of the Aerospace Engineering Director of Undergraduate Studies, MEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU10).

Year 3


units (60 credits)
A student will take

Semester 1
MEC324  Aerodynamic Design AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC380  Aircraft Design AUT SEM 10 credits
MGT388  Finance and Law for Engineers AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
ACS324  Aircraft Dynamics and Control SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC345  Aero Propulsion SPR SEM 10 credits
MGT389  Project Management and HRM for Engineers SPR SEM 10 credits

units (30 credits)
3B
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ACS389  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 30 credits
AER389  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 30 credits
COM389  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 30 credits
EEE389  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 30 credits
MAT389  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 30 credits
MEC389  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 30 credits

3C

One of the following streams

AND

units (30 credits)
AEROSPACE MATERIALS STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING STREAM
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT330  Aerospace Metals AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC304  Manufacturing Systems AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MEC313  Finite Element Techniques SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (30 credits)
AERODYNAMICS AND PROPULSION STREAM
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT330  Aerospace Metals AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC303  Advanced Engineering Thermodynamic Cycles AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MEC320  Computational Fluid Dynamics SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (30 credits)
AVIONIC SYSTEMS STREAM
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS327  Space Systems Engineering AUT SEM 10 credits
ACS335  Real-Time Embedded Systems AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
EEE334  Antennas, Radar and Navigation SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (30 credits)
GENERAL STREAM
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS327  Space Systems Engineering AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT330  Aerospace Metals AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MEC313  Finite Element Techniques SPR SEM 10 credits

4

Before proceeding to Level 3, a student must pass AER120 Introduction to Aerospace Design, including attaining a satisfactory standard in (a) Engineering Applications, and (b) Engineering Drawing and Computer-aided Design,  the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Aerospace Engineering Board of Studies.


5

During Level 3, a student must attain a satisfactory standard in a Flight Laboratory Course, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Aerospace Engineering Board of Studies.


6

A student who does not pass the Aerospace Individual Investigative Project (ACS389 / AER389 / COM389 / EEE389 / MAT389 / MEC389) at the first attempt will be ineligible for the award of the Degree with Honours.

 
 
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