You should develop practical system design skills with hands-on access to our remarkable equipment, which includes a Harrier Jump Jet, flight simulation suite, and the Mercedes Petronas Wind Tunnel and industry-standard software. Such equipment contributes to the reason we have such high levels of student satisfaction 97% overall in the latest National Student Survey (NSS) 2016.

This program is available in a 3-year full-time and 4-year sandwich program.

Throughout the Aerospace Technology (Hons) at Coventry University you will have the opportunity to explore the intricacies of aircraft systems design, the complexities of aerospace program management, the various types of system failure and how they can be prevented through improved aircraft design.

Career prospects

After the United States, the UK has the second largest aerospace industry in the world, employing around 230,000 people in over 3,000 companies, including BAE Systems, GKN and Rolls-Royce, and a range of international companies with operations in the UK, such as Airbus, Cobham, AgustaWestland, Finmeccanica, Thales, Boeing and Bombardier.

This course aims to produce graduates with the skills to become successful design engineers and engineering managers, both in aerospace and the wider engineering context, in fields such as aircraft and components design and manufacture, maintenance and testing, propulsion systems, flight simulation, aviation, avionics, patent engineering, financial services and many more.

When you are ready to find permanent employment, you will also have the opportunity to receive support from our award-winning Faculty careers service, EC Futures, which won the ÔBest Placement Service in the UKÕ award at the National Undergraduate Employability Awards in 2015 and 2016.