MENG Aerospace Engineering with an Industrial Placement Year (AERU14) IS

2023 - 2024

For students whose initial registration was for the 2023-24 session or later

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
FCE1001	Global Engineering Challenge Week	AUT SEM	0 credits
Full academic year
AER104 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: AER284 AER291 (when the module is running)	Engineering Statics and Dynamics	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER11001 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: AER298 (when the module is running)	Aerospace Aerodynamics and Thermodynamics	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER11002	Aerospace Engineering Design, Build and Test	ACAD YR	20 credits
AER11004 XCannot be taken with: BIE2643 MAT1643	Introduction to Aerospace Materials	ACAD YR	20 credits
AER124	Analysis and Modelling of Aerospace Systems	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER125	Electrical Fundamentals	ACAD YR	15 credits
MAS156 + Unrestricted - only subject to availability. This module is for students in EEE and Aerospace Engineering..	Mathematics (Electrical and Aerospace)	ACAD YR	20 credits

Students commencing Level 1 of a programme of study from session 2016-17 onwards must take FCE1001 Faculty Global Engineering Challenge Week as a core module. A student will be expected to pass the module in order to progress to Level 3. A student must pass the module in order to graduate.

Year 2

This level is not yet running.

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
FCE2001 + Yes. Restricted to second year Faculty of Engineering students.	Engineering - You're Hired	AUT SEM	0 credits
Full academic year
AER203	Control Engineering	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER204	Embedded Programming	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER205	Aerospace Design II	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER206	Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER207	Aerospace Structures and Dynamics	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER208	Aerospace Materials	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER210	Electrical Energy	ACAD YR	15 credits
MAS210	Mathematics II	ACAD YR	15 credits

Students commencing Level 2 of a programme of study from session 2016-17 onwards must take FCE2001 Engineering – You’re Hired as a core module. A student will be expected to pass the module in order to progress to Level 3. A student must pass the module in order to graduate.

A student who fails to satisfy the requirements of the General Regulations for First Degrees as to progression may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a candidate for BEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU11).

Year 3

This level is not yet running.

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (80 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
AER325	Aerodynamic Design	AUT SEM	10 credits
AER380 ⇐PPre-requisites: AER284 AER298 CCo-requisites: AER302 + This unit is only available to students on Aerospace Engineering courses..	Aircraft Design	AUT SEM	10 credits
MGT388	Finance and Law for Engineers	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
AER324	Aircraft Dynamics and Control	SPR SEM	10 credits
AER345 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: AER410 (when the module is running)	Aero Propulsion	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
AER304	Aerospace Design III	ACAD YR	20 credits
AER305	Aerospace Electrical Power Systems	ACAD YR	10 credits

One of the following streams

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (10 credits)

AEROMECHANICS STREAM

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MEC327 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC453 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students within the Faculty of Engineering..	Structural Vibration	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS327	Space Systems Engineering	AUT SEM	10 credits
AER330 XCannot be taken with: MAT333 MAT630 MAT630	Aerospace Metals	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT306 XCannot be taken with: MAT6430	Composite Materials and Micromechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC303 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Advanced Engineering Thermodynamic Cycles	AUT SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MEC313 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC457 MEC457 MEC6440 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students registered for a programme of study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Finite Element Techniques	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC320 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC458 MEC467 (when the module is running) + Only availabe to students registered for a Programme of Study within Mechanical Engineering or IPO.	Computational Fluid Dynamics	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

AVIONICS STREAM

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS327	Space Systems Engineering	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS321	Digital Signal Processing	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS317 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: ACS132 ACS230 ACS234 Is a pre-requisite for: ACS336 ACS61015 ACS6116 (when the module is running)	State-Space Control Design	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS337	Robotic Systems	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS341 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: ACS234 Is a pre-requisite for: ACS61011 (when the module is running)	Machine Learning	SPR SEM	10 credits
EEE334 XCannot be taken with: EEE317	Antennas, Radar and Navigation	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
EEE224 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: ACS342 (when the module is running)	Communication Electronics	ACAD YR	20 credits

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.

Year 4

This level is not yet running.

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
AER390	Aerospace Engineering Year in Industry	ACAD YR	120 credits

A student will be responsible for securing a suitable industrial placement in order to take AER390 Year in Industry. The appropriateness of the placement will be determined by the Aerospace Engineering Director of Undergraduate Studies. A student who fails to obtain a suitable placement will instead be required to become a student for the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU10). A student will take AER390 Year in Industry before proceeding to Level 4.

AER390 requires that a student will spend a minimum of 38 weeks working in an industrial establishment, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Aerospace Engineering Director of Undergraduate Studies. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU10).

Year 5

This level is not yet running.

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (45 credits)

A student will take 45 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ACS429	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	45 credits
AER429 + Restricted to students registered on Aerospace Engineering programmes.	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	45 credits
COM429	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	45 credits
EEE429 + Restricted to students registered on Aerospace Engineering programmes.	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	45 credits
MAT429 + Restricted to students registered on Aerospace Engineering programmes.	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	45 credits
MEC429 + Restricted to students registered on Aerospace Engineering programmes.	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	45 credits

One of the following streams

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (15 credits)

AEROMECHANICS STREAM

A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MEC462 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Aviation Safety and Aeroelasticity	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (45 credits)

A student will take 45 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS6126	Advanced Space Systems and Space Weather	AUT SEM	15 credits
AER61005	Industrial Training Programme: Aerospace Materials and Manufacturing	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC445 + Restricted to associated programmes..	Industrial Applications of Finite Element Analysis	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC449 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Advanced Engineering Fluid Dynamics	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC452 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Advanced Dynamics	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC463 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Advanced Aerospace Propulsion Technology	AUT SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (15 credits)

A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MAT6104 CCo-requisites: MAT6430 XCannot be taken with: AER476	Design and Manufacture of Composites	SPR SEM	15 credits
MAT6334 XCannot be taken with: MAT3334	Advanced Materials Manufacturing	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (15 credits)

AVIONICS STREAM

A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS6127	Real-Time Embedded Systems	AUT SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS6126	Advanced Space Systems and Space Weather	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM4506 + Students taking this module are expected to have done a programming module such as COM160 or have completed a first year in the Computer Science Department. The language used in COM4506 assignment is Java hence prior familiarity with it is necessary..	Testing and verification in safety-critical systems	AUT SEM	15 credits
EEE6203	Motion Control and Servo Drives	AUT SEM	15 credits
EEE6221	Data Coding Techniques for Communication and Storage	AUT SEM	15 credits
EEE6222	Principles of Communications	AUT SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
ACS402	Industrial training programme (ITP) in Avionics	SPR SEM	15 credits
ACS6116 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACS317	Advanced Control	SPR SEM	15 credits
ACS6121 XCannot be taken with: COM3009	Mobile Robotics and Autonomous Systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
ACS6124	Multisensor and Decision Systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
EEE6220	Electronic Communication Technologies	SPR SEM	15 credits

A student must pass the Aerospace Individual Investigative Project (ACS429 / COM429 / EEE429 / MAT429 / MEC429) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU15).

A student must obtain security clearance in order to take ACS402 Industrial Training Programme: Avionics. A student who elects to take this unit but is unable to obtain security clearance will be permitted to take a suitable replacement unit, suitability being determined at the discretion of the Director of Aerospace Engineering, or delegate.

A student must satisfy the requirements of the General Regulations for First Degrees as to progression in order to continue as a student for the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU14). A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to (a) at the end of Level 2 become a candidate for the Degree of BEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU15), or (b) at the end of Level 3 become a candidate for the unaccredited Degree of BEng Aerospace Technology (AERU17). A student who fails the Individual Advanced Project at Level 4 or who chooses to withdraw from the University at the end of Level 3 may be awarded the unaccredited Degree of BEng Aerospace Technology (AERU17).

A student who has been awarded credit in compensation of failed units in Years 2, 3 and 5 will be permitted an additional resit attempt in the compensated credits. An additional resit attempt can only be granted where the student has met the requirements for progression (or completion) under the General Regulations for First Degrees.

A student who has been awarded credit in compensation of failed units in Years 2, 3 and 5, where the grade achieved is more than 10% below the pass grade in those failed units, may not be recommended for a degree award that is accredited under Engineering Council rules.

A student who has been awarded more than 30 credits in compensation of failed units across Years 1, 2, 3 and 5, may not be recommended for a degree award that is accredited under Engineering Council rules.

A student who failed to pass one or more of the modules from the list below may not be recommended for a degree award that is accredited under Engineering Council rules: AER201, AER21003, AER301, AER302.

Where a student has met the requirements for the award of a degree under the General Regulations for First Degrees but not the requirements for the award of a degree accredited under Engineering Council rules, they may be recommended for the award of BEng Aerospace Technology (AERU17)

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P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2023/24 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.