Aircraft Engineering

About this course

Aircraft engineering is the discipline concerned with the design, maintenance, modification, and airworthiness certification of aircraft and their systems. It combines the principles of mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering with the highly specific regulatory and safety requirements of the aviation industry, where standards of precision and reliability are among the highest demanded of any engineering field. Aircraft engineers keep the global aviation fleet in the air, and their work covers everything from routine scheduled maintenance to the investigation of complex technical faults and the management of major modifications. At the University of the West of Scotland, this four-year degree provides a thorough grounding in the engineering sciences as they apply to aircraft systems, including aerodynamics, aircraft structures, propulsion, avionics, and maintenance engineering

Where its graduates go

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