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MENG Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry (AERU14)     IS

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration was in the 2022-23 session or earlier.
 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
FCE1001  Global Engineering Challenge Week AUT SEM 0 credits

Full academic year
ACS1321  Introduction to Systems Analysis and Control ACAD YR 15 credits
AER104  Engineering Statics and Dynamics ACAD YR 15 credits
AER11001  Aerospace Aerodynamics and Thermodynamics ACAD YR 15 credits
AER11002  Aerospace Engineering Design, Build and Test ACAD YR 20 credits
AER11004  Introduction to Aerospace Materials ACAD YR 20 credits
AER11005  Introduction to Aerospace Electrical and Electronic Circuits ACAD YR 15 credits
MAS156  Mathematics (Electrical) ACAD YR 20 credits

Year 2


units (60 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
AER201  Mathematics for Aerospace Engineers AUT SEM 10 credits
AER284  Aerostructures AUT SEM 10 credits
FCE2001  Engineering - You're Hired AUT SEM 0 credits

Semester 2
AER21003  Group Design, Build and Test: Air Systems Development SPR SEM 10 credits
AER298  Aerospace Fluids Engineering SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
ACS230  Control Systems Design and Analysis 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
AER293  Applied Aerospace Heat Transfer AUT SEM 10 credits
COM161  Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT2730  Selection and Processing of Aerospace Materials AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
AER2350  Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics SPR SEM 10 credits
AER291  Dynamics of Aerospace Structures and Machines 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
ACS130  Introduction to Systems Engineering & Software ACAD YR 20 credits
ACS232  Signals, Systems, and Communications ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE223  Electrical Energy Management and Conversion ACAD YR 20 credits

2C
Students commencing Level 1 of a programme of study 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. 
 
Students commencing Level 2 of a programme of study 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. 

Year 3


units (80 credits)
3A
A student will take

Semester 1
AER301  Aerospace Group Design Project: Design AUT SEM 10 credits
AER325  Aerodynamic Design AUT SEM 10 credits
AER380  Aircraft Design AUT SEM 10 credits
MGT388  Finance and Law for Engineers AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
AER302  Aerospace Group Design Project: Build and Test SPR SEM 10 credits
AER324  Aircraft Dynamics and Control SPR SEM 10 credits
AER345  Aero Propulsion SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC328  Managing Engineering Projects and Teams SPR SEM 10 credits

3B

One of the following streams


units (10 credits)
AEROMECHANICS STREAM
A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MEC327  Structural Vibration SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (20 credits)
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS327  Space Systems Engineering AUT SEM 10 credits
AER330  Aerospace Metals AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT306  Composite Materials and Micromechanics AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC303  Advanced Engineering Thermodynamic Cycles AUT SEM 10 credits
AND

units (10 credits)
A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MEC313  Finite Element Techniques SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC320  Computational Fluid Dynamics SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

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

units (20 credits)
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS317  State-Space Control Design AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
ACS336  Hardware-in-the-Loop & Rapid Control Prototyping SPR SEM 10 credits
ACS337  Robotic Systems SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE334  Antennas, Radar and Navigation SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
EEE224  Communication Electronics ACAD YR 20 credits

3C

During Level 3, a student will 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


units (120 credits)
4A
A student will take

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

4B

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean grade of 55 or above at Level 2 and Level 3 in order to proceed to the Year in Industry, progression being at the discretion of the Aerospace Engineering Board of Examiners. A student who fails to progress may be permitted to become instead a student for the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU10) or the Degree of BEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU11).


4C

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.


4D

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


units (45 credits)
5A
A student will take 45 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ACS429  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 45 credits
AER429  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 45 credits
COM429  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 45 credits
EEE429  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 45 credits
MAT429  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 45 credits
MEC429  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 45 credits

5B

One of the following streams

AND

units (15 credits)
AEROMECHANICS STREAM
A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MEC462  Aviation Safety and Aeroelasticity SPR SEM 15 credits
AND

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  Industrial Applications of Finite Element Analysis AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC449  Advanced Engineering Fluid Dynamics AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC452  Advanced Dynamics AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC463  Advanced Aerospace Propulsion Technology AUT SEM 15 credits
AND

units (15 credits)
A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MAT6104  Design and Manufacture of Composites SPR SEM 15 credits
MAT6334  Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I SPR SEM 15 credits
AND

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

Semester 1
ACS6126  Advanced Space Systems and Space Weather AUT SEM 15 credits
ACS6127  Real-Time Embedded System AUT SEM 15 credits
AND

units (15 credits)
A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS61015  Rapid Control Prototyping AUT SEM 15 credits
COM4506  Testing and verification in safety-critical systems AUT SEM 15 credits

Full academic year
EEE6203  Motion Control and Servo Drives ACAD YR 15 credits
EEE6220  Electronic Communication Technologies ACAD YR 15 credits
EEE6221  Data Coding Techniques for Communication and Storage ACAD YR 15 credits
EEE6222  Principles of Communications ACAD YR 15 credits
AND

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  Advanced Control SPR SEM 15 credits
ACS6121  Mobile Robotics and Autonomous Systems SPR SEM 15 credits
ACS6124  Multisensor and Decision Systems SPR SEM 15 credits

5C

A student must pass the Aerospace Individual Investigative Project (ACS429 / AER429 / COM429 / EEE429 / MAT429 / MEC429) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry. 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 with a Year in Industry (AERU15).


5D

A student must pass security clearance in order to take ACS402 Industrial Training Programme: Avionics. A student who fails to pass security clearance will be permitted to take a suitable replacement module at the discretion of the Aerospace Course Director.


6

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 with a Year in Industry (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 with a Year in Industry (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).

 
 
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