About the Institution
The University was formed in 1946 as the College of Aeronautics on the former Royal Air Force base of RAF Cranfield which opened in 1937. (See also entries on Harold Roxbee Cox, Sir Stafford Cripps and Roy Fedden, all individuals associated with the foundation of the original College of Aeronautics). Between 1955 and 1969 a period of diversification took place. In 1967 the college presented the Privy Council with a petition for the grant of a Royal Charter along with a draft charter for a new institution to be called Cranfield Institute of Technology. The Cranfield Institute of Technology was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1969, giving the institution its own degree-awarding powers. Since then the former National College of Agricultural Engineering established at Silsoe near Luton, Bedfordshire, in the 1960s, was incorporated. This was relocated to the Cranfield campus and closed for teaching in 2007. An academic partnership with the Royal Military College of Science (RMCS) at Shrivenham was formed in 1984. RMCS, whose roots can be traced back to 1772, is now a part of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and now forms the Defence College of Management and Technology, known as 'DCMT' and from 2009 as "Cranfield Defence and Security". In 1993 a Royal Charter changed the institution's name to Cranfield University. The first 50 year history of Cranfield University is described comprehensively, but concisely, by the book Field of Vision. In 2003, the then RMCS site admitted its last undergraduates. In 2006, it was decided that activities on the Silsoe site would be relocated to the main campus at Cranfield. As a result, a substantial building program was undertaken on Cranfield campus, including the provision of departmental buildings and additional accommodation (Stringfellow and Chilver Halls), and Silsoe-based staff were transferred to Cranfield.
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Master of Science in Advanced Materials
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Materials
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Materials
Master of Science in Automotive Product Engineering
Master of Science in Automotive Technology Management
Master of Science in Driver Behaviour and Education
Master of Science in Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Master of Science in Military Vehicle Technology
Master of Science in Motorsport Engineering and Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Motorsport Engineering and Management
Postgraduate Certificate in Motorsport Engineering and Management
Master of Science in Advanced Lightweight Structures and Impact MSc
Master of Science in Advanced Materials
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Materials
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Materials
Master of Science in Aerodynamics
Master of Science in Aerospace Propulsion
Master of Science in Aerospace Vehicle Design
Master of Science in Aircraft Design
Master of Science in Aircraft Engineering
Postgraduate Diploma in Aircraft Engineering
Postgraduate Certificate in Aircraft Engineering
Master of Science in Airport Planning and Management
Master of Science in Airport Planning and Management (Executive)
Master of Science in Air Transport Management
Master of Science in Air Transport Management (Executive)
Master of Science in Airworthiness
Master of Science in Astronautics and Space Engineering
Master of Science in Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics and Control
Master of Science in Avionic Systems Design
Master of Science in Computational Fluid Dynamics
Master of Science in Energy Systems and Thermal Processes
Master of Science in Flight Dynamics
Master of Science in Gas Turbine Technology
Master of Science in Human Factors and Safety Assessment in Aeronautics
Master of Science in Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Postgraduate Certificate in Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Master of Science in Military Aerospace and Airworthiness
Postgraduate Certificate in Military Aerospace and Airworthiness
Postgraduate Diploma in Military Aerospace and Airworthiness
Master of Science in Power
Propulsion and the Environment
Master of Science in Process Systems Engineering
Master of Science in Rotating Machinery
Engineering and Management
Master of Science in Safety and Accident Investigation
Master of Science in Structural Design
Master of Science in Thermal Power
Master of Science in Ultra Precision and Nanoengineering
Postgraduate Certificate in Ultra Precision and Nanoengineering
Postgraduate Diploma in Ultra Precision and Nanoengineering
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