BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Including Foundation Year)
This course is also offered in the UK under the title BSc (Hons) Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems (Including Foundation Year)
If you don’t have the right qualifications to start our BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering 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.
This aircraft maintenance course is recognised by aviation law, as detailed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), and gives you access to real aircraft experience.
We are the only university in the UK that has integrated the industry-standard aircraft maintenance qualification 'EASA Part 66' with an Honours degree, delivered on a single campus.
On completion of the required EASA training, you'll be able to apply for a full EASA Part 66 and GCAA Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence in just two years, which usually requires five years' professional experience. Additional costs are likely to apply to the required professional experience.*
The University has CAA and CAR 147 approved Maintenance Training Organisation status. This means that our Aerospace Centre on campus is treated as a real aircraft environment, and emulates the same commercial aviation quality control you would expect in the industry worldwide. This approach not only satisfies EASA and GCAA regulations, but will also help you make the transition from the classroom into employment.
You'll also have the option to arrange and undertake practical training all over the world with any University-approved Part 145 Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organisation.
What you will study
The foundation year primarily focuses on providing the necessary underpinning of the engineering and mathematical methods required to support you throughout the remainder of the degree.
Foundation Year: Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Degree
- Foundations of Mathematics - 20 credits
- Applications of Mathematical Skills - 20 credits
- Foundation Engineering Principles - 20 credits
- Collaboration in Engineering - 40 credits
- English for Engineering - 20 credits
Year One: Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Degree
In year one, you'll study the principles of engineering and the EASA B1.1 Basic Knowledge modular structure in greater depth. You'll study the basic laws and theories of electrical and electronic fundamentals, aircraft materials, aerodynamics, physics, analytical methods, and professional practice.
- Analytical Methods for Engineers- 20 credits
- Aerospace Mechanics - 20 credits
- Electronic Fundamentals for Maintenance Engineers - 20 credits
- Aerospace Materials and Hardware - 20 credits
- Electrical Fundamentals for Maintenance Engineers - 20 credits
- Professional Engineering Techniques - 20 credits
Year Two: Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Degree
UK based students who currently study the course BSc (Hons) Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems and meet the criteria set by the CAA can transfer to year 2 of this degree. 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.* From year 2 onwards, this course will be taught in the UK and Dubai.
In year two, you'll enhance your knowledge of propellers, maintenance practice, instrumentation systems and human factors, and hone practical and workshop skills. You'll also study engineering management and issues surrounding the aircraft maintenance industry.
- Maintenance Practice for B1 Licence - 40 credits
- Aircraft Instrumentation Systems - 20 credits
- Managing Human Factors - 20 credits
- Fundamentals of Business Engineering and Management - 20 credits
- Maintenance and Repair of Aircraft Propeller Systems - 20 credits
Year Three: Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Degree
In year three, you'll study aircraft structures and systems, gas turbine engines, aviation legislation, and complete a dissertation project.
- Aero-Structures, Aerodynamics and Systems - 40 credits
- Individual Project - 40 credits
- Aerospace Turbine Propulsion Systems - 20 credits
- Aviation Legislation - 20 credits
- Supervised Work Experience (SWE) - 120 credits
Careers
This aircraft maintenance engineering degree course offers excellent career opportunities worldwide. The EASA Part-66 Licence qualifies its holders to be selected for further aircraft-type authorisation before being permitted to sign off aircraft for flight. You can gain employment throughout the UK and across the world with manufacturing companies, commercial airlines, air-taxi operators, flying schools, the armed forces and commercial long-haul flights. There is a growing market for maintenance, repair and overhaul of military and commercial aircraft, or you may choose sub-contract work.
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