Aerospace Engineering

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• Statler College

Minor Code - U220

Any student may take a minor in aerospace engineering by passing the following courses and maintaining a 2.0 GPA or better in these courses.

The minor is open to all students with the prerequisite coursework, which includes MATH 155, MATH 156, and PHYS 111. Students also may need to complete MATH 251 and MATH 261 for completion of the minor.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
A minimum of 9 credits must be 300 or 400 level
MAE 241	Statics	3
Select 12 credit hours from the following courses: **		12
MAE 215	Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
MAE 242	Dynamics
MAE 243	Mechanics of Materials
MAE 275S	Aerospace Design 1
MAE 316	Analysis-Engineering Systems
MAE 320	Thermodynamics
MAE 331	Fluid Mechanics
MAE 335	Incompressible Aerodynamics
MAE 336	Compressible Aerodynamics
MAE 345	Aerospace Structures
MAE 353	Intermediate Mechanics of Materials
MAE 361	Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems
MAE 365	Flight Dynamics
MAE 375S	Aerospace Design 2
MAE 426	Flight Vehicle Propulsion
MAE 433	Computational Fluid Dynamics
MAE 434 & 434L	Experimental Aerodynamics and Experimental Aerodynamics Laboratory
MAE 437	Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing Aerodynamics
MAE 446	Mechanics of Composite Materials
MAE 447	Aeroelasticity
MAE 457	UAV Path Planning and Trajectory Tracking
MAE 460	Automatic Controls
MAE 465	Flight Mechanics 2
MAE 466	Spacecraft Dynamics
MAE 467	Introduction to Flight Simulation
MAE 469	UAV Guidance, Navigation & Control
MAE 476	Space Flight and Systems
MAE 478	Guided Missile Systems
MAE 482	Flight Simulation for Aircraft Safety
MAE 484	Spacecraft Propulsion
Total Hours		15

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MAE 275S and MAE 375S require departmental approval. Contact the instructor of record for more details.

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Related Special Topics courses (MAE 393 and MAE 493) may be used if approved by the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Committee.