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Aerospace Engineering
AE Department

Required Courses for B.S. Degree

This page presents the course requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. Detailed course descriptions can be found here.

Engineering Courses


AE 245 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering 3
AE 290/291 Aerospace Colloquium 2
AE 345 Fluid Dynamics 3
AE 360 Introduction to Astronautics 3
AE 421 Aerospace Computer Graphics 4
AE 430 Aerospace Instrumentation Lab 3
AE 445 Aircraft Aerodynamics and Performance 3
AE 507 Aerospace Structures I 3
AE 508 Aerospace Structures II 3
AE 510 Aerospace Materials & Processes 4
AE 521 Aerospace Systems Design I 4
AE 522
or
AE 523
or
AE 524
Aerospace Systems Design II

Spacecraft Design

Propulsion System Design
4



AE 545 Fundamentals of Aerodynamics 5
AE 550 Dynamics of Flight I 3
AE 551 Dynamics of Flight II 4
AE 571 Fundamentals of Aircraft Reciprocating Propulsion Systems 3
AE 572 Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion 3
AE 590 Aerospace Seminar 1
CPE 121
or
EECS 138
Introduction to Computing

Introduction to Computers in Engineering
3

CE 301 Statics and Dynamics 5
CE 310 Strength of Materials 4
ME 312
or
C&PE 221
Basic Engineering Thermodynamics

Basic Engineering Thermodynamics
3

EECS 316 Circuits 3
EECS 318 Circuits Lab 1
Subtotal: 74 credit hours

Science and Mathematical


CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry 5
PHSX 211 General Physics I 4
PHSX 212 General Physics II 4
MATH 121 Calculus I 5
MATH 122 Calculus II 5
MATH 223 Vector Calculus 3
MATH 220 Differential Equations 3
MATH 290 Linear Algebra 2
Subtotal: 34 credit hours

Other Required and Elective Courses


ENGL 101, 102 Written Communication 6
An Economics course 3
Humanities and Social Science Electives 10
Technical Electives 9
Subtotal: 29 credit hours

Total Hours Required - 137