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University of Surrey

Space Engineering MSc

Stag Hill, United Kingdom

DURATION

1 up to 5 Years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time, Part time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

13 Dec 2024

EARLIEST START DATE

Feb 2025

TUITION FEES

GBP 26,500 *

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

* for full-time overseas students | full-time UK students: GBP 12,900

Applying for a Masters at Surrey

Introduction

Why Choose This Course

The night sky presents us with the idea of infinity, and advances in space engineering allow us to go further and explore more than ever before.

At Surrey, we pioneered sophisticated ‘micro-satellites’ in the 1980s. Since then, we’ve maintained a program of building entire satellites, performing mission planning, working with international launch agencies, and providing in-orbit operations. This activity keeps us at the forefront of the space revolution.

With Surrey Space Centre on our campus and our strategic partnership agreements with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and Airbus, we are part of the lifeblood of the UK's industrial space sector.

What You Will Study

Our MSc is designed to give you the specialist multidisciplinary knowledge and skills required for a career working with space technologies. You'll have access to all aspects of the design and delivery of spacecraft and payloads.

We are the only UK academic institution that develops, builds, and operates complete space missions – from initial concept to hardware design, manufacturing, and testing to in-orbit operations. All this is controlled by our own spacecraft mission operation ground station at Surrey Space Centre. Because of this, you;ll have the chance to gain first-hand experience of real space missions and how this relates to the taught modules.

Professional Recognition

MSc - Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Candidates must hold a CEng-accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to comply with full CEng registration requirements.

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Curriculum

Academic Year Structure

If you’re studying this course full-time, you’ll study eight modules across the year – four in each semester.

You will work on your project full-time during the summer period for approximately two-and-a-half months, and before that, during semester time, you will work on the initial stages of the project part-time and complete an interim report. This means that if you begin your course in February, you will complete your project between the two semesters, and if you begin your course in September, you will complete your project after the two semesters.

You can also study this course part-time, taking between two and five years. You can study between two and six modules each year and the length taken to complete the MSc depends on how many modules you choose. We recommend part-time students work on their project in their final year of study when all eight modules have either been completed or are near completion.

Modules

Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand, and/or class size caps.

The University operates a credit framework for all taught programs based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75, or 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.

The structure of our programs follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each program. These are all outlined in the programme specifications which include further details such as the learning outcomes:

Space Engineering MSc

Year 1

Full-time

RF Systems and Circuit Design
Satellite Communications Fundamentals
Satellite Remote Sensing
Space Avionics
Space Dynamics and Missions
Space System Design
Advanced Guidance, Navigation and Control
Advanced Satellite Communication Techniques
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion
Space Environment and Protection
Spacecraft Structures and Mechanisms
60 Credit Standard Project

Unstructured (3-5 Years) Part-time

RF Systems and Circuit Design
Satellite Communications Fundamentals
Satellite Remote Sensing
Space Avionics
Space Dynamics and Missions
Space System Design
Advanced Guidance, Navigation and Control
Advanced Satellite Communication Techniques
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion
Space Environment and Protection
Spacecraft Structures and Mechanisms
60 Credit Standard Project

Timetable

Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester.

New students will receive their personalized timetable in Welcome Week, and in subsequent semesters, two weeks before the start of the semester.

Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive.