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    Aviaton

    The world of aviation is constantly evolving and demand for highly-skilled graduates is increasing. If you are looking for a fulfilling career in aircraft maintenance engineering, we have a degree for you.


    As an Aviation student you will experience the high life at our specialist Aviation Academy. Studying in our first-class aviation training environment based at Newcastle International Airport, you will have access to industry-standard facilities including a 1500m2 aircraft hangar housing two Jet Provost, an avionics laboratory, avionic training simulators, training aircraft with cockpit and operational gas turbine engines, BAE Jetstream 31 aircraft and a Boeing 737 situated outside the Academy.

    Our Aviation degrees will provide you with hands-on experience and our tutors are industry specialists. We pride ourselves on having tutors who have real-world experience of the industry you are passionate about and who will help send you soaring into your future career.

     

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    We've been awarded £8million in funding from the Office for Students (OfS) to spend on the latest equipment and facilities to support higher education. 

    Aviation students are already benefitting from our investment of £2million in 2022, with brand-new facilities and equipment including Avionic training simulators and a Premier 1 Jet - a training aircraft with cockpit and operational gas turbine engines.

    There's never been a better time to study Aviation at Newcastle College University Centre.

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    What can I study?

    BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

    Looking for a high-flying career? Study our one-of-a-kind Aircraft Maintenance Engineering degree to get ahead.

    Length: 3 years
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Aviation Academy, Woolsington

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    Meet our students

    Aviation Graduate - Mark Underwood

    Mark Underwood

    BSc in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

    "You will leave here with a lot more than a degree. As well as all the core degree modules, you also complete some of the CAA modules towards your B1 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's license, which you have to complete to be able to work as a mechanic. The Aviation Academy's strong links with employers is definitely a big benefit as well. I applied for lots of positions outside of those links, and I got hardly any responses, then BA came and did their annual visit, and invited me to interview, and then offered me a Junior Mechanic position, which I’ll be starting in the summer. !"

    Aviation Graduate - Max Elcoat

    Max Elcoat

    BSc in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

    "Being at the airport, around the planes, and working in the hangar, you’re always focused on the end goal. But, for me, hands down, one of the best things about studying here is hearing from ex-students about where they are now. It’s so motivating see what you could be doing in a few years’ time, and it proves how good of a place it is. For instance, I had no idea that the current Maintenance Manager for Boeing UK studied here just ten years ago, until he came to give us a talk about his experience and career-to-date."

    Aviation Graduate - Thomas Whoollett

    Thomas Whoollett

    BSc in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

    "When I came out of sixth form, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I was looking on the UCAS website, just to see if there were any courses that appealed to me. I don’t really see myself as an academic, so I liked that it looked like there was going to be lots of practical work on this course. I feel like the course has matured me in terms of knowing how serious the work is now. I’m far more aware of my responsibilities as an aircraft engineer. It’s opened my eyes to the industry."

    Aviation Graduate - Robert Head

    Robert Head

    BSc in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

    "Having a degree that is actually recognised by - and useful for - the industry, are by far the best things about this course. I could have gone to a traditional University and studied for a typical degree in Mechanical Engineering, but it isn’t specific enough to get me straight into a job in aviation. No matter what you’re being mentored in, you want to be mentored by the people who know it, and the people who have been through it, which is why it’s great that the tutors here have all worked in the industry themselves. We’re getting to learn from the best."

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    Alice Brown

    BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

    "It’s different! I've not come across one other person who has done this degree anywhere else."
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    Michael Mati

    BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

    "(The Aviation Academy) is the best place to be. The modules are structured efficiently so you can get the most out of your time here."
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    Daily tasks:

    • Organises and establishes control systems to monitor operational efficiency and performance of materials and systems.
    • Ensures that equipment, operation and maintenance comply with design specifications and safety standards.
    • Designs mechanical equipment, such as steam, internal combustion and other non-electrical motors for railway locomotives, road vehicles, aeroplanes and other machinery.
    • Determines materials, equipment, piping, capacities, layout of plant or system and specification for manufacture.
    • Undertakes research and advises on energy use, materials handling, thermodynamic processes, fluid mechanics, vehicles and environmental controls.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Prepares specifications for materials and other components.
    • Produces final design information for use in preparation of layouts, parts lists, etc..
    • Arranges construction and testing of model or prototype and modifies design if necessary.
    • Prepares working designs for steam, aero, turbine, marine and electrical engines, mechanical instruments, aircraft and missile structures, vehicle and ship structures, plant and machinery equipment, domestic electrical appliances, building systems and services, and electronic computing and telecommunications equipment.
    • Assesses product requirements, including costs, manufacturing feasibility and market requirements.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Provides technical consultancy services.
    • Examines and advises on patent applications.
    • Prepare sketches, drawings and specifications showing materials to be used, construction and finishing methods and other details.
    • Devises and implements control systems to monitor operational efficiency and performance of system and materials.
    • Designs new systems and equipment with regard to cost, market requirements and feasibility of manufacture.
    • Establishes principles and techniques to improve the quality, durability and performance of materials such as textiles, glass, rubber, plastics, ceramics, metals and alloys.
    • Researches into problem areas to advance basic knowledge, evaluate new theories and techniques and to solve specific problems.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Accompanies pupil on training flights and demonstrates flying techniques.
    • Performs specified tests to determine aircraft.
    • Maintains radio contact and discusses weather conditions with air traffic controllers.
    • Monitors fuel consumption, air pressure, engine performance and other indicators during flight and advises pilot of any factors that affect the navigation or performance of the aircraft.
    • Directs or undertakes the operation of controls to fly aeroplanes and helicopters, complying with air traffic control and aircraft operating procedures.
    • Directs or undertakes routine checks on engines, instruments, control panels, cargo distribution and fuel supplies.
    • Studies flight plan, discusses it with flight deck crew and makes any necessary adjustments.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Monitors the standards of scientific and technical research undertaken by the research team.
    • Plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities to the research and development team.
    • Develops research methodology, implements and reports upon research investigations undertaken.
    • Liaises with production departments to investigate and resolve manufacturing problems.
    • Establishes product design and performance objectives in consultation with other business functions.

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