Aeronautical Engineering MEng

The minimum entry requirement to the programme is a 2:2, (Level 8 – National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Aeronautical Engineering, or closely related field.  For international students, the entry equivalent will be accepted as determined by the Course Director in consultation with UL Graduate School Admissions. Where applicants are non-native English language speakers, certified achievement in TOEFL or IELTS Standard English Language Competency Test will be required. An interview may be part of the admission process.

English Language Requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or meet one of the criteria below (no longer than two years prior to application):

Acceptable English Language qualifications include the following:

• Matriculation examinations from European countries where English is presented as a subject and an acceptable level is achieved
• Irish Leaving Certificate English –Ordinary Level Grade D or above
• TOEFL – 580 (paper based) or 90 (internet based)
• IELTS – Minimum score of 6.5 with no less than 6 in any one component.
• English Test for English and Academic Purposes (ETAPP) – Grade C1
• GCE ‘O’ level English Language/GCSE English Language – Grade C or above
• University of Cambridge ESOL –Certificate of Proficiency in English – Grade C / Certificate in Advanced English – Grade A
• GCE Examination Boards – Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations – Grade C / Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate – School Certificate Pass 1-6 / University of London Entrance and School Examinations Council – School Certificate Pass 1-6

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Prospective careers for graduates are very broad including all elements of aerospace, automotive, engineering design, advanced manufacturing and construction.

Semester 1
Composite Materials (6 Credits); Advanced Stability & Control of Aircraft (6 credits); Research Project (3 credits); Advanced Technical Communication for Engineers (3 credits); 
2 Specialist Electives each 6 credits to be chosen from Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics; Non-linear Finite Element Analysis; Aerospace Metallic Materials; Computational Fluid Dynamics

Semester 2
Advanced Aircraft Structures (6 credits); Research project (12 credits); 
2 Specialist Electives 6 credits to be chosen from:- Project Planning & Control; Fracture Mechanics; Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics; Engineering Mechanics of Plastics & Composites; Operations Analysis; Boundary Layer Theory.

Semester 3
Research Project (30 credits)