The Master of Engineering program in Aerospace Engineering (MEAE) is a program which emphasizes systems design and management skills and procedures rather than the more analytical emphasis of the MSAE program. The MEAE program requires a total of 36 semester hours of graduate work, including a 6 hour requirement for an industrial internship. An important requirement of the MEAE program is a minimum of six months of industrial internship in an industry or government organization. Because this internship is a degree requirement, and because neither the University nor the Department of Aerospace Engineering can guarantee internship employment, students must indicate in writing before they have completed their first semester how the internship requirement will be satisfied.
General Description
Project Committee
Example Course Distribution
Plan of Study
Graduation Requirements
To earn the MEAE degree the student must:
Sections 3.2 through 3.4 contain detailed descriptions of these requirements. A seven-step outline of a typical MEAE program is as follows:
Step 1: After earning the BSAE (or equivalent) the student applies for admission to the MEAE program.
Step 2: The student selects or (upon request) is assigned a major advisor based upon the student’s area of interest. The major advisor assists the student in selecting courses for the first year of study and the preparation of an initial plan of study including the formation of an initial project committee: see Section 4.2.
Step 3: After completing the first semester of study with a GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 (grades of D or F will not count toward the MEAE degree) the student prepares a final plan of study: see Sections 4.2 and 4.4.
Step 4: The student completes the final plan of study, finishes the required course work with a GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 (grades of D or F will not count toward the MEAE degree).
Step 5: The student completes the M.S. or project research in accordance with the original research plan of Step 4 and writes a project report. The thesis or project must be approved by the thesis/project committee.
Step 6: The student completes the 6-month industrial internship requirement.
Step 7: After approval by the project committee the student defends the project: see Section 4.7.
As part of the plan of study a student is required to form a Project Committee with a minimum of two AE faculty members and one Engineering Management faculty member. Additional committee members may be selected by the student from either AE or other School of Engineering faculty members. The chairman of the Project Committee must be an AE faculty member.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| AE 712 | Techniques of Engineering Evaluation | 3 |
| AE 732 | Flight Test Principles and Practices | 3 |
| AE 743 | Compressible Aerodynamics | 3 |
| AE 745 | Wing and Airfoil Theory | 3 |
| AE 724 | Propulsion System Design Integration | 3 |
Subtotal |
15 | |
| EMGT 806 | Finance for Engineers | 3 |
| EMGT 821 | Economics, Financial & Strategic Analysis of Engineering Projects | 3 |
| EMGT 830 | Case Studies in Management of Engineering Systems | 3 |
Subtotal |
9 | |
| AE 896 | ME Project | 6 |
| AE 890 | ME Internship | 6 |
Total Semester Credit Hours |
36 |
Before the end of the first semester of graduate study the student must complete a plan of study. The plan of study is a form which includes the following information:
The minimum course requirements for the MEAE are:
Unique situations can be accommodated with the combined approval of the AE department graduate advisor and the student’s major advisor.
Courses can be selected from the list of approved graduate courses of Table 2.1. A detailed description of these courses can be found in Appendix A. Selection of other graduate courses is possible but must be approved by the AE department graduate advisor and the student’s major advisor.
The plan of study shall indicate for each course which requirement is being satisfied. Note well: one course can satisfy only one requirement.
A letter stating how the student intends to satisfy the internship requirement must be attached to the plane of study.
If a student enters the MEAE program without an equivalent BSAE background the department graduate advisor may require the student to make up certain undergraduate courses in AE to achieve BSAE equivalence. Such make-up courses do not count toward the MEAE degree.
The example in Table 2.3 illustrates a possible course distribution which satisfies all requirements. The example illustrates a distribution for a student specializing in structures.
To be awarded the MEAE degree all of the following requirements must be satisfied:
