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Programme code | 4AERO006U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Mark Schenk
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Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
School/department | School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Accrediting types: |
Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.aerosociety.com/) |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups | Engineering (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 5 years (full time) |
This section sets out why studying this programme is important, both in terms of inspiring you as an individual and in considering the challenges we face. It describes how this degree programme contributes to:
The learning outcome statements shown below for your programme have been developed with reference to relevant national subject benchmarks (where they exist), national qualification descriptors (see the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) and professional body requirements.
Teaching, learning and assessment strategies are listed to show how you will be able to achieve and demonstrate the learning outcomes.
This programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Formal lectures, demonstration classes, practical laboratories, computing laboratories, modelling seminars, guided reading, computer aided self-assessment and an industrial placement. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Formal written examinations (mid-term progress and end of year), written coursework assignments, laboratory and placement reports, assessed design work, group project work, oral examination and presentations, presentation of poster, short talks and a reflective journal. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Formal lectures, demonstration classes, practical laboratories, computing laboratories, modelling seminars, guided reading, computer aided self-assessment and an industrial placement. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Formal written examinations (mid-term progress and end of year), written coursework assignments, laboratory and placement reports, assessed design work, group project work, oral examination and presentations, presentation of poster, short talks and a reflective journal. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Formal lectures, demonstration classes, practical laboratories, computing laboratories, modelling seminars, guided reading, computer aided self-assessment and an industrial placement. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Formal written examinations (mid-term progress and end of year), written coursework assignments, laboratory and placement reports, assessed design work, group project work, oral examination and presentations, presentation of poster, short talks and a reflective journal. |
This section describes what is expected from you at each level of your programme. This illustrates increasing intellectual standards as you progress through the programme. These levels are mapped against the national level descriptors published by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Will have a good knowledge of the basic concepts of aeronautical engineering, and will have learned how to take different approaches to solving problems. They will be able to communicate accurately, and will have the qualities needed for employment requiring the exercise of some personal responsibility. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
Will have developed a sound understanding of the principles in their field of study, and will have learned to apply those principles more widely. Through this, they will have learned to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems. Their studies may well have had a vocational orientation, enabling them to perform effectively in their chosen field. They will have the qualities necessary for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and decision-making. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
At level 6 students will initially undertake an industrial placement, on returning they will join the cohort studying at level 6. Will have developed an understanding of a complex body of knowledge, some of it at the current boundaries of an academic discipline. Through this, the graduate will have developed analytical techniques and problem-solving skills that can be applied in many types of employment. The graduate will be able to evaluate evidence, arguments and assumptions, to reach sound judgements, and to communicate effectively. They should have the qualities needed for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility, and decision-making in complex and unpredictable circumstances. |
Level M/7 - Masters |
Much of the study undertaken at Masters level will have been at, or informed by, the forefront of an academic or professional discipline. Students will have shown originality in the application of knowledge, and they will understand how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research. They will be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, and they will show originality in tackling and solving problems. They will have the qualities needed for employment in circumstances requiring sound judgement, personal responsibility and initiative, in complex and unpredictable professional environments. |
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
UG Workload Statement
Success as an undergraduate student depends on you being able to make the transition to self-motivated, independent learning. Programmes are designed to assist you in this development, in many cases by starting with units in which timetabled teaching, such as lectures and practical classes, provides the foundations of knowledge and skills in a subject, moving on to individual research-based work. Over time you will be expected to take increasing responsibility for your own learning, guided by the feedback on your work that you will receive. At the heart of your studies at every level there must be regular and disciplined individual reading, reflection and writing and it is this skill of independent studies, above all others, that will serve you best when you leave the University.
Most programmes use credits and a 20 credit unit broadly equates to about 200 hours of student input. This includes all activities related to the teaching, learning and assessment of taught units.
A component of this is the time that you spend in class, in contact with the teaching staff, which includes activities such as lectures, laboratories, tutorials and fieldwork. Some of this activity may be online and could consist of activity that is synchronous (using real-time environments such as Blackboard Collaborate) or asynchronous (using tools such as tutor moderated discussion forums, blogs or wikis).
In some programmes there are field courses and/or placements that will take place in concentrated periods of time.
Outside scheduled activities you are expected to pursue your own independent learning to build your knowledge and understanding of the subjects you are studying. Such independent activities include, reviewing lecture material, reading textbooks, working on examples sheets, completing coursework, writing up laboratory notes, preparing for in-class progress tests and revising for examinations.
We recognise that many students undertake paid employment. To achieve a sensible balance between work and study, you are advised to undertake paid work for no more than 15 hours per week in term-time.
Professional Programmes
Many undergraduates in the Faculty of Health Sciences will be following the professional programmes of:
For these professional programmes, full time attendance is compulsory unless absence is formally approved. Academic activities are timetabled throughout the 5-day week and student workload is around 40 hours per week on average. Where possible, students in the early years are permitted Wednesday afternoons for sport and extra-curriculum activities. This may not be available in later years of professional programmes as when a student progresses through the curricula there is an increasing exposure to clinical and professional activities. Students in clinic or on placements may need to stay later than core times of 08.00 – 18.00 or even overnight to observe out-of-hours activities. This increasing exposure to clinical activities means that students on these professional programmes often have longer term dates than the University standard. Individual years within programmes are likely to vary in length (for example because of the timings of placements) and further information on this will be found in individual programme regulations. Another important point to note is that many of the assessments sit outside of the standard University examination timetable and are likely to be more frequent meaning that students will more oftentimes be engaged in revision activities and self-directed learning.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty Assessment and Feedback Statement for Undergraduate Students. University of Bristol access only.
Students may be allowed to transfer from any of the MEng programmes to another up to the end of year 2. The decision to transfer from the MEng to the BEng programme can be made at any time up to the end of year 3. The programme structure change introduced for 2012 onwards will allow any student to leave at the end of year 3 with an accredited BEng.
This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Engineering Mathematics 1 | EMAT10100 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Engineering Science | MENG10004 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Engineering by Investigation | MENG10005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Engineering by Design | CENG10012 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
AVDASI 1: Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering | AENG10004 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Aerodynamics | AENG21100 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Structures and Materials 2 | AENG21200 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Aerospace Dynamics | AENG20008 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
AVDASI 2 - Group Design, Build, and Test | AENG20007 | 30 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Space Systems | AENG22300 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Engineering Mathematics 2 | EMAT20200 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Year in Industry | AENG30014 | 120 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Mandatory Unit AENG30017 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Advanced Structures and Materials | CADE30001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Aerodynamics and Numerical Simulation Methods | CADE30002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Feedback Systems and Automatic Control | AENG30022 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
AVDASI 3 – Aircraft Propulsion, Performance and Operations | CADE30003 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Research Project 3 | AENG30017 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Aerospace Engineering with a year in Industry (BEng) | 120 |
This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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AVDASI 4 - Group Design Project | AENGM0060 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Plus 80 credit points of optional units. Minimum of 60cp from List 1 and up to 20cp from list 2. Research Project 4 by separate application and transfer. | ||||
List 1 | ||||
Aerial Robotics | AENGM0073 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Wind Energy Systems | AENGM0081 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Composites for Lightweight Structures | AENGM0082 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Experimental Methods for Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics | AENGM0086 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Advanced Numerical Methods for Aerodynamics | AENGM0087 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Advanced Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity | AENGM0088 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Advanced Space Systems | AENGM0089 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Composites Design, Manufacture and Product Development | AENGM0091 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Composite Materials for Sustainability | AENGM0092 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
List 2 | ||||
Product and Production Systems | MENGM0056 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Structural Integrity and Non-destructive Evaluation | MENGM0058 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering | MENGM0059 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future | MENGM0064 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Multivariable and Nonlinear Control | MENGM0067 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Infrastructure Systems Management | CENGM0072 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise | INOVM0015 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Robotics Systems UG | EMATM0053 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Mathematical Modelling for Sustainable Development | SEMTM0008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
List 3 - selection by separate application: | ||||
Research Project 4: Preparation for Research Degree | AENGM0085 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 |
Aerospace Engineering with a year in Industry (MEng) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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