Calling Genghis T.E
 

Hello again,

I'd be grateful if you could answer a few of my queries:

That degree you done, was it a 3 year course or 4 years and how many hours per week was it? Avionics implies Avionic systems - they teach you the whole mechanical and control side too. With plenty of maths and physics involved (for me the bulk of it is going to be repetition from A' Level maths)

Just wondering though, What was your final year project based on? Becuase this Avionics degree involves working with an aeronautical engeering group (they build a plane and we build the avionics).

Any info would be appreciated

Thanks!

3 Year BEng(Hons) (I got in before they made it difficult to get CEng without a Masters).

I worked about 50 hrs per week for the 3 years, but I was rather more idle than some and only got a 2:2

What you describe is pretty much the Southampton "Aerospace Systems Engineering" degree, I did the "Aeronautics and Astronautics" which was more heavy metal - hence I'm now Chartered Mechanical as well as Aeronautical.

I went with A level Physics (grade A) and 2 Maths A levels (B and C) and was struggling to cope with the maths for much of the course - don't expect much repetition.

My final project was astoundingly dull and mainly to do with Metal Fatigue - what you suggest sounds far more fun. On the other hand part of my final year project got published as an undergraduate textbook so I shouldn't complain - that looked bloody good on my CV.

G