MSc Aerospace Engineering

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Science)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should:
- have a clear understanding of the core aerospace engineering subjects (aerodynamics, structures, flight mechanics) and to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of concepts, information and techniques at the forefront of the discipline;
- demonstrate a more in depth understanding in a number of specialised areas relevant to aerospace engineering.
- have an awareness of the industrial landscape of the aerospace industry.
- have a specialised expertise relevant to the aerospace industry (and typically based on the Individual Project)
- to take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
- proactively to formulate ideas and hypotheses and to develop, implement and execute plans by which to evaluate these;
- critically and creatively to evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in the discipline.

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (Taught), Postgraduate Diploma & Postgraduate Certificate students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry (with the focus on engineering) or area of professional practice;
- evaluating their own achievement;
- self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
- independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
- critically to engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the degree of Master (taught programme) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
- evidencing an ability to conduct independent in-depth enquiry within a range of Aerospace Engineering disciplines;
- demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area (as assessed in the Professional Project);
- evaluating and criticising received opinion;
- make reasoned judgements and engineering approximations whilst understanding the limitations on theory and analysis in the absence of complete data.

Learning context

For Masters (Taught), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate students the learning context will include the analysis of, and decision making in, complex and unpredictable situations. The structure of the programme will provide breadth and/or depth of study and opportunities for drawing upon appropriate resources and techniques. Opportunities will be provided for students to develop:
- interests and informed opinions
- their involvement in the design and management of their learning activities
- their communication of their conclusions.;
- Students will be expected to progress to fully autonomous study and work.