FdEng Aeronautical Engineering (Manufacture)

Key facts

• Fully accredited courses. BEng (Hons) degrees and FdEng degrees have been accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the Royal Aeronautical Society**
• State-of-the-art Merlin Flight Simulator. Design and test your own aircraft using engineering theory and see how alterations to aircraft affect the flying experience
• You will also have access to flight simulation packages such as FLITE, RANT navaids trainer and Boeing 747
• Access to cutting edge design, analysis and simulation softwares - Fluent for computational fluid dynamics, Abaqus for finite element analysis, MATLAB and Simulink for dynamics system modelling/analysis/simulation, Pro Engineer and Edge-Cam
• Access to the university's internationally-recognised research centres, including the Advanced Composite Training and Development Centre at Airbus.
• Excellent links with industry. Vocational training opportunities at companies such as Airbus UK, Light Aero, Garmin, MyTravel and Hawker Beechcraft (FdEng courses)
• Subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel facilities and a fully operational gas turbine test cell on our Wrexham campus
• Work on jet and piston engine aircraft in our aircraft hangar
• Apply for member status with the IMechE when you graduate, and after a period of appropriate work experience (honours degree graduates only). You will be eligible to
  be considered for membership of RAeS (BEng (Hons) graduates only)
• Join the Institution of Engineering and Technology at Engineering Technician level (HND/HNC students). You will be invited to interview and membership will be at a level in line with your grade and responsibilities (fee payable)
• Rapid Prototyping Facility (fused deposition method) and specialist manufacturing systems simulation software 

Course content

• aerodynamics
• fluid mechanics
• CAD
• aircraft structures
• aircraft design
• manufacturing processes
• business management
• thermodynamics
• computer-based manufacturing
• supply chain management
• aircraft stability and control
• avionic systems
• gas turbine science

Course content

FdEng Aeronautical Engineering (Manufacture)

The Foundation Degree in Aeronautical Engineering (Manufacture) is designed and delivered to suit apprentices and trainee students already working in the field of Aeronautical Engineering and gives you the opportunity for on-the-job learning. The course is also designed for the Airbus Undergraduate Apprentice Scheme.

Recruitment onto the Airbus Undergraduate Apprentice scheme is via the Airbus website. For Airbus apprentices, a salary is payable, and the course fees are paid on your behalf. The course is demanding as it includes concurrent aeronautical engineering apprenticeship training, and industry-based work. Following successful completion of the Foundation Degree you will progress onto the BEng (Hons) course.

Career opportunities

The current UK shortage of qualified engineering graduates means you will have plenty of career options when you graduate. You can find employment in the fields of aeronautical, mechanical and manufacturing engineering consultancy, research and development or in the armed forces.

Previous graduates have gone on to work for organisations such as Airbus UK, Rolls Royce Engineers, the National Air Traffic Control Service and British Airways, amongst others.

Entry requirements and applying

The academic requirement for this foundation degree is 120 points, or equivalent. (To include A level in Mathematics or a relevant science subject or equivalent.) Appropriate AS-Level and Level 3 Key Skills qualifications will also be taken into account. See information on general entry requirements.