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    MSc/PGDip 1 year, full-time

Course Description

This is for you if... you want the in-depth knowledge and professional skills to embark on a successful career in the thriving and innovative international space industry.

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.

Entry Requirements

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.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are a number of possible sources of funding: loans and grants, bursaries and scholarships.

Student Destinations

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.

Module Details

Core modules

  • 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
  • Plus your Major Project (MSc Only)

Optional Placement

  • Optional Major Project International Placement: Space Exploration Development Systems (SEEDS)

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