MEng Aerospace Engineering with Professional Placement
About this course
MEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering, an aerospace engineering degree focused on mechanical principles, design, and flight systems. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a professional placement year in industry, and incorporates practical components such as an airfield visit and a flight test course. The first year introduces foundational concepts through Design, materials and manufacturing 1, Engineering mathematics, Mechatronics, and Thermofluids 1. The second year continues with Control and mechatronics, Design, materials and manufacturing 2, and Solid mechanics 2. The third year consists of a professional placement. The fourth year shifts focus to specialized aircraft topics including Aerodynamics, Aerospace structures, Aircraft performance and design, and a Group design and business project. The fifth and final year concludes with advanced study in Aerospace sciences, Rotorcraft dynamics, and an MEng individual project alongside Project scoping and research methods.
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Entry requirements
A level: A*A*A including A* in Mathematics and A in Physics IB: 36 points overall and 7, 7, 6 in three Higher Level subjects including 6 in Physics and 7 in either HL Mathematics.
What students say
Based on about 43 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 72%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 16 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 55%
- Information Technology Professionals: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Finance Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 95%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 15%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 35%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- Other qualifications: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
- Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Design, materials and manufacturing 1
- Engineering mathematics
- Mechatronics
- Responsible engineering practice
- Solid mechanics 1
- Thermofluids 1
- Control and mechatronics
- Design, materials and manufacturing 2
- Engineering computation
- Solid mechanics 2
- Thermofluids 2
- Professional placement
- Aerodynamics
- Aerospace structures
- Aircraft performance and design
- Aircraft propulsion
- Aircraft stability and control
- Group design and business project
- Aerospace sciences
- MEng individual project
- Project scoping and research methods
- Rotorcraft dynamics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MEng Aerospace Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath earn?
The median salary is £37,000 after 15 months, £34,000 after 3 years, £43,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £38,000 and £52,000. The £43,500 median after five years is £5,000 more than the UK median for Aeronautical and aerospace engineering.
What do graduates of MEng Aerospace Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MEng Aerospace Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MEng Aerospace Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath?
The typical offer is A*A*A at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 191 UCAS points.
Is MEng Aerospace Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
How many students continue on MEng Aerospace Engineering with Professional Placement at University of Bath?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.