The aim of the MSc course in Astronautics and Space Engineering is to equip students with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to enable them to contribute to the European space industry, to space-related research within academia, or to the work of a range of related industries.
Thesis Title - A Compact Spherical Tokamak Power Plant Enabling Fast Interplanetary Travel
Four year, thick sandwich course with a third year on salaried industrial placement. First Physics degree (May 1992), accredited by the Institute of Physics, the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Engineering Council as fulfilling their education requirements for professional membership. The primary aim of the course was to give vocational training in applicable physics. It helped me foster the intellectual and experimental skills for a physicist in an engineering environment. The physics content was selected to meet the stated needs of modern, high technology industry. The course aimed to develop the design and management skills required by a professional engineer.
Degree highlights
Instrumentation, High Specification Materials (including semiconductor IC design and manufacture), Electronic Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering Physics project: Modelling the Behaviour of Spotted Stars
A Levels: Physics, Chemistry
AS Levels: Electronics, Maths