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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
An applicant should have an undergraduate major in a field related to aerospace engineering.
Applicants whose bachelor’s degrees are in other fields are normally required to take some
undergraduate course work in addition to the program described below, as determined by the
department head. Applications are also invited from graduates with undergraduate majors
in the physical sciences or mathematics. In these cases, at least one year of undergraduate
course work in aerospace engineering is normally required before starting the master of science
program. In evaluating an international application, due consideration is given to academic
standards in the country where the undergraduate studies have been performed.
Master’s applicants should take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.
General admission requirements and the process for applying are presented in Section 1 of
this catalog.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering is offered with both thesis and nonthesis
options. Each option requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work. Prior to the
completion of nine credit hours, the student must submit for approval a master’s degree program
plan to indicate the path chosen and the specific courses to be taken. For the thesis
option, up to six credit hours of thesis work may be included in the 30 credit hours’ requirement.
The thesis can be primarily analytical, computational or experimental; or it can be
some combination of these. In each case, students must demonstrate the ability to read the
appropriate engineering literature, to learn independently and to express themselves well
technically, both orally and in writing. For the nonthesis option, a student may replace the
thesis with additional elective courses and a final comprehensive examination, following
approval of a written petition submitted to the department head. Generally students wishing
to pursue an academic career are encouraged to choose the thesis option.
CURRICULUM
The program of study leading to the master’s degree in aerospace engineering is offered in
the three listed areas of specialization. The minimum program requirements consists of nine
credit hours of core courses, six credit hours of mathematics and 15 credit hours (which may
include six credit hours of thesis) of electives. Within the 15 hours of electives, six credit
hours of course work are restricted electives. The department maintains a list of restricted
electives for each specialization.
The nine credit hours of core courses must be chosen in consultation with the student’s
adviser from one of the lists below.
Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
MAE 5110 Continuum Mechanics
MAE 5120 Aerodynamics of Wings and Bodies
MAE 5130 Viscous Flows
MAE 5140 Experimental Fluid Dynamics
MAE 5150 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MAE 5180 Turbulent Flows
Aerospace Structures and Materials
MAE 5050 Finite Element Fundamentals
MAE 5410 Elasticity
MAE 5430 Design of Aerospace Structures
MAE 5460 Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue of Materials
MAE 5470 Principles of Composite Materials
MAE 5480 Structural Dynamics
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