University of Strathclyde opens applications for MSc Aerospace Engineering

The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow has opened applications for its Master of Science (MSc) Aerospace Engineering programme. Interested students can apply for the September 2025 intake or for the January 2026 intake. The course offers interdisciplinary electives, individual research projects and collaboration with aerospace companies and space organisations.

Students who have a background in aerospace, engineering, science, physical sciences, or related disciplines, with a first-class or second-class honours degree, are eligible for the MSc Aerospace Engineering programme. A minimum score of 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic exam is required. Individual bands should not be less than 5.5.

The MSc Aerospace Engineering in UK is a self-funded programme. The yearly tuition fees for international (non-European Union) students is 31,100 pounds sterling. Students who opt to study this course full time in September 2025 will receive an automatic scholarship of 5,000 pounds sterling, which will be deducted from the fees.

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MSc Aerospace Engineering at Strathclyde

The University of Strathclyde will offer students a chance to be involved in “high-impact” projects such as the “CAELUS medical drone delivery network” and the “AI for Space Sustainability Institute”. Students will be trained to work with space-based observations, predictive analytics, and metamodeling.

Students of MSc Aerospace Engineering at Strathclyde will have facilities with “cutting-edge technologies” at their disposal. An official statement highlights a fixed-base flight simulator, cockpit, glider simulator, large wind tunnel, and Armfield wind tunnel located in the James Weir Building on campus.

Proxima is a robotic laboratory for close proximity operations with the space environment, equipped with two ‘6-DoF’ collaborative robotic arms and a rail slide, which are useful for mimicking the chasing and rotational motions of satellites and asteroids. The lab allows testing the autonomous guidance, navigation and control (GNC) algorithms for “in-orbit servicing and active debris removal”.

The University of Strathclyde MSc programme aims to develop spacecraft design, space mission analysis, and propulsion systems. The course also explores artificial intelligence applications in aerospace, sustainable practices, and engineering management.