BSc (Hons) Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems (Including Foundation Year)
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This course is also available at our Dubai campus under the title of BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Including Foundation Year).
If you don’t have the right qualifications to start our BSc (Hons) Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems degree, you could start your studies with a foundation year. The extra year will give you the best possible preparation for success on the degree programme.
The aviation sector has seen unprecedented growth in recent years and there is now a significant shortage of personnel qualified to work in the industry. This does not just apply to pilots, but to maintenance and support staff that keep these aircraft flying.
There is a growing market for maintenance, repair and overhaul of commercial aircraft that require expertise in the management, planning and organisation of maintenance scheduling.
The Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems (Including Foundation Year) degree will qualify you to work in these areas while also giving you the option of studying towards an accelerated EASA Part-66 Basic Aircraft Maintenance Licence.
This aviation programme offers excellent career opportunities worldwide. This degree, will enable you to gain worldwide employment with manufacturing companies, commercial airlines, air-taxi operators, flying schools and the armed forces.
What you will study
The Foundation Year will give you a good understanding of our engineering courses and provide you with a good numerical background to support you throughout the remainder of the degree. Following your initial foundation year, you will progress onto the modules studied as part of the BSc (Hons) Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems (Including Foundation Year).
Foundation Year: Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems
- Foundation Calculus
- Foundations of Mathematics
- Aircraft Anatomy
- Experimental Methods
- Foundation Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Practice Development
- Electrical Science
Year One: Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems
Aircraft are complex machines that incorporate a host of engineering disciplines. An understanding of general science, mathematics, and technology-based subjects are explored to provide the foundations necessary to progress on to the more complex subjects related to commercial aircraft. The modules studied during year 1 are:
- Aerospace Mechanics
- Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals for Maintenance Engineers
- Aerospace Materials and Hardware
- Professional Engineering Techniques
- Analytical Methods for Engineers
This year of study will give students the opportunity of acquiring 6 of the 13 EASA modules required to obtain the EASA Part-66 Cat B1.1 qualification.
Students who meet the criteria set by the CAA can transfer to year 2 of the BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, which will allow you to complete this named award along with the remaining EASA modules under the University's CAA Part-147 approval. This route will enable students to apply for their EASA aircraft licence in just two years, which usually requires five years' professional experience. Additional costs are likely to apply to the required professional experience.*
Year Two: Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems
This year will expose students to common mechanical and electronic systems found on aircraft. It also introduces them to Human Factors and Legislation incumbent within the aircraft maintenance industry. It also provides an underpinning knowledge of the business practices within the aviation industry. Modules include:
- Fundamentals of Business Engineering and Management
- Human Factor Analysis
- Aviation Maintenance Legislation
- Digital Fundamentals
- Designing Hydraulic Control Systems
- Group Project
Year Three: Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems
The final year requires students to undertake a significant aviation maintenance related project which will draw on the previous study undertaken. It will also introduce the concept of new and emerging technologies in the aviation industry, alongside the planning and resource management of maintenance activities.
- Individual Project
- Engineering Project Management
- Emerging Aerospace Technologies
- Aviation Maintenance Resource and Planning Management
- Advances in Aerospace Propulsion
Careers
Engagement with aviation companies such as Ryanair, British Airways and JMC has produced a large number of employment opportunities for our students.
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