Engineering

This course is delivered in partnership with Hartlepool College of Further Education (T: 01429 295000). Modules displayed are indicative and may change at different partner colleges.

Aeronautical engineering is a broad discipline including fundamental aspects of mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials engineering, design, as well as specialist aerospace topics such as aerodynamics, aircraft systems, flight dynamics, avionics and propulsion systems.

This course is only available for UK/EU students. Due to the delivery location the course is unsuitable for international applicants. International Students interested in Aeronautical Engineering may wish to consider BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering

If you have a passion for aircraft or space flight, or you simply wish to develop into an engineer with wide and varied engineering skills applicable across a wide range of industries, then this course is right for you. The broad content means that successful graduates have multiple career options in both aerospace and other engineering industries.

As a student on Teesside University’s HND Aeronautical Engineering course, you will study at Hartlepool College of Further Education and have full access to the facilities of both Hartlepool College of Further Education and Teesside University. We have extensive resources for delivering aeronautical engineering including an aerospace workshop with fixed wing and helicopter training aircraft, training rigs/equipment for aircraft systems (including modular radar) and a Rolls Royce RB211 turbofan engine.

Other facilities supporting your course include a flight simulator system, subsonic wind tunnel and aerospace simulation and modelling software. Tuition is provided by experienced engineering staff who have relevant industrial experience in the aeronautical engineering sector.

How you learn

You are expected to attend a range of lectures, tutorials and hands-on laboratory/workshop sessions. Part of your course also involves a substantial research-based project. Course delivery is at Hartlepool College of Further Education but students have full access to facilities both at Hartlepool College of Further Education and at Teesside University.

The course has been designed to provide a number of contact teaching and assessment hours (lectures, tutorials, laboratory work, projects, examinations etc), but you are also expected to spend time on your own, called ‘self-study’ time, to review lecture notes, prepare coursework assignments, work on projects and revise for assessments. The first year of study consists of modules totalling 125 credits and each unit of credit corresponds to ten hours of learning and assessment (contact hours plus self-study hours). So, during year one you can expect to have 1250 hours of learning and assessment. The second year of study consists of modules totalling 120 credits , so during year two you can expect to have 1200 hours of learning and assessment.

How you are assessed

Your course involves a range of types of assessment including coursework assignments and examinations.

Professional accreditation

Successful completion of this qualification will enable graduates to apply for membership of several engineering institutes including the Institute of Engineering & Technology and the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Career opportunities

Most students who join an Aeronautical Engineering course do so because of their passion for flight and engineering, a combination which is not only enjoyable but also quite rewarding in terms of career prospects. Most seek careers in companies directly or indirectly linked to aircraft or space craft, however in addition to the aerospace industries it may surprise you to know just how diverse aerospace engineering can be.

This course also provides graduates with the engineering skills valued by the automobile, process, oil & gas, electronics and electrical engineering and renewable energy industries to name just a few. Students completing this HND in Aeronautical Engineering may seek advanced entry directly into year 2 of the BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering or the MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering degree programmes offered by Teesside University in partnership with Hartlepool College of Further Education.

Entry requirements

This course is only available for UK/EU students. Due to the delivery location the course is unsuitable for international applicants.

To enter Year 1, you're expected to have GCSE English and Maths (grade C or above), or equivalent, and have achieved a BTEC National L3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in an appropriate subject. Alternatively you should have achieved an appropriate GCE A Level profile including maths and science subjects. Other level 3 qualifications may be acceptable. Mature students with related work experience may be exempted normal entry requirements.

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