BS AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
The Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering prepares students for engineering work related to aerodynamics, flight testing, structures, propulsion, control systems, vehicle dynamics, stability and control, flight simulation, and design for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. The problems faced by the aerospace industry offer an unusual engineering challenge. Much of the analysis and testing must be accomplished at the very frontiers of knowledge. Nevertheless, products must be designed and manufactured; thus, an exceptionally wide range of engineering abilities is required within the industry and government.
CURRICULUM
To view the curriculum and flow charts for Aerospace please visit the university’s Degree Flowcarts and Curriculum Sheets webpage.
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The Aerospace Engineering Department’s mission is to educate students using a laboratory-based, hands-on approach. This approach, coupled with a systems view of engineering, is encouraged through coursework and a group-based capstone design experience. This educational philosophy has yielded engineers capable of working in positions of technical responsibility and leadership in a modern multidisciplinary, systems-based environment.
The BS degree program in Aerospace Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. It places emphasis on both analysis and design, with supplementary basic work in laboratory projects. Throughout the entire program there is constant interplay between theory and application for concentrations in Aeronautical or Astronautical Engineering. Opportunities are available for advanced elective work in the student’s field of special interest. Please visit our Objectives and Outcomes page for details.
Aerospace students may participate in two student chapters of national professional societies–the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering. There is also a student chapter of the national aerospace engineering honor society, Sigma Gamma Tau.