Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Aerospace Engineering Beng (Hon)

<strong>Start your path to the skies with a foundation year leading to a degree in Aerospace Engineering.</strong><br/><br/><strong>Course outline</strong><br/>Begin your journey towards a career in aerospace with our Foundation Programme: Aerospace Engineering, designed to prepare you for progression to BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering.<br/><br/>This foundation year provides the essential academic knowledge, practical skills and confidence to succeed in university-level study. You’ll explore core principles in mathematics, physics and engineering science, while developing your problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills through collaborative, project-based learning.<br/><br/>Working alongside students from other engineering disciplines, you’ll gain experience of interdisciplinary thinking and real-world ways of working. These are skills that are vital in the aerospace industry and beyond. You’ll also be part of a supportive learning community that helps you transition smoothly into degree-level study and prepares you to thrive in a fast-moving, high-tech sector. <br/><br/><strong>Key benefits</strong><br/>• Supporting progression – Opportunity to progress onto an Aston University degree programme by learning fundamental subject knowledge.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Gold standard teaching – Aston University was awarded Gold – the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Where can this degree take me?</strong><br/>Successful completion of this foundation programme enables progression onto our full-time BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering course.<br/><br/>The transferable skills that our aerospace engineering programmes provide mean that graduates may find opportunities in a wide range of roles, such as:<br/>• Aerospace engineer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Avionics engineer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Flight systems engineer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Aircraft design engineer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Propulsion engineer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Maintenance and safety engineer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• UAV (drone) systems designer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Aerodynamics specialist<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Systems integration engineer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Spacecraft engineer<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Research and development engineer<br/><br/>