Aerospace, UAM, Drones & Space
126 online programmes, designed with industry and taught by practising engineers.
Aerospace, UAM, Drones and Space in Ireland
Ireland's aerospace sector is concentrated in Shannon, Limerick and the Dublin region, with a strong base of maintenance, repair and overhaul, avionics, aerostructures and engine component manufacturing. Multinational suppliers and specialist SMEs serve global airframe and engine programmes, while the Irish Aviation Authority and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency shape certification and airworthiness requirements. Growing interest in drones, urban air mobility and space-related research is supported by university spin-outs and national research centres. Engineers here work on design assurance, systems integration, maintenance planning and compliance across the aviation value chain.
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Diploma in Attitude/Orbit Control and Estimation
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in attitude/orbit control and estimation. 8 modules covering attitude kinematics and dynamics, sensors, actuators, attitude determination and estimation, control laws,…
Diploma in Robustness and Autonomy of On-Board CNG
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in onboard GNC robustness and autonomy. 8 modules covering onboard autonomy, FDIR, robust control, uncertainty and robustness analysis, vision-based navigation,…
Diploma in Ground Segment Architecture and Operations
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in ground segment architecture and operations. 8 modules covering ground segment architecture, ground stations, mission control centres, mission planning, flight…
Diploma in TT&C Protocols and Link Security
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in TT&C protocols and link security. 8 modules covering TT&C fundamentals, modulation and coding, data link layer protocols, packets and…
Diploma in Planning and Management of Constellations
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in constellation planning and management. 8 modules covering constellation architectures, coverage and revisit, deployment and launch, configuration maintenance, inter-satellite networks,…
Diploma in Conjunctions, Collisions and Space Traffic
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in conjunctions, collisions and space traffic. 8 modules covering the space debris environment, surveillance and catalogues, propagation and covariance, conjunction…
Diploma in Radiation Effects and Mitigation (SEE/TID)
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in radiation effects and mitigation (SEE/TID). 8 modules covering the space radiation environment, radiation-matter interaction, total ionising dose, displacement damage,…
Diploma in Rad-Hard Components and Test Campaigns
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in rad-hard components and test campaigns: 8 modules covering space-grade EEE parts, hardened technologies, COTS in NewSpace, test facilities, TID…
Diploma in Orbital Thermal Control, MLI and Radiators
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in orbital thermal control, MLI and radiators: 8 modules covering the orbital thermal environment, heat transfer, thermo-optical coatings, multi-layer insulation,…
Diploma in Transient Thermal Analysis for Payloads
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in transient thermal analysis for payloads: 8 modules covering nodal and geometrical thermal models, orbital transient analysis, thermo-elastic stability, detectors…
Diploma in Hall/Ion Thrusters and PPU
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in Hall/ion thrusters and PPUs: 8 modules covering electric propulsion fundamentals, applied plasma physics, Hall-effect and gridded ion thrusters, power…
Diploma in Electric Propulsion Integration in Buses
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in electric propulsion integration in the satellite bus: 8 modules covering electric propulsion principles, subsystem architecture, power budgets, plume–spacecraft interactions,…
Diploma in Remote Sensor Design and Cal/Val
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in remote sensor design and Cal/Val: 8 modules covering remote sensing physics, optical and microwave instrument design, pre-flight and in-flight…
Diploma in SAR/Optical/Hyperspectral Data Processing
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in SAR, optical and hyperspectral data processing: 8 modules covering satellite imagery fundamentals, optical and SAR processing, SAR interferometry, hyperspectral…
Diploma in Deep Space RF Links and Modulation
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in deep-space RF links and modulation: 8 modules covering deep-space communications, link budgets, modulation and waveforms, channel coding, synchronisation and…
Diploma in Optical Communications and Pointing/Acquisition
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in optical communications and pointing/acquisition: 8 modules covering space optical communications, the atmospheric channel, optical link budgets, pointing, acquisition and…
Diploma in Rendezvous and Proximity Operations
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in rendezvous and proximity operations: 8 modules covering relative orbital mechanics, rendezvous mission phases, manoeuvre planning, relative navigation sensors, proximity…
Diploma in Guidance and Control for Couplings
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in guidance and control for docking: 8 modules covering docking dynamics, final-approach navigation, approach guidance, translation and attitude control, docking…
Diploma in Orbital Services and Orbital Robotics
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in on-orbit servicing and orbital robotics: 8 modules covering the servicing market and missions, space manipulator kinematics, dynamics and control…
Diploma in Replenishment, Repair and Capture
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in refuelling, repair and capture: 8 modules covering servicing missions, propellant transfer, target capture, robotic repair, safety, regulation and verification,…
Diploma in Space Debris Mitigation and End of Life
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in space debris mitigation and end of life: 8 modules covering the debris environment, mitigation regulations, design for mitigation, disposal…
Diploma in Space Traffic Management and Regulations
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in space traffic management and regulation: 8 modules covering space situational awareness, conjunction management, international space law, national licensing, spectrum…
Diploma in Terminal Design, Airside and Security
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in terminal, airside and security design: 8 modules covering functional terminal planning, terminal processors, airside design, airside safety, aviation security,…
Diploma in Airport Master Plan and Capacity
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in airport master planning and capacity: 8 modules covering the master plan process, demand forecasting, runway, apron and terminal capacity,…