Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year, full-time
Our Space Exploration Systems MSc focuses on robotic and human space exploration. The degree is managed by an international joint academic-industrial consortium with partners in France, Italy and the UK
Designed for physicists and engineers, this cutting-edge course explores space systems engineering, space instrumentation, the space environment, space power systems (including nuclear power systems) and space mission design. Over the duration of the course, you will acquire the core applied physics and engineering skills required to develop space systems and missions from initial concept through design, assembly and verification, to launch and operations.
You will have the opportunity to work with academic and industrial practitioners in three countries, to acquire the knowledge and skills expected by space exploration research groups and the space industry in the 21st century academic and commercial sectors.
This course bridges the divide between systems engineering and space and planetary science. For physicists, it provides the systems engineering knowledge required to work in industry. For engineers, it will stimulate an appreciation for space science, and the enabling technologies for robotic and human space exploration and instrumentation which contribute to that science.
2:1 BSc, BEng, MPhys, MEng or Masters (or equivalent) in Physics or Engineering.
We may consider applicants with a 2:2, or a degree in another science subject, on a case-by-case basis.
The MSc in Space Exploration Systems will provide you with the training and high-level skills required to meet the needs of the European or international space sector, whether in academia or industry.
By working in collaboration with industry, we can ensure that the project work and course content remains topical and relevant to industry needs and practices as the sector develops.
The skills you will develop in the project phase are excellent preparation for life in the workplace. Your knowledge and understanding of the pressures of industry-level projects will be greatly enhanced, and you will perfect the interpersonal skills required to work as part of a successful cross-disciplinary team.
Foundations of Professional Space Science and Engineering
Spacecraft Systems Engineering
Spaceflight Dynamics and Propulsion
Space and Planetary Environment, Planetary Surfaces
Spacecraft Instrumentation for Space and Planetary Science
Engineering Design Case Study
Human Spaceflight and Nuclear Systems
Advanced Spacecraft Engineering
UK Major Project (MSc Only)
Why choose Leicester for postgraduate study? The University of Leicester is recognised globally for world-class research and high-quality teaching, w...
