
Aviation Engineering with Professional Placement Beng (Hon)
Course Overview - Aviation Engineering with Professional Placement Beng (Hon)
Reasons to choose Kingston
• This course aligns with the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK- SPEC) and meets the academic requirements for Incorporated Engineering (IEng) Membership of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).
• You’ll be able to enhance your learning through an industrial placement with an approved employer.
• We have a successful history of providing graduates to the aviation industry, especially around Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
• Our commitment to high q...
<strong>Reasons to choose Kingston</strong><br/><br/><br/>• This course aligns with the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK- SPEC) and meets the academic requirements for Incorporated Engineering (IEng) Membership of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).<br/><br/><br/><br/>• You’ll be able to enhance your learning through an industrial placement with an approved employer.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• We have a successful history of providing graduates to the aviation industry, especially around Heathrow and Gatwick airports.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>About this course</strong><br/>This is an ideal degree for anyone considering an engineering career in aviation. It will prepare you to work in aircraft maintenance, airworthiness, aviation management, logistics, systems integration, design, support, manufacturing, and air transport economics.<br/><br/>Studies include aerodynamics, propulsion, structures and materials, analysis of structures using FEA & CAD, science and the performance of aircraft. Through practical work in laboratories and workshops, you will apply the engineering principles you learn.<br/><br/>This degree will also develop career skills such as effective communication, presenting, team-working, planning and project management.<br/><br/><strong>Future Skills</strong> <br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. <br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. <br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it. <br/><br/><strong>Career opportunities</strong><br/>These include maintenance and licensed aircraft engineering, certification, quality assurance, logistics, planning, design, technical services, production and control engineering. Employers are often the military, civil aviation and aerospace companies.
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Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
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Codes/info
Course Code
H451
Institution Code
K84
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
128
UCAS points from a minimum of 2 A-Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications.
Scottish Higher
Equivalent of 112 UCAS points to include Maths and Science in Advanced Highers
Access to HE Diploma
D:15,M:30,P:0
Equivalent of 112 UCAS points from an Engineering subject. All Maths and Physics units must be Level 3
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
DDM
Engineering or related subject such as Aerospace / Aeronautical / Electrical / Electronic / Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H3,H3,H4
Equivalent to 112 UCAS points which must include Maths and Science with a score of H3 or above
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*D*
In an Engineering or related subject such as Aerospace / Aeronautical / Electrical / Electronic / Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
A level
B,B,C
A,B,B
Maths and suitable Science subject required (Physics, Chemistry, Further Maths or Biology)
T Level
M
T Level in Maintenance, Installation Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing T Level in Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control T Level in in Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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