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MENG Aerospace Engineering with a Year in North America (AERU16)     ML

2017 - 2018

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

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
AER123  Introduction to Electric Circuits AUT SEM 10 credits
FCE1001  Global Engineering Challenge Week AUT SEM 0 credits

Semester 2
AER107  Avionic Systems SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
ACS1321  Introduction to Systems Analysis and Control ACAD YR 15 credits
AER120  Introduction to Aerospace Design ACAD YR 10 credits
AER192  Engineering Solids, Liquids and Gases ACAD YR 20 credits
MAS156  Mathematics (Electrical) ACAD YR 20 credits
MAT1643  Introduction to Mechanical Properties and Structural Materials 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
AER284  Aerostructures AUT SEM 10 credits
FCE2001  Engineering - You're Hired AUT SEM 0 credits
MAS241  Mathematics II (Electrical) AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
AER298  Aerospace Fluids Engineering SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE217  Avionic Systems 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
AER293  Applied Aerospace Thermodynamics 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
AER291  Dynamics of Aerospace Structures and Machines 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
ACS130  Introduction to Systems Engineering & Software ACAD YR 20 credits
ACS214  Discrete Systems ACAD YR 20 credits
EEE223  Electrical Energy Management and Conversion ACAD YR 20 credits

A student may be permitted to take AER299 in place of MEC209 in the Aeromechanics Stream or in place of EEE217 in the Avionic Systems Stream, at the discretion of the Aerospace Engineering Course Director.

Year 3


units (120 credits)
3A
A student will take

Semester 1
AER398  Aerospace Engineering Study Abroad Year - Semester 1 AUT SEM 60 credits

Semester 2
AER399  Aerospace Engineering Study Abroad Year - Semester 2 SPR SEM 60 credits

3B

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean grade of 60 or above at Level 1 and Level 2 in order to continue as a student for the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering with a Year in North America, progression being at the discretion of the Board of Examiners.  A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted to become instead a student for either the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU10) or the Degree of BEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU11).


3C

Grades awarded in respect of units listed at Level 3 above will carry the same weight as grades awarded at Level 2.

Year 4


units (40 credits)
4A
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ACS488  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 40 credits
AER488  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 40 credits
COM488  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 40 credits
EEE488  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 40 credits
MAT488  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 40 credits
MEC488  Aerospace Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 40 credits

4B

One of the following streams

AND

units (60 credits)
AEROSPACE MATERIALS STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING STREAM
A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AER4447  Industrial Training Programme (ITP), Project 3: Aerospace Materials AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
AER444  Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I SPR SEM 10 credits
AER445  Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part II SPR SEM 10 credits
AER476  Design and Manufacture of Composites SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC413  Aircraft Aeroelasticity and Loads SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

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

Semester 1
MEC403  Reciprocating Engines AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC408  Industrial Marketing: Basics and Cases AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC435  Advanced Aero Propulsion AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC453  Advanced Structural Vibrations AUT SEM 10 credits
AND

units (60 credits)
AERODYNAMICS AND PROPULSION STREAM
A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AER410  Industrial Training Programme (ITP) Project 4: Propulsion AUT SEM 20 credits
MEC6449  Advanced Fluid Mechanics AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
AER444  Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC313  Finite Element Techniques SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC413  Aircraft Aeroelasticity and Loads SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

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

Semester 1
MEC403  Reciprocating Engines AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC405  Experimental Stress Analysis AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC427  Theory and Application of Turbulence AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC435  Advanced Aero Propulsion AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC453  Advanced Structural Vibrations AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC6448  Acoustics AUT SEM 10 credits
AND

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

Semester 2
AER445  Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part II SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC406  Engineering Composite Materials SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (55 credits)
AIRCRAFT POWER AND ACTUATION SYSTEMS STREAM
A student will take 55 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS6335  Real-Time Embedded Systems AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
ACS424  Multi-Sensor Data Fusion SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE6012  Antennas, Radar and Navigation SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE6023  Power Electronics SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
EEE6203  Motion Control and Servo Drives ACAD YR 15 credits
AND

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

Full academic year
EEE6202  Energy Storage Management ACAD YR 15 credits
EEE6220  Electronic Communication Technologies ACAD YR 15 credits
AND

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

Semester 2
MEC313  Finite Element Techniques SPR SEM 10 credits
MEC414  Engineering Marketable Solutions: Make a Change! SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (35 credits)
FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS STREAM
A student will take 35 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS426  Advanced Control AUT SEM 10 credits
ACS6335  Real-Time Embedded Systems AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
ACS402  Industrial training programme (ITP) in Avionics SPR SEM 15 credits
AND

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

Semester 1
COM4506  Testing and verification in safety-critical systems AUT SEM 15 credits

Full academic year
EEE6202  Energy Storage Management ACAD YR 15 credits
AND

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

Semester 1
MEC403  Reciprocating Engines AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC408  Industrial Marketing: Basics and Cases AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC435  Advanced Aero Propulsion AUT SEM 10 credits
AND

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

Semester 2
ACS424  Multi-Sensor Data Fusion SPR SEM 10 credits
ACS6334  Mobile Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles SPR SEM 10 credits
COM3190  Theory of Distributed Systems SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE6012  Antennas, Radar and Navigation SPR SEM 10 credits

4C

A student must pass the Aerospace Individual Investigative Project (ACS488 / AER488 / COM488 / EEE488 / MAT488 / MEC488) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering with a Year in North America. 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 (AERU11).


4D

During Level 4, 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.


5

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.


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 North America (AERU16).  A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU11).

 
 
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