BSc (Hons) Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies
- Industrial Placement
- International students can apply
- Course code : H491
- Duration :
Three years full-time
Four years with industrial placement year
3 good reasons to study Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies at Salford:
- Combine flying skills with aviation technology
- Investigate the business aspects of running aviation operations at a local airport
- Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
The course is engineering focused towards aircraft performance, aircraft handling qualities and flight systems, together with an aviation management theme which includes a hands-on aviation operations and flight practice dimension.
The main emphasis is on the engineering issues associated with aircraft performance, handling qualities and flight systems. This is achieved through modules on flight dynamics and control, aircraft propulsion and performance, and avionics. Aviation management skills are developed through modules on aviation business enterprise, airline and airport management, airport design and aircraft maintenance.
You have the option to follow a structured pilot training programme and sit the appropriate ground school examinations needed for the award of a Private Pilot Licence.
A total of 45 flying hours are offered within the training course, at additional cost, with the twin aims of enabling you to fly solo by the end of year 1 and obtain a Private Pilot Licence by the end of year 2. Lessons are at an additional total cost of £6,500 (correct at August 2010), with flexible payment options.
You are encouraged to join the Manchester Branch of the RAes which is based in the Newton Building.
We also encourage you to take a sandwich year which can be pursued either in Europe or the UK. A year's experience in industry has a number of benefits including:
- An opportunity to apply the knowledge that you have gained at the University
- Witness the application of modern techniques to your field of interest
- Obtain a better understanding of the role of some of the theory that you have been taught
- Experience working for an organisation
- Discuss your future career with people established within the industry
- The possibility of working for the same organisation after you graduate. A large proportion of students undertaking a placement with a company are employed by that company after they have graduated.
When completed you will be awarded with a Certificate of Professional Studies.