LIFE AS AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER

Step inside the student experience: View a sample timetable, explore subject videos, and hear first-hand from current students.

YOUR SAMPLE TIMETABLE

Want to know what you can you look forward to as an aerospace engineering student at Manchester? Take a look at the example timetable below.

Please note this is a sample timetable and is only included to give you an idea of how your time might be spent in first year. Units may be subject to change and availability. Students are issued their personal timetable upon enrolment of the course.

MONDAY

9am: Tools for Engineers Matlab/Solidworks Computer Lab

11am: Aerospace Design Lecture

2pm: Fluid Mechanics Lecture

TUESDAY

10am: Intro to Aerospace Lecture

11am: Fluid Mechanics Lab

1pm: Mathematics Tutorial

3pm: Group Meeting with Academic Advisor

WEDNESDAY

9am: Aerospace Design Lab

10am: Mathematics Tutorial

1pm: Peer-assisted Support Sessions (PASS) with Second-Years

THURSDAY

10am: Mathematics Tutorial

2pm: Aerospace Design Tutorial

3pm: Tools for Engineers Matlab/Solidworks Computer Lab

FRIDAY

11am: Fluid Mechanics Lab

2pm: Matlab/SolidWorks Tools for Engineers Computer Lab

3pm: Mathematics Lecture

SOCIETIES

  • AeroSoc
  • Flight Sim Society
  • UAV Soc
  • Women in Science and Engineering
  • PASS Mentoring
  • Engineering Outreach
  • ... and more!

STEP INTO A DAY IN THE LIFE

Shoaib takes you on a journey of a (very busy) day in his life as an Aerospace Engineering Student here at The University of Manchester.

From practical workshop sessions and study time in our Engineering and Materials Building, to heading to Old Trafford and rounding off the semester with the annual Engineering Ball - it's a full day's work!

Amalia Ertis

MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience

"I'm currently in my third year and fully immersed in my dissertation. I’m looking at how feasible it is to integrate hydrogen fuel and fuel cells, including the idea of dual fuel systems. It is quite challenging, but honestly really exciting because it lets me think like both an innovator and an engineer.

At the same time, I’m gearing up for my industrial placement, and I’m glad I chose a course with real hands-on industry experience built into it. It has been such a rewarding journey so far, and I would definitely recommend doing a placement if you get the chance, because practical experience really makes all the difference."