Program Overview

Aerospace Engineering Program

The goal of the undergraduate program in aerospace engineering is to produce well-rounded engineers prepared for careers in aerospace engineering or related disciplines, utilizing an excellent education in the fundamentals of engineering mathematics, sciences, and design in order to:

• Create innovative solutions responsive to customer needs and meeting societal challenges
• Apply their knowledge to communicating and translating ideas and plans into working engineering systems
• Effectively function as a team member and/or leader in global, multi-disciplinary technical environments

Program Educational Objectives

The program aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Create innovative solutions responsive to customer needs and meeting societal challenges
• Apply their knowledge to communicating and translating ideas and plans into working engineering systems
• Effectively function as a team member and/or leader in global, multi-disciplinary technical environments

Student Learning Outcomes

The AE program Student Outcomes used to meet the Program Educational Objectives are listed below:

• The students graduating in aerospace engineering will possess the skills in mathematics, physics, and chemistry required to solve real-world problems
• The students will have a firm understanding of engineering science fundamentals that enables them to analyze real-world problems and propose an appropriate solution to these problems
• The students will have an ability to apply their knowledge in aerospace fundamental disciplines to the analysis and design of components
  • These aerospace fundamental disciplines include:
    • Aerodynamics
    • Aerospace materials and structures
    • Propulsion
    • Space environment and space systems
    • Communications and avionics systems
    • Orbital and flight mechanics
    • Stability & control
• The students will have the ability to work in teams and:
  • Carry out simplified design problems from the conceptual level to the realization of a manufacturing plan
  • Design complex systems, such as aircraft or spacecraft, from a preliminary design point of view
  • Projects address economic and business aspects such as commercial viability
• The students will have the ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
• The students will have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
• The students will have the ability to build on their knowledge and will be trained to be lifelong learners, pursuing and interested in independent study, research, and development
• The students will have good oral, written, and graphical communication skills
• The students will be trained in the role of the engineer in society, and have an awareness of environmental concerns in the engineering profession
• The students will have knowledge of contemporary issues and current projects in aerospace engineering and of technical, design, and business challenges faced by the aerospace industry