Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies (with Foundation Year) - BEng (Hons)

University of Lancashire

**Course overview**Combine the practical and theoretical aspects of flying with the underlying principles of aerospace engineering on our Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies Foundation Entry Degree course. **Why study with us**- You’ll undertake ‘Private Pilot License (PPL)’ theoretical studies in your 2nd year. - Fine tune your practical skills using the University’s excellent flight simulators. - You’ll get involved with unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for civil applications. - During your studies you'll benefit from significant investment in the latest high quality facilities available, including state-of-the-art software tools, flight simulators, subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels and a UAV Lab.**What you’ll do**- This course offers an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry between the second and third years. - You’ll access lectures and masterclasses on topics such as the effective use of computer-aided design software, computational fluid dynamics, and finite element analysis. - Our flight training school partners cover the practical flying components of the PPL (typically 45 hours), for an additional fee. **Future careers**Aerospace Engineering graduates go on to roles in the aerospace, space, defence, automotive, biotechnology, computing, electronics, energy and manufacturing sectors.

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