BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year

Our Engineering courses share a design that incorporates significant elements of problem- and activity-based learning, and live industrial project work. They have embedded themes of creativity, employability, professional engineering, and sustainability and the environment. All of our courses are designed to meet the latest standards for accreditation as defined by the Engineering Council.

Students studying Engineering courses will have access to new specialist equipment and technology that is at the forefront of engineering developments. This includes:

• Design and visualisation facility modelled on best-practice in industry
• Wind tunnels (including a Formula 1 specification rolling road wind tunnel)
• Engine test facilities,
• Composites laboratory
• 3D printing facilities,
• electronics telecommunications laboratory
• Metrology laboratory
• Materials testing laboratory

Our aim is for our graduates to be ready for employment. We provide additional opportunities for students to gain employability skills, with employability workshops and awards as part of the course. In addition, and to further develop employability skills, we offer ‘Club Activities’. These currently include the Human Powered Flight Club, the Flight Simulator Club and the Formula Renault 2l Racing Team Club. These are great fun, and the only conditions to entry are that you need to engage and demonstrate commitment.

All Engineering courses are offered from the City Campus.

You will have the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities such as Aerospace Club. This gives all the Engineering students the opportunity to participate in the British Model Flying Association (BMFA) Challenge and UAS challenge (University of Wolverhampton Aeronautics – UWA).

All these activities provide opportunities for students to build real engineering components and apply industry standards and procedures, which will improve their technical knowledge, teamwork spirit, enhance teaching and learning experience, as well as be beneficial to a student’s CV.

The University is committed to a transparent fee structure, with no hidden costs, to help you make an informed decision. This includes information on what is included in the fee and how fees are calculated and reviewed.

If a tuition fee is not showing, we may not offer this intake for this course. Please check the start date information on the course finder for start dates.

Academic Pathway:-

Typical entry requirement: 48 UCAS points

• A Levels - grades DD / EEE
• BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades PPP
• BTEC L3 Diploma - grades MP
• Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (48 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)
• T Levels with an overall grade of Pass and a minimum grade of D or E in Core

International entry requirements and application guidance can be found here

Use the UCAS Tariff calculator to check your qualifications and points

Prepare for Foundation Pathway: - We will consider applicants who have not achieved level 3 qualifications if you have a keen interest in this subject area or hold relevant experience. To receive an offer through this route you will be required to successfully attend and pass a Prepare for Foundation event. This is a one-day programme which is designed to assess your keen interest or recent experience in the subject, through a written assessment and a variety of activities. During the event you will have the opportunity to ask questions, be introduced to studying a higher education foundation course and meet staff and fellow students. If you would like more advice and guidance about this admissions pathway, please contact Gateway to discuss and support you making an application to us.

Other Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years old or above at the start of the course.

“Since I started my BEng Aerospace Engineering course with the University of Wolverhampton, I have been able to advance my theoretical knowledge. Starting with the basic principles of what makes an aircraft fly and the varying forces applied to that aircraft. Currently in my second year, I can further those skills by partaking in a more focused subject with various systems within aircraft. With this university I was also able to take extracurricular activities, partaking in designing a fuselage for a UAS Drone challenge”. Daniel Copson – BEng Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year student and UWA Student Design Engineer.

“Aerospace Engineering is an interesting degree to study with many exciting extracurricular activities alongside the course, which students can pursue. For example, the IMechE UAS challenge creates a big learning curve for all those involved, as well as providing opportunities whereby all theoretical knowledge gained from study can be applied to a real-life scenario, taking students from design to manufacture and test flying their UAS. All of this gives students essential experience in working in the aviation industry”. Jake Adams – BEng Aerospace Engineering student and UWA Student team leader.

"I am employed in an aerospace engineering role that I would not have been able to get if it wasn’t for my degree. The modules I learned have given me an insight into the engineering world and provided me with skills necessary to choosing my career path and becoming successful in the future." Oliver Hickman - BEng Aerospace Engineering graduate 2021

Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status):

Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.

Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

Self-funding:

If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.

For more information please contact the Gateway.

Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.

Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund.

for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.

Bursaries and Scholarships:

In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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