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Minor in Aerospace Engineering

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Samir Emam, Coordinator

Aerospace engineering deals with the analysis, design and performance of flight vehicles such as transport and military aircrafts, helicopters, missiles and launch vehicles (rockets), and spacecraft such as the space shuttle. Aerospace engineering comprises several disciplines, namely aerodynamics, flight dynamics and control, avionics and navigation, aerospace propulsion, aerospace structures and materials, and aerospace manufacturing among others. Aerospace engineers apply their knowledge and skills to the design of aircraft components (e.g., wings and fuselages), systems (e.g., control systems) or spacecraft components and systems. This minor focuses on aeronautical engineering.

The following rules apply:

  • The minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits, including at least nine credits in courses at or above the 300 level.
  • At least nine credits of the 18 credits required for the minor must be taken in residence at AUS.
  • A minimum GPA of 2.00 must be earned in courses completed to satisfy the minor.

Students seeking a minor in aerospace engineering must successfully complete at least 9 credits from group A and at least 6 credits from group B. All course prerequisites must be satisfied.

Group A: (Core Courses of at least 9 credits)

Students must successfully complete at least 9 credits in courses selected from the following list:

  • ASE  415 Aircraft Stability and Control
  • ASE  450 Applied Aerodynamics
  • MCE 477 Composite Materials
  • ASE  452 Aerospace Propulsion (was offered as ASE 49401 Aerospace Propulsion)

Group B: (Elective Courses of at least 6 credits)

Students may complete at least six credits in courses selected from the following list:

  • MCE 410 Control Systems
  • MCE 435 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
  • MCE 438 Inspection and nondestructive testing
  • ASE  454 Thermal Design Issues for Aerospace Systems
  • MCE 473 Applied Finite Element Analysis
  • MCE 482 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
  • MCE 487 Turbomachines
  • MCE 488 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics

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