MSc Aviation Engineering and Management

What you will study

The MSc Aviation Engineering and Management course consists of eight modules with a key theme throughout your studies including the ethical dimensions of decision-making and interpersonal relations. This means you can be confident that you will develop personally and professionally as part of the course, ultimately making yourself more employable. You’ll study the following modules:

Aircraft Management and Operations
This module will help you develop a critical awareness of the aircraft life cycle and the associated legislation that ensures that new designs achieve high levels of reliability and inherent sustainability. You will study current and future aircraft design and manufacturing trends and the certification process.
You will be introduced to the models, concepts and methods used for aircraft systems maintenance including their development, integration and certification. 

Condition Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing
This module analyses condition monitoring and non-destructive testing, giving you an appreciation for the key concepts and tools in this subject. You will evaluate the use of these tools in different situations within the industry and make recommendations on necessary adjustments.

Human Engineering
You will be encouraged to critically analyze and evaluate safety management systems, organisation safety and human performance in the aviation industry.

Lean Maintenance Operations and Certification
This module will help you develop and understand concepts in Six Sigma, lean maintenance, operational research, reliability centred maintenance and maintenance planning. You will evaluate and critically analyse processes within highly regulated industries.

Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering Management
Covering the principles and implementation of the safety, health and environmental management within the workplace, you will look at key concepts in human cognition and other human factors in risk management and accident/incident investigation. You will also gain an understanding of the role of stakeholder involvement in sustainable development.

Strategic Leadership and Management for Engineers
This module will explore a range of purposes and issues surrounding successful strategic management and leadership as well as appraising a range of leadership behaviours and processes that may inspire innovation, change and continuous transformation within different organizational areas including logistics and supply chain management.

Research Methods for Engineers
The aim of this module is to provide you with the ability to determine the most appropriate methods to collect, analyse and interpret information relevant to an area of engineering research. To provide you with the ability to critically reflect on your own and others work.

Individual Project
You will undertake a substantial piece of investigative research work on an appropriate engineering topic and further develop your skills in research, critical analysis and development of solutions using appropriate techniques.

Teaching

You will be taught through a variety of lectures, tutorials and practical laboratory work. You will have 10 contact hours per week, you will also need to devote around 30 hours per week to self-study, such as conducting research and preparing for your assessments and lectures.