Computational Fluid Dynamics MSc at Cranfield University

There is an increasing global demand for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) specialists with practical and technical knowledge. This course, designed to reflect the wide applications of computational fluid dynamics, will enable you to gain the knowledge and appreciation necessary for a strong foundation in a career in this exciting engineering discipline. You will learn to understand, write and apply CFD methods across a broad range of fields, from aerospace, multi-phase flow and heat transfer to microflows, bio-medical flows and fluid-structure interaction problems.

Faculty: Aerospace  |  Duration: Full-time: MSc - one year; Part-time: MSc - up to three years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: October  |  Location: Cranfield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Delivery: Taught modules 40%, individual research project 40%, group project 20%. Compulsory modules: The Role of Experimental Data in CFD, Data Analysis and Uncertainty, Grid Generation / CAD, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Numerical Methods and High Performance Computing, Numerical Modelling for Compressible Flows, Numerical Modelling for Incompressible Flows​, Turbulence Modelling.

Career pathways

Strategic industrial links ensure that the course meets the needs of the organisations competing within the computational sector, therefore making our graduates some of the most desirable in the world for companies to recruit.

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