Aerospace Engineering – (B.Sc.)

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The Bachelor’s degree programme in Aerospace Engineering lasts three years and is divided into semesters. This means that you take examinations twice a year. You attend a mix of lectures, tutorials, laboratory courses and projects.

In the course of these three years you receive a broad education in all aerospace disciplines, such as:

• aerodynamics
• lightweight and advanced materials
• earth observation
• propulsion

In the first two years all students follow the same curriculum. In order to help you progress in your studies, in the first part of the degree programme you receive support from a senior student, your mentor. In the first year you can select either Dutch-language or English-language tuition, while from the second year onwards all teaching takes place in English. This is an excellent preparation for your further studies and the international job market. On successfully completing the degree programme you receive a Bachelor’s degree, which is also an excellent point of departure for further study in a Master’s degree programme. This can be done at our faculty, at another Master’s degree programme at TU Delft, or abroad as well.

The first year

In the first year you not only spend time studying alone. You immediately start working in a team context as well: your team gets a room with computer facilities so that you can carry out an assignment, including calculations and reports. This means you can apply the theory from the lectures in practice, while also being prepared for your later working environment.

Second year

In the second year (and the third year) the foundation created in the first year is expanded and applied. Together with five other students you board our Cessna Citation II business jet, the faculty’s flying classroom, with which you can carry out measurements in the air.

Third year

Your third year begins with a minor and you conclude the year with the Design-Synthesis Exercise. This is an exercise carried out in a group in which you apply all the knowledge you have acquired in the previous years. This assignment can range from designing an aircraft to planning a mission to Mars!

The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering is the only faculty at TU Delft that provides a complete English-language Bachelor’s programme. In the first year you can select either Dutch-language or English-language tuition, while from the second year onwards all teaching takes place in English. This is another indication of how internationally oriented this degree programme is.

Accreditation

NVAO independently assesses the quality of higher education in Flanders and the Netherlands. All of TU Delft’s educational programmes are accredited by NVAO and therefore meet the European quality standards. Alongside the national accreditation system, many of TU Delft’s education programmes are recognized as substantially equivalent to the best programmes in the USA by the American Board of Engineering & Technology (ABET).