Aerospace Engineering MSc

Study level: Postgraduate
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This course aims to develop your skills in advanced design and critical analysis of highly advanced aerospace systems, with hands-on practical experience of aerospace technologies.

Year of entry

2025-26

Location

Coventry University (Coventry)

Study mode

Full-time
With Professional Placement

Duration

1 year full-time
Up to 2 years, with professional experience

Course code

EEST015

Start date

September 2025
November 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026
June 2026

The title of this course will change to Advanced Aerospace Engineering MSc in April 2025. All other course content and learning outcomes will stay the same.


Course overview

Our Advanced Aerospace Engineering MSc degree is ideal for aspiring aerospace professionals seeking to develop advanced skills in sustainable design, flight dynamics and autonomous systems. It aims to prepare you for innovative roles in a rapidly evolving global industry.

  • Master advanced design and sustainability in aerospace engineering to create future-ready, eco-friendly systems.
  • Develop expertise in flight dynamics and autonomous systems, driving innovation in next-generation aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
  • Explore propulsion, aerodynamics and structural behaviour, enhancing technical proficiency for roles in design, analysis and testing.
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5 QS Stars for Teaching and Facilities

QS Stars University Ratings

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Ranked 11th Modern University in UK by the Times

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

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Ranked 8th for Overall Satisfaction in PTES

Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2024

Why you should study this course

  • Gain hands-on experience with leading engineering software, including 3D CAD, finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).4
  • Get access to Abacus, SolidWorks, STAR-CCM+, SIMPACK and Granta Edupack, with MATLAB/Simulink available for advanced engineering simulations.4
  • Access industry-standard facilities including Mercedes Patronas AMG1/5 scale wind tunnel, a materials composites lab, rapid prototyping and workshop facilities, a full-size Harrier T4 jump Jet and Cobra flight simulators providing a fully immersive flight experience.4
  • Benefit from Coventry University's strong industry collaborations with global leaders such as Emirates, UTC, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Unipart. These connections enhance research relevance and offer opportunities for industry-led projects and networking.2
  • Gain practical experience and boost your CV with an additional professional placement. See the modules for more details.

What you'll study

The aviation and aerospace industry is committed to a sustainable future. This course covers the appropriate techniques, methods and subjects within this industrial environment in more detail. With an emphasis on applied technical work, particular prominence is given to the developments in aircraft autonomy, the design and analysis of aircraft structures, computational fluid dynamics, advanced materials and processes, flight simulation and experimental methods.

Modules

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.


How you'll learn

Teaching and learning methods may include:

  • lectures
  • seminars
  • tutorials
  • presentations
  • group projects
  • workshops
  • practical laboratory sessions.

Teaching contact hours

As a full-time postgraduate student, you will study modules totalling 180 credits each academic year. A typical 30-credit module requires a total of 300 hours of study. Study hours are made up of teaching contact hours, and guided and independent study.

Teaching hours

Teaching hours may vary, depending on where you are in your studies, but on average you will have between 8 and 12 teaching and learning hours each week. You will also have the opportunity to attend optional sessions including time with a Success Coach or to meet with staff for advice and feedback.

Guided and independent study

Throughout your studies, you will be expected to spend time in guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module. You will be digging deeper into topics, reviewing what you’ve learnt and completing assignments. This can be completed around your personal commitments. As you progress to the end of your studies, you’ll spend more time on independent learning.

Online learning

As an innovative university, we use different teaching methods, including online tools and emerging technologies. So, some of your teaching hours and assessments may be delivered online.


Assessment

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which could vary depending on the module. Assessment methods may include:

  • reports
  • tests
  • essays
  • exams
  • practical coursework
  • assignments
  • viva
  • presentations.

The Coventry University assessment strategy aims to ensure that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.


Entry requirements

Typical entry requirements:

An honours degree 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in aerospace, aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering or related discipline.

We recognise a breadth of qualifications; speak to one of our advisers today to find out how we can help you.

Select your region to find detailed information about entry requirements:

You can view our full list of country specific entry requirements on our Entry requirements page.

If you do not have the typical entry requirements, you may want to consider studying this course with an international pre-master's. Upon successful completion our International Pre-Master's - Engineering will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to progress onto this postgraduate degree.

Alternatively, visit our International hub for further advice and guidance on finding in-country agents and representatives, joining our in-country events and how to apply.

Some international students may require an ATAS certificate to study this course. For further information see our ATAS Certificates web page.

Typical entry requirements

An honours degree 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in aerospace, aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering or related discipline.

English language requirements

  • IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5. 

If you don't meet the English language requirements, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme before you start your course. For more information on our approved English language tests visit our English language requirements page.


Fees and funding

Student Full-time Part-time
UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man 2025/26 fees TBC
2024/25 fees - £11,200 | £4,000 (work placement option additional fee) per year
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EU 2025/26 fees TBC
2024/25 fees - £11,200 | £4,000 (work placement option additional fee) per year with EU Support Bursary**
2025/26 fees TBC
2024/25 fees - £18,600 | £4,000 (work placement option additional fee) per year without EU Support Bursary**
Not available
International 2025/26 fees TBC
2024/25 fees - £18,600 | £4,000 (work placement option additional fee) per year
Not available

For advice and guidance on tuition fees3 and student loans visit our Postgraduate Finance page and see the university's Tuition Fee and Refund Terms and Conditions.

We offer a range of International scholarships to students all over the world. For more information, visit our International Scholarships page.

Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessments, facilities and support services. There may be additional costs not covered by this fee such as accommodation and living costs, recommended reading books, stationery, printing and re-assessments should you need them.

The following are additional costs not included in the tuition fees:

  • Any optional overseas field trips or visits: £400+ per trip.
  • Any costs associated with securing, attending or completing a placement (whether in the UK or abroad).

*Irish student fees

The rights of Irish residents to study in the UK are preserved under the Common Travel Area arrangement. If you are an Irish student and meet the residency criteria, you can study in England, pay the same level of tuition fees as English students and utilise the Tuition Fee Loan.

**EU Support Bursary

Following the UK's exit from the European Union, we are offering financial support to all eligible EU students who wish to study an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree with us full-time. This bursary will be used to offset the cost of your tuition fees to bring them in line with that of UK students. Students studying a degree with a foundation year with us are not eligible for the bursary.


Facilities

Facilities you will have access to include:

  • Cobra Virtual Flight Simulators
  • Mercedes Patronas Wind Tunnel
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Laboratory
  • High Performance Engineering Centre.
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Lanchester Library

The library is usually open 24/7, in term-time. It’s where you can access your course’s specialist Academic Liaison Librarian. It’s also home to specialist teams which can support you with your academic writing and maths and statistics questions.

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The Hub

The Hub is the centre of student life on campus. Facilities include a food court, convenience store, multi-faith centre, medical centre, hairdresser, coffee shops and the Your SU offices. It has fully licensed function spaces and a bar.

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Careers and employability

Get one-on-one career and employability guidance lasting up to 36 months from the end of your course. We’ll help you find placements and graduate roles, offer CV and application checks, mentoring, skills workshops, employer events and more.

Facilities are subject to availability. Access to some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) may vary from those advertised and/or may have reduced availability or restrictions where the university is following public authority guidance, decisions or orders.


Careers and opportunities

The specialist topics studied on the programme are designed to prepare you for work in companies involved with aeronautical engineering, but there are also many roles in related industries that rely on the same technology, such as the automotive industry. Possible destinations could include the fields of design, development, operations and management, as well as projects, systems, structural and avionics engineers.

On successful completion of this course, you should have developed a wide range of transferrable professional and technical skills, including the ability to produce technical, written reports and deliver oral presentations, engage in self-directed study, operate as part of a team, demonstrate a critical awareness of professional, legal, social and ethical issues.

On successful completion, you will be able to:

  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of advanced principles of flight dynamics, structures, aerodynamics, materials, advanced engineering modelling techniques and aerospace-related systems (and their future applications), advanced analysis and design tools and processes, the implementation and critical evaluation of design solutions through simulation and practical applications, and the planning, execution and critical evaluation of projects in the field of aerospace-related systems at a professional level
  • conceptualise complex technical aspects of future aerospace systems
  • conduct detailed and systematic technical analyses of aspects of current and future aerospace systems
  • devise technical solutions to problems in the design and implementation of current and future aerospace systems
  • critically evaluate solutions devised to problems arising in the design and implementation of aspects of future aerospace systems
  • select, apply and critically appraise tools and techniques of advanced analysis and design
  • implement appropriate software and hardware solutions and simulations and critically evaluate the outcomes
  • plan, perform, critically evaluate and present the results of an independent project in your chosen specialist subject area.

Where our graduates work

Coventry University aerospace graduates have gone on to work for companies including:

  • General Electric
  • Rolls-Royce
  • BAE Systems
  • Airbus
  • Collins Aerospace
  • Red Bull Racing
  • ALTEN Ltd
  • Safran
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • NP Aerospace.

How to apply

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