This course is a balanced practical and theory-based course for the licence element, and a professional engineering degree course for the BSc (Hons). The University has a partnership with British Airways and will deliver the Part 66 training elements. British Airways will, for an extra fee, deliver on-the-job training to a group of students at one of their UK facilities. Qualified aircraft maintenance personnel must have obtained a full EASA Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence to sign-off aircraft for flight. Upon successful completion of the EASA examinations, individuals normally need five years of practical experience in an approved EASA Part 145 maintenance organisation before qualifying for a basic licence in aircraft maintenance engineering, either B1.1 or B2. Our graduates of this BSc (Hons) will only need two years of practical engineering experience in live aircraft – therefore you will be saving three years of practical training with a maintenance organisation, if all elements of Part 66/Part-147 are met and fully complied with. The Foundation Year focuses on the study of mechanics and mathematics in order to provide a good numerical background that will support you throughout the remainder of the degree. Following your initial foundation year, you will progress onto the modules studied as part of the BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering degree.