Aeronautics and astronautics to launch your career
laboratory sessions in its worldclass facilities, industry site visits and project work.
The university’s lecture programmes include guest speakers from the industry and other institutions from around the world.
In addition to lectures, in Year 1 and Year 2, you will have tutorials and laboratory classes that are held in small groups and individual supervision for your projects in Years 3 and 4.
The university helps its students develop key skills, including written and oral presentation skills using a wide variety of learning methods.
Group work
Practical experience is essential for today’s employment market. Southampton’s group projects provide the perfect opportunity for you to enhance your practical and team-working skills.
Field trips
Students are able to test pilot their designs in the university’s flight simulator.
All undergraduates complete an individual research or design project in their third year as well as a group aircraft or spacecraft design exercise. In the past, students have designed an A320type replacement airliner, a microlight aircraft and a moon orbiter.
The Year 4 GDPs are often linked to current research activities or topics that have practical relevance to industry. Some examples include unmanned air vehicles, spacecraft instrumentation, electric propulsion devices and racing car components.
Students are often taken on an exciting one-week practical course in flight testing at Southampton International Airport. At the airport, experiments are performed onboard a Jetstream flying laboratory aircraft.
The university has connections with key players across the aerospace and automotive industries and organises a number of visits to industry partners and research establishments.
In the past, students have visited industry giants such as Agusta Westland, Airbus UK, Rolls-Royce and Qinetiq.
E-learning
Most staff use Blackboard as an electronic medium to disseminate printed notes, exercises and other teaching material. In some cases, tests are carried out via Blackboard. Besides being part of the assessment, such tests are designed to provide you with rapid feedback on your understanding of the taught material.
Student support service for learning
The students are each assigned a personal tutor, whose role is to monitor and supervise their overall progress on their degree. The personal tutor also provides pastoral care, support and advice where appropriate for any nonacademic problems faced during their time at the university.
Southampton’s employability coordinator can point them in the right direction to help them obtain the relevant skills and experience they need to further their career.
They have good relations with local and international employers as well as the university careers advisory service. The university also has a Staff-Student Liaison Committee in place to give students the opportunity to voice any issues and help improve the student experience.
The University of Southampton Malaysia Campus’s Open Day will be held on Sept 13.
For more information, call 07-560 2560, e-mail Malaysia@southampton.ac.uk or visit www.southampton.edu.my The Rolls Royce University Technology Centre in Computational Engineering Design and the Airbus Noise Technology Centre are based at the university.