BEng (Honours) Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year

From the foundation year onward, you’ll engage in professional practice through industry-led projects, live briefs, and hands-on laboratory work. Facilities include:

• Flight simulation suites for realistic aircraft handling

• Aerodynamics labs with wind tunnels

• Prototyping and digital manufacturing labs

• Mechanical and thermal properties labs

• Electronics and communications labs with digital oscilloscopes, function generators, and spectrum analysers

• Simulation and modelling suites (SolidWorks, Ansys, Abaqus, MATLAB/Simulink)

• Computer-aided engineering (CAD) and computing facilities

• Experimental facilities for CFD and finite element analysis (FEA) simulations

• Laboratories for control systems with PLCs, pneumatics and hydraulic kits

• Competition work under national and international competitions (for example, BMFA Payload Challenge, RAeS Design Competition, IMechE UAS Challenge, AIAA Design Build Fly, ESA CubeSats)

• A placement year leading to direct industrial experience, and supported by a Placement Academic Supervisor

• Industrial team projects with current engineering briefs and aerospace employers' feedback

Graduates of the BEng (Honours) Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year at Sheffield Hallam University are highly employable, with roles in aerospace research and development, civil and military aviation, space and defence technology, product design, simulation, manufacturing, and systems engineering. The program is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), supporting your path to Incorporated or Chartered Engineer (IEng/CEng) status.

You’ll benefit from:

• Professional accreditation: Accredited degree supporting your journey to professional registration (IMechE, Engineering Council)

• Industry connections: Close industry links and real project experience with employers such as BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Skyrora, Dassault Systèmes, NATS (National Air Traffic Services), and links to the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and Dassault Systèmes for innovation in aerospace manufacturing

• Practical training: Practical training in world-class labs in aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and simulation, such as wind tunnels and flight simulators, and the chance to work on sustainability challenges such as decarbonisation and FlyZero-2030

• Project-based learning: Real-world industry briefs, group design activity, and client-directed industry briefs from day one, along with an individual project and full aircraft design and simulation module in later years

• Career support: Guidance for your career, careers fairs, and access to a placement year with top aerospace employers such as Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Boeing, General Electric, Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems, and the Ministry of Defence

• Employment outcomes: 95% in work or continuing study 15 months after the course, 80% implementing what they have learned in their current jobs and 88% suggesting the course improved skills needed for the future

Graduate salaries: Median graduate salaries: £30,000 at 15 months, £33,000 at three years, and £38,000 at five years, ranging from £28,000 to £42,000 based on experience and job

Further Academic Progression: Students have the option to pursue further postgraduate studies in areas such as MSc Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautics, or Astronautics. The program's strong technical and industry foundation also opens doors to areas including AI & Data Science, Management, and Technical Development.