When you study to become an aircraft maintenance engineer, you are basically learning how to be a highly skilled doctor for airplanes. Because modern airplanes are a mix of heavy metal parts and highly advanced computers, your college syllabus is carefully designed to teach you both.
Here is a highly detailed and very simple explanation of the exact subjects you will study during your three-year diploma:
An airplane needs a lot of electrical power to run its lights, air conditioning and engines. In this subject, you learn the absolute basics of electricity. You will study how current flows through colorful wires, how massive batteries store power and how basic electrical switches work. It is like learning the nervous system of the airplane so you can easily find and fix simple electrical problems.
Have you ever seen a picture of an airplane cockpit? It is filled with hundreds of glowing digital screens and tiny meters. This subject teaches you about the "brain" and the "eyes" of the airplane. You will learn how special sensors measure the outside weather, how the fuel meters work and how the digital screens show the pilot exactly where the plane is flying.
You cannot just use a hammer and fix an airplane any way you like! There are very strict step-by-step rules for repairing things. This subject is your daily instruction manual. You will learn the correct procedures for doing routine morning inspections, changing engine oil, replacing old parts and cleaning the engines safely so the plane never breaks down in the sky.
How does a massive heavy metal tube carrying hundreds of people float in the thin air? It sounds like magic, but it is pure science! This subject teaches you the science of wind and flying. You will learn how the special curved shape of the wings pushes the air down to lift the heavy airplane up. You will study gravity, wind resistance and speed in a very fun and easy way.
Just like driving a car on the road has strict traffic police rules, flying an airplane has extremely strict government laws. Because passenger safety is the most important thing in the world, you must know the rules. In this class you will learn the national and international laws of aviation. You will learn what safety paperwork you must fill out and the exact legal rules you must follow before you allow a plane to take off.
This subject teaches you about the "skeleton" and the "muscles" of the airplane.