Msc Aerodynamics at Southampton University

[dustbin89]

Hi, first post but been reading for a year or so. I just completed a Ba in Physics at Cambridge University but I want to get involved in racing design.

These courses cropped up at Southampton

MSc Aerodynamics and Computation, MSc Race Car Aerodynamics

I was wondering if anyone on here could recommend either of these, or do you think experience would be time better spent

Thanks

Justin

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Guess whos heading the class.....

Not really! Although Iam intrigued too. I live in Southampton, do you have a link or prospectus?

[dustbin89]

Yes sorry

http://www.soton.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgs ... amics.html

Justin

EDIT:

And this

http://www.soton.ac.uk/ses/postgraduate ... ation.page?

lol 12 places/year

[Tozza Mazza]

I'm actually looking seriously at that course as an undergraduate, as Aeronatics and Astronautics, then specialising in Aerodynamics. If so I will be heading off in 2012, just as fees gets serious! The course looks really good, and I should be heading off to an open day soon. I really think this is the course for me, and best of all, I only live a couple of hours away (on a day with bad traffic). I have done a lot of research, and this course is unique, definetly the best in the country, and by far the most specialised.

EDIT: For other potential undergraduates, below is a link to information about the course. If you email them they will send you a department prospectus. I found this most interesting. There is a module in 3rd or 4th year on race car aerodynamics, and most F1 teams have employed Southampton Aero/Astro nautical engineering students.

http://www.soton.ac.uk/ses/undergraduat ... mics.page?

Hope i helped,

Tozza

[mep]

lol 12 places/year

The question is how many graduate from these 12?
Cranfield takes much more. Something like 45 but I wonder if they just kick most of them out and keep the tuition fees.
Does anybody know about this?

[dustbin89]

I imagine there are loads of applicants for the 12 places, they'd try to take the best ones so there should be 11-12 graduates. Cranfield might have a few more drop outs because it takes more.