Aerospace Satellite Engineering (Extended Degree) BEng (Hons)
September 2026 Start
Option for Placement Year
Option for Study Abroad
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Please note: This course is subject to validation.
Join us in powering the next generation of space innovation.
Our new BEng Aerospace Satellite Engineering course has been developed by world-leading academics and industry partners to equip graduates with the key skills required to work and thrive within the rapidly growing space sector.
Students will have the opportunity to build comprehensive technical and transferable skills, utilising our state-of-the-art labs. You will also become part of our North East Skills and Technology Centre (NESST), a £50 million investment with partners including the UK Space Agency and industry prime Lockheed Martin UK Space.
Accreditation: This course has been designed to meet the PSRB requirements of the IET.
This extended degree provides an alternative route to higher education and supports those who don’t meet the standard entry requirements for an undergraduate degree. It includes a foundation year where you will enhance your knowledge and skills of core mathematics as well as of core physics and electrical engineering principles.
During your foundation year, you will develop fundamental research skills and independent learning skills through specialised and research-informed modules. You will build a broad range of mathematical and scientific competences addressing real-world problems and develop key employability skills that will prove invaluable when you enter the workplace.
Delivered in industry-leading facilities by our highly experienced team, you will be supported at every step to ensure an enjoyable experience that will enhance your learning and future employment prospects.
The foundation year of the course delivered at level 3 which develops your ability to study in Higher Education is not accredited. Subsequent levels and years are accredited and deliver the knowledge, competencies, and skills required to meet the specific course accreditation requirements that relate to the approved accredited award title.
UK Fee in Year 1*: TBC
* Government has yet to announce 26/27 tuition fee levels.
International Fee in Year 1:
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ADDITIONAL COSTS
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This course prioritises providing students with real world experience, within our state-of-the-art lab facilities, working side-by-side with world-leading researchers and industry experts.
Our students are at the heart of our research, meaning you will gain first-hand experience of working on industry lead projects, utilising cutting-edge technology. You will have the opportunity to develop your own satellite mission idea, subsystem and hardware, and then test your designs following official space agency and industrial processes.
Between your second and third year of study, you will have the opportunity to undertake a placement or study abroad, both of which will provide you with invaluable industrial and international experience.
You will leave with the key skills, knowledge, network and experience, to work or research within the space sector.
Our staff are industry leading experts across a variety of space specialisms, including; satellite mission design, systems engineering, communications systems, satellite payloads for astrophysics and earth observation, and orbital and attitude control systems.
You will have the opportunity to learn and work alongside these academics, gaining vital insight into their research and industry lead projects.
Our world-leading Solar and Space Physics research group and Optical Communications research group develop novel technologies for the space sector.
Find out more about some of our world-leading research projects:
Those enrolled in the programme will gain access to our North East Space Skills and Technology Centre, a state of the art £50M facility developed by Northumbria, with investment from the UK Space Agency and the space and satellite division of industry giant Lockheed Martin. NESST will open in 2026 and house world-leading space experts and students, uniting industry with academia, to transform the UK space economy.
Students will also gain access to our Northumbria Space Technology Laboratory (NSTL) a facility which houses the key equipment required to test satellites for launch and simulate the outer space environment.
Facilities within NESST and NSTL include a state-of-the-art mission operations centre, as well as, shakers for vibration testing, X-ray dose chambers, thermal vacuum chambers, a radio ground station and an anechoic chamber for radio testing, dark rooms and electronics manufacturing.
All information is accurate at the time of sharing.
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Contact time is subject to increase or decrease in line with possible restrictions imposed by the government or the University in the interest of maintaining the health and safety and wellbeing of students, staff, and visitors if this is deemed necessary in future.
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