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Aeronautical Engineering

University of Salford, the
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Get ready for a rewarding career in global aviation with our advanced MEng Aeronautical Engineering degree. Include a placement year. Study integrated masters level modules.

Industry-focused approach. Apply now. MEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering Course type Undergraduate Course qualification MEng (Hons) Delivery mode Full-time With placement Get ready for a rewarding career in global aviation with our advanced MEng Aeronautical Engineering degree.

Include a placement year. Study integrated masters level modules. Industry-focused approach.

Apply now. At Salford, you will develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to design, analyse, and understand aircraft as complete engineering systems. This course combines strong theoretical foundations with extensive practical work, simulation, and design projects that reflect how aeronautical engineering operates in the real world.

You will explore aerodynamics, structures and materials, flight systems, propulsion, aircraft design and performance, while building powerful design, analysis, and simulation skills. You will progress from fundamental methods to more advanced analyses, learning how theory and computation inform real engineering decisions. The 4th year combines topics taught in previous years into multi-faceted, commercially realistic projects allowing you to demonstrate your applied skills in addition to your technical skills.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
96-111 pts20%
112-127 pts5%
128-143 pts5%
144-159 pts45%
160-175 pts15%
How they qualified
100% got in with alevel.
alevel100%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
60%
In professional / skilled jobs
85%
Continue past first year
83%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£30,000
After 15 months
£28,500
3 years on
£33,500
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
83%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching71%
Assessment & feedback76%
Academic support54%
Well organised75%
Learning resources78%
Student community79%
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