About the course

Advances in Spacecraft Engineering are creating the opportunity for us to explore further than ever before. Our Space Engineering Masters course provides the skills and knowledge you need to significantly enhance your career prospects in this growing sector, by developing your abilities in spacecraft engineering. This new programme provides a postgraduate qualification in spacecraft engineering, covering the full life cycle of space missions. Through the use of lectures, practical laboratories, group activities and individual projects students will develop a broad range of skills and knowledge to support industrial, defence, and scientific applications within this growing sector.

　　To equip you with advanced scientific knowledge, concepts and skills necessary for a research or technology development career in spacecraft engineering, with particular focus on the space environment and its hazards and mitigation, and materials and manufacturing for space applications.

　　To provide you with the opportunity to carry out individual research project work in spacecraft technology and engineering, to acquire the generic research skills necessary to engage in future research or study and to enable you to report research outcomes to an audience. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 1 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Autumn (September), 2024	Birmingham
Autumn (September), 2025	Birmingham
Autumn (September), 2026	Birmingham

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Birmingham

A 2.1 Honours degree in a physical science or engineering subject.

　　Applicants with a 2.2 Honours degree in the above disciplines along with appropriate industrial experience will considered on a case-by-case basis.

　　IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band

　　TOEFL: 88 overall with no less than 21 in Reading, 20 in Listening, 22 in Speaking and 21 in Writing

　　Cambridge English (exams taken from 2015): Advanced ? minimum overall score of 176, with no less than 169 in any component

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 88.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Birmingham. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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