The development of skills and advancement of knowledge focus on:

• dynamic structural and aeroelastic analysis of aerospace vehicles, flight dynamics, stability and control and the implications for the design and construction of aerospace vehicles;
• the construction of CFD models and to assess implications of results, the limitations of present techniques and the potential future direction of developments in the CFD and aerodynamics field;
• appreciation of the need for process, product development and quality and reliability issues relevant to the introduction of products in a cost effective and timely manner;