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Madrid
Train in the Master's Degree that qualifies you to become an Aeronautical Engineer. Access an innovative curriculum based on sustainability, entrepreneurship and digitalisation. Open enrolment
Because it qualifies you to work as an Aeronautical Engineer, combining advanced technical training, practical learning and direct connection with the aeronautical and aerospace industry.
The UAX Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering offers ample opportunities for research, collaboration, study and also fun. In addition, it is a university degree that enables you to work in the profession and sign projects as an Aeronautical Engineer.
In the Qualifying Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering you will use Agile methodologies that encourage experimentation and simulate the reality of the industry with an almost completely practical programme.
Companies will be part of your day-to-day life, proposing innovation projects, certifying your skills and preparing you through internships to develop the best competences.
You will learn through a methodology adapted to the European Higher Education Area, which will allow you to acquire the learning outcomes required in the degree.
Our programme is focused on developing a series of skills that will help you to integrate emerging technologies in different technological fields, with the aim of developing your professional activity in the aeronautical and space sector, for which you will have personalised monitoring by tutors who will offer you up-to-date and practical teaching.
Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering
Year 1
FIRST FOUR-MONTH PERIOD
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| M140900 | Aerodinámica Avanzada | OB | 3 |
| M140901 | Desarrollo de Infraestructuras Aeronáuticas | OB | 6 |
| M140902 | Flight Dynamics | OB | 4,5 |
| M140903 | Materiales y Producción Avanzados | OB | 6 |
| M140904 | Aerospace Electronic Systems | OB | 4,5 |
| M140905 | Termofluidodinámica | OB | 6 |
| TOTAL: | 30 | ||
SECOND FOUR-MONTH PERIOD
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| M140906 | Actuation, Design and Control of Propulsion Systems | OB | 4,5 |
| M140907 | Aeroelasticidad Avanzada | OB | 3 |
| M140908 | Cálculo Avanzado de Estructuras | OB | 3 |
| M140909 | Diseño Avanzado de Vehículos Aeroespaciales | OB | 6 |
| M140910 | Aircraft Testing and Certification | OB | 4,5 |
| M140911 | Propulsion Systems Testing and Certification | OB | 4,5 |
| M140912 | Air Transport Operations | OB | 4,5 |
| TOTAL: | 30 | ||
Segundo Curso
FIRST FOUR-MONTH PERIOD
| Code | Subjects | Character* | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| M240900 | Desarrollo del Sistema de Navegación Aérea | OB | 6 |
| M240901 | Prácticas Externas en Empresa | OB | 6 |
| M240902 | Trabajo Fin de Máster | OB | 18 |
| M240903 | Prácticas Externas en Empresa | OB | 9 |
| M240904 | Trabajo Fin de Máster | OB | 15 |
| TOTAL: | 54 | ||
*Character: BT: Basic Training, Ob: Required, Op: Optional
We created and adapted this innovative programme that qualifies you to work as an Aeronautical Engineer. This course is oriented towards the design, construction and production of aerospace systems, as well as the management and design of infrastructures that serve the aerospace sector.
You will acquire skills with a solid scientific basis and you will learn how to get by with the latest generation technologies such as ALTAIR, CATIA or FLUENT, which are used on a daily basis by professionals in the sector. In addition, you will learn basic training related to the performance of professional practice in business organisation and economics, which will allow you to be in direct contact with the labour market.
We have modern facilities equipped with state-of-the-art material for you to develop your theoretical knowledge:
At UAX you will feel connected to the industry from day one, doing internships in leading companies such as INDRA, Hispasat, Tecniberia or Acciona among others.
You will be able to benefit from our more than 8,000 collaboration agreements with leading companies in many sectors and you will have the advice of professional advisors who are experts in the sector to help you choose your professional path with the best guarantees.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course oriented towards training in advanced knowledge in the design and analysis of aerospace structures. The course has been developed in collaboration with ALTAIR, a world leading company and global provider of simulation technology and engineering services.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To train engineers in the use of Altair HyperWorks, today's most complete CAE multiphysics simulation platform, which will allow them to deepen their understanding of the methodology of structural analysis and finite element optimisation with Altair solutions (the most complete CAE simulation platform on the market) that provide a complete set of solutions for the aerospace industry including efficient simulation modelling, design optimisation and leading solutions for implicit, explicit and multibody dynamics analysis, designing faster and more economical and more innovative products.
WHO IS IT INTENDED FOR?
This course is aimed at all those students of the Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering who wish to obtain the expert certificate in aerospace structures analysis endorsed by the company Altair, developer of the tool, and the UAX.
ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
Students must be enrolled in the Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
DURATION
60 hours, of which:
- 48 hours of e-learning training
- 12 hours of classroom training
The e-learning training allows students to access the course contents as many times as they need, all they need is a computer and an Internet connection. In order to take the final exam, the student must have completed the study of all the modules of the e-learning training and have attended the face-to-face classes.
Aerospace Structures Analysis Expert Course Registration Form
In the Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering we have an exceptional teaching staff with a high professional and teaching level.
Meet some of the professionals who will be your teachers during your degree:
Ricardo Atienza Pascual. Dr. Aeronautical Engineer by the UPM, specialist in Calculation and Testing of Structures and Aircraft Certification Programmes. Professor of Aircraft Certification and Experimentation in the Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He is also Head of Studies of the Aeronautics and Space area degrees.
Fernando Cabrerizo García PhD in Aerospace Engineering by the UPM and Master in the Finite Element Method, is Professor of Fluid Mechanics and Flight Mechanics and Dynamics of the Degree and Master in Aerospace Engineering. He is also the Head of the Laboratory of Mechanical Characterisation of Composite Materials at the National Institute for Aerospace Technology - INTA.
Óscar Valencia Rey: Aeronautical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. MBA from CFE. Specialist in Aerospace Structures Calculation and Numerical Methods for the resolution of Partial Derivative Equations at AIRBUS.
Marcos Antonio Rodríguez Jiménez: Aeronautical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Flight Test Analyst at AIRBUS Defence and Space.
Find out what it will be like to study your Aerospace Engineering Degree at UAX, be inspired by the creativity and ingenuity of our maker projects and discover what life is like on our campus, full of activities and events for all tastes.
Students will be admitted to the Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in accordance with the specific requirements indicated in the Ministerial Order CIN/312/2009, of 9 February, which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that enable students to exercise the profession of Aeronautical Engineer.
In the event that demand exceeds the number of places offered, the academic record and employment activity will be assessed according to the following scale:
- 80% Academic record
- 20% Previous professional experience in the corresponding sector.
You can access the Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering by following the steps detailed below.
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The Degree Monitoring and Improvement Committee is made up of the master's degree management, a representative of the degree's teaching staff, a student representative and a representative of the Vice-Rector's Office for Studies and Quality Assurance (to be completed). In addition, guest members may be invited to deal with specific issues that need to be monitored.
Scale 0-10 | Year 22/23 | Year 21/22 | Year 20/21 |
Graduation rate | 78,1% | 73,3%% | 92,3% |
Rate of return | 89,39% | 88,95% | 97,76% |
Drop-out rate | 0,0% | 0,0% | 7,69% |
Student satisfaction with the teacher | 8,7 | 8,2 | 4,4* Scale (1-5) |
Student satisfaction with the programme (syllabus) | 7,9 | 7,7 | 3,9 Scale (1-5) |
Satisfaction of the teaching staff | 9,2 | 9,5 | -- |
Satisfaction of the administrative and service staff | 7,8 | 7,1 | -- |
Employability | -- | 100% | 100% |
Aimed at graduates in aerospace engineering who wish to acquire the specific attributes of an aeronautical engineer.
Students will obtain scientific, technological and socio-economic training of excellence, preparing them for professional practice in the development and application of the skills acquired related to the aeronautical and space field, reaching the level that enables them to carry out the profession of Aeronautical Engineer, in accordance with the provisions of Order CIN/312/2009.
