Aerospace Engineering

Every machine that moves the world, and every aircraft that rises above it, began as an idea in an engineer’s mind. This programme teaches you to design them.

It is a programme for those who love to design, build and solve: the engineers of vehicles, power systems, robots, aircraft, spacecraft and the technologies that shape modern life.

Your journey begins with two years at KCIC, Chennai, earning a UK-regulated Higher National Diploma in either Mechanical Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering. Engineering design, mathematics, thermodynamics and virtual engineering form a shared foundation, with each prescribed unit matched to a course in RMIT’s own degree.

Then, two years in Melbourne at RMIT University, ranked fifth in Australia for Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. You enter the third year of a four-year honours degree and complete it with an engineering capstone project.

You graduate with a full honours degree from RMIT University, accredited by Engineers Australia and recognised across the signatory countries of the Washington Accord.

Two Majors, One Journey

A shared engineering foundation. A choice of frontier.

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours) (HND in Mechanical Engineering)

The discipline of energy and motion. You study solid mechanics, mechanical design, vibrations, thermal-fluid systems and automatic control, with minors in areas such as automotive engineering, intelligent manufacturing and artificial intelligence.

Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours) (HND in Aeronautical Engineering)

The discipline of flight, in the atmosphere and beyond. You study aerospace structures, computational and high-speed aerodynamics, aerospace dynamics and control, and spaceflight systems, at RMIT’s specialist aerospace facilities.

The RMIT Way

Where engineering is learnt in the laboratory, and alongside industry.

At RMIT, engineering is hands-on. You design your own solutions to industry problems, using specialised facilities from wind tunnels to machine shops and testing laboratories. Industry Advisory Committees of senior engineers shape both degrees.

Mechanical students can join the electric racing team that designs and builds a car to compete in Formula SAE. Aerospace students take on a design, build and fly challenge for micro-aerial vehicles, and are strongly encouraged to complete at least 10 weeks of engineering industry experience.

Both degrees end with a capstone project, applying everything you have learnt to a real engineering challenge.

Here, every theory meets its test.