Aerospace Engineering
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
Overview
Aerospace engineering involves the design, development, testing, and production of aircraft, spacecraft, and related systems and equipment.
The Minor in Aerospace Engineering as part of the BE(Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree will provide aspiring students an enhanced pathway to industry by specialisation. This Minor provides a pathway for aspiring students into the Aerospace Engineering sector.
UC offers the only undergraduate Aerospace degree in Aotearoa, giving you early entry into the industry or towards further study at the postgraduate level.
The new Minor aims to educate students on the design, development and maintenance of flight vehicles which involves knowledge and skills in Aerodynamics, Material Science, Computational Simulation, Aerostructure Design, Propulsion and Flight Control. Students will be educated in both established and emerging aerospace technologies and processes in the fields of aerospace design, vehicle structural integrity analysis, subsonic and hypersonic flight dynamics, vehicle guidance and stability techniques, aerospace airframe and propulsion systems. Students will be introduced to the impact of the Aerospace industry in New Zealand and worldwide, including contemporary practice.
Students study towards the Minor in Aerospace Engineering alongside Mechanical Engineering in the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours.
Mechanical Engineering with Aerospace Minor -2023
For the Aerospace Minor in the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, complete the following courses:
- ENME 362 Aerospace Design and Production Management
- ENME 408 Engineering Honours Research and Development Project with Aerospace Engineering focus
- Plus at least two courses from the following:
- ENGR 401 Computational Fluid Dynamics
- ENME 404 Aerodynamics
- ENME 460 Aerospace Propulsion
- ENME 486 Aerospace Structures (currently a Special Topic)
Note: Students must also meet the requirements for the Mechanical Engineering specialisation.
Having a skillset in Aerospace Engineering will make you a great fit for a path in aviation, or you could go beyond our atmosphere and join the growing space industry.
Some career pathways could include:
- Rocketry design
- UAV design
- Defence Forces
Contact us
Te Tari Pūhanga Pūrere | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: +64 3 369 2229
Email: engdegreeadvice@canterbury.ac.nz
Location: Level 5, Civil-Mechanical Engineering building – see campus maps
Postal address:
College of Engineering | Te Rāngai Pūkaha
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand