Aerospace Engineering, MEng (Hons)

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Course Overview

Studying an Aerospace Engineering degree gives you expert training in the theory and operation of aeronautical vehicles, from jet-powered and propeller-driven planes to gliders and helicopters. 

You will learn about the full engineering journey, from concept on the ground to handling in the sky. Whether your main interest concerns design, analysis, testing or flight, at Swansea we have it covered.

The MEng is a four-year integrated degree that goes beyond the BEng, offering advanced technical and leadership skills, deeper specialisation, and a direct pathway to professional accreditation.

Why Aerospace Engineering at Swansea?

  • 15th in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Complete University Guide 2025)
  • 13th in the UK for Teaching Quality (Guardian University Guide 2025)
  • 131st in the world (Engineering Mechanical Aeronautical & Manufacturing) (QS World University Rankings 2025)

Aerospace Engineering at Swansea University is a member of the prestigious Aerospace Research Consortium (ARC) group of universities

Your Aerospace Engineering Experience

This multi-disciplinary course provides a real world insight into the atmosphere of our planet and the cosmos beyond, as well as the technologies needed to explore them. 

As you progress, your developing analytical abilities will combine with hands-on experience of state-of-the-art equipment, establishing skills which are vital to securing employment in the wider aerospace industry.

In your first year you can take a flying lesson and throughout your course will be working with facilities like the Merlin MPX521 Engineering Flight Simulator, the JetCat P120 Engine and multiple wind tunnels ensuring you are always fully up to speed.

Aerospace Engineering Employment Opportunities

Graduates of the MEng Aerospace Engineering degree at Swansea are set on course for a range of employment opportunities. Your future could lie in any of the following roles:

  • Aircraft Design Engineer
  • Rocket Scientist
  • Defence Engineer
  • Airline Pilot
  • High Speed Railway Engineer
  • Flight Test Engineer
  • Aerodynamicist in Motorsport and Sustainable Energy Sector

Our graduates go on to have interesting and varied careers at companies such as, Rolls Royce, Airbus, BAE Systems, GE Aviation, Royal Air Force and Jaguar Land Rover. Our average graduate salary after 6 months of graduating is £25,000. 

This course offers you the opportunity to spend a YEAR IN INDUSTRY (UCAS H404), in the UK or overseas, giving valuable workplace experience as well as a salary that is currently over £15,000 on average. Support and guidance is provided to help secure your placement.

We also offer you the option to spend a YEAR ABROAD (UCAS H406) at a partner university which enriches the degree, giving a valuable cultural experience which can broaden your horizons when seeking employment.

Modules

Your early studies will focus on subjects including engineering analysis, mechanics, design, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

Later options allow you to specialise in one of three streams: Space, Structural/Computational or Materials/Propulsion.

Aerospace Engineering, MEng (Hons)

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