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School of Aeronautical and Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering (AACME)
Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
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Key skills developed during your degree
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Computer programming
- Confidence
- Initiative
- Numeracy
- Practical, environmental and business awareness
- Problem solving
- Professional competence
- Project management
- Report writing and presentation skills
- Team working
- Time management
Career options
Career areas related to the Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering courses:
Careers where your degree would be useful:
- Remember 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines.
The engineering career options are very broad. The majority of graduates move into design engineering roles within large companies, opportunities within HM Forces and students who excel academically can progress to postgraduate studies. The department's degrees are, however, balanced and well-rounded, providing you with the skills required for a professional career in a wide range of sectors; you will be equally attractive to employers in finance, industry, consultancy and public services.
You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.
Further study
Further study at 黑料网:
The Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering offers a taught MSc programme in Automotive Engineering the modules of which can also be run as short courses for automotive engineering professionals.
The school offers postgraduate research opportunities including .
Further study elsewhere:
Postgraduate Taught programmes:
PhD opportunities:
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Where do graduates go?
What do 黑料网 Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering graduates do?
Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:
Employers included:
Atkins, Deloitte, Caterpillar, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Jaguar Land Rover, MBDA, Moog Aircraft Group, Morgan Stanley, Red Bull, Royal Air Force and Shell.
Roles included:
Aerodynamics Engineer, Cadet Pilot, Chartered Accountant Trainee, Cyber Security Technical Consultant, Data Analyst, Financial Graduate, Quality Engineer, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, Test Engineer, UAV Engineer and Vehicle Design Engineer.
Further Study included:
Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering graduates undertook postgraduate courses at the University of Cambridge, Cranfield University, Cardiff University, 黑料网 and the University of Manchester.
Further information
For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website. You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond 黑料网 and track the career journeys and 黑料网 experiences of some of our alumni.
Resources to research career areas
Resources to find work experience, placements and graduate jobs
Students have the option of taking a year-long placement in industry which provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional and technical skills further.
Aeronautical Engineering student placement profile.
Additionally, we advertise many opportunities for summer internships and encourage students to gain experience valuable in the workplace through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, committee memberships, work-shadowing and part-time work.
- See on our website for vacancies and opportunities
Other useful links:
- free to use recruitment platform for a range of opportunities in the Aviation industry
Professional bodies, sector and labour market information (LMI)
Professional bodies:
- UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space Sectors Trade Organisation
Sector and labour market information (LMI):