One thing I will say; be aware that many academic flight test courses have a heavy emphasis on stability and performance, but a very high percentage of modern flight test work concerns avionics testing. I'd like to see more systems testing taught acedemically if only to educate engineering managers that avionics testing is NOT a ridealong activity
Interesting point, well made - you are almost certainly right, BUT have a view that's still in the minority. Like most people, I was taught FT very much from a Handling Qualities viewpoint first and systems second. This may be because most FT education tends to be managed by TPs or HQ-FTEs for whom this is the most important (and interesting) part of the whole process (and I must confess to putting myself in that "moral majority" where modern FT reality and my natural professional instincts tend not to be in line).
G
(Also a Southampton Aero graduate, just in case that wasn't obvious).