Aerospace Engineering at Heriot-Watt University
Aerospace Engineering (MEng (Hon), H3A2) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BBC - ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 208–223 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as BBC - ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 208–223 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H3A2 · H3 mechanical engineering + A2 pre-clinical dentistry
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 88%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%86%
Learning opportunities88%85%
Assessment and feedback74%78%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management88%79%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice80%78%
135 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£30.5k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 90 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
87% working4% working and studying3% studying4% unemployed2% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
77%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals72%
- Elementary occupations6%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals6%
- Administrative occupations2%
- Information Technology Professionals2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 120 graduates · 62% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
aerospace engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Aeronautical and aerospace engineering at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot Training in Helicopters BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Aerospace Engineering MEng | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Aerospace Engineering this course | BBC - ABB | 208–223 |
| Kingston University | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Swansea University | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Teesside University | Aerospace Engineering (with Optional Year in Industry) MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | — |
| University of Brighton | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Aeronautics and Astronautics with Foundation Year MEng (Hon) | ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Surrey | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Aircraft Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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