Structural Design option - MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design at Cranfield University

This specialist option of the MSc Aerospace Vehicle Design provides you with an understanding of aircraft structures, airworthiness requirements, design standards, stress analysis, fatigue and fracture (damage tolerance) and fundamentals of aerodynamics and loading. Also covered is the selection of suitable materials, both metallic and composite.

Faculty: Aerospace  |  Duration: Full-time MSc: One year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Cranfield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Delivery: Taught modules 10% | Group project 50% | Individual research project 40%. Compulsory modules: Design and Analysis of Composite Structures, Loading Actions, Detail Stressing, Reliability, Safety Assessment and Certification, Design for Manufacture and Operation, Finite Element Analysis, Initial Aircraft Design, Structural Stability, Fatigue, Fracture Mechanics and Damage Tolerance.

Career pathways

This Aerospace Vehicle Design option in Structural Design is valued and respected by employers worldwide. The applied nature of this course ensures that our graduates are ready to be of immediate use to their future employer and has provided sufficient breadth of understanding of multi-discipline design to position them for accelerated career progression.

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