MSc Aerospace Technology: University of Sussex

About the programme

The modern aerospace industry relies on advanced technology and on engineering practice that demands significant inter-disciplinary skills. This MSc enhances the interdisciplinary capabilities of aerospace engineers. You will develop engineering skills over a range of engine and related technologies, covering jet engines to rocket technology, computational fluid dynamics, embedded systems, communications, space systems, finite element modelling, manufacturing technologies, and heat transfer.

The programme draws upon the substantial experience of the Thermo-Fluid Mechanics Research Centre at the University of Sussex – a research unit that includes the Rolls-Royce supported University Technology Centre in Aero-Thermal Systems. University faculty from the Communications Engineering and the Industrial Informatics research teams teach essential components of this MSc programme.

Admission requirments

UK entrance requirements

A first- or second-class undergraduate honours degree in engineering, mathematics or an applied science.

Overseas entrance requirements

Sussex receives applications from all over the world and is therefore very experienced in assessing the qualifications offered by students from outside the UK.

For information on some of the most common international qualifications that meet their general entry requirements, please refer to the table in their International students section.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.0, with not less than 6.0 in each section. Internet TOEFL with 80 overall including 22 in Speaking and 24 in Writing. For more information, refer to English language requirements .