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Undergraduate Degree Programs
Aerospace Engineering

 

Aerospace engineering is the exciting field of Airplanes, Rockets ships and the great beyond.

Factsheet

  • Title: Bachelor of Science (BSc)

  • Mode of study: Full-time (6 semesters), part-time (9 semesters)

  • Start date: 1 February 2022 (Spring Semester), 2 August 2022 (Fall Semester)

  • Application deadline: 30 November 2021 (Spring Semester), 30 April 2022 (Fall Semester)

  • ECTS credits: 180 ECTS credits

  • Study language: English/German

  • Location: Lucerne/Online

  • Department: School of Engineering and Computer Science

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Entry Requirements

Swiss ‘maturité gymnasiale or Swiss professional or specialized ‘maturité’

A-level

Grades AAA in Mathematics, Physics and one other subject.

Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore there will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any science A Level taken.

GCSE

Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education including:

Five  GCSES/iGCSES at Grades  A*-C or 9-4

English Language and Mathematics are required at GCSE/iGCSE level with a minimum Grade of  C or  4 .

International Baccalaureate

36 points overall with 6,6,6 in Higher Level subjects.

The course specific requirements are: 36 points overall with 6, 6, 6 at Higher level in Mathematics, Physics and one other subject.

We also accept 5 in English Language at Standard level to meet our English language requirements.

Curriculum

Course content for year 1

Course units for year 1

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Title | Code | Credit

Materials 1 E120110 | 4

Workshop PracticeM100223 | 4

Introduction to Aircraft Design M1046210 | 4

Fluid Mechanics E1049210 | 5

Electrical Engineering E1041610 | 4

Structures 1 E1049110 | 4

Manufacturing Engineering 1 E1107910 | 5

Mechanics E116210 | 8

Introduction to Aerospace Engineering M1214110 | 5

Thermodynamics E121210 | 5

Tools for Engineers E123401 | 4

Mathematics 1 MATH1997210 | 8

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Course content for year 2

Course units for year 2

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Title | Code | Credit

Workshop Practice E201300 | 5

Modelling and Simulation E200921 | 4

Fluid Mechanics 2 E201211 | 4

Flight Test Course M207800 | 5

Aircraft Performance and Design M2044720 | 4

Applied Thermodynamics E204221 | 4

Dynamics E2046210 | 5

Numerical Methods & Computing E2014210 | 4

Space Systems M2189110 | 4

Structures 2 E2102310 | 5

Data Acquisition & Experimental Methods E2138210 | 4

Project Management E2248110 | 4

Mathematics 2 MATH29971 | 8

Course content for year 3

Course units for year 3

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Title | Code | Credit

Operations Management E346110 | 4

Control Engineering E3102110 | 4

Individual Project E316030 | 13

Aerospace Propulsion M3591210 | 4

Structures 3 E320210 | 4

Aircraft AerodynamicsM3156110 | 6

Vibrations & Aeroelasticity E3064110 | 4

Conceptual Aerospace Systems Design M352110 | 6

Flight Dynamics ME3224710 | 6

Modelling & Simulation 3 E3001210 | 5

Heat Transfer E3042210 | 4

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