Welcome to Integrated Aerospace Systems Design

Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society

Introduction and Aims of Course

The demand for well trained aerospace engineers both at integrator and supplier level does not show signs of abating. Aerospace engineering graduates are highly valued and are currently in great demand. With the boom in air travel, the demand for highly skilled engineering professionals far outstrips supply. It is envisaged that this will continue well into the 2010s, ensuring that employment prospects remain buoyant. The industry is increasingly looking to recruit as well as foster from within its own ranks engineering specialists that can appropriately weigh technical, practical, business and management considerations in aircraft product development programmes.

Today and into the future, engineering specialists need to have a broad level of aircraft knowledge, should secure a multi-disciplinary understanding of the integrated airframe-engine system and must be sufficiently flexible such that they have an ability to perform tasks akin to generalists. The new MSc in Integrated Aerospace Systems Design (IASD) specifically seeks to serve this growing industry requirement.

This IASD MSc degree is primarily aimed at individuals who work or who wish to work in the aerospace or related industry. The pool of students would include those currently working in technical/commercial management, engineering specialists/generalists, management/technical pilots, consultants, industry analysts and aviation media journalists.

This degree has been accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.