Graduate Certificate in Aerospace Engineering
Students who pursue a Graduate Certificate in Aerospace Engineering will achieve the following educational objectives:
- The ability to apply the fundamentals of both incompressible and compressible flows, wing and airfoil theory, and fluid kinematics and dynamics.
- How to analyze aircraft engines and spacecraft propulsion systems.
- The mechanics and design issues associated with aerospace structures; including the analysis of thin skins with stiffeners for external surfaces, bulkheads and frames for shape support, and fasteners for holding components together.
- How to analyze the flight mechanics of aircraft and spacecraft, including flight performance, flight dynamics and stability, orbital maneuvers, and flight control.
Requirements
The certificate will be both a stand-alone and for degree seeking students. It is comprised of 12 hours of graduate study at the 7000 level, requiring 4 courses to be taken, one from each core area within our aerospace curriculum.
| Choose one 3 credit hour course from each of the following areas: | ||
| Aerospace Fluid Mechanics | ||
| MAE 7420 | Intermediate Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE 7430 | Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MAE 7440 | Aerodynamics | 3 |
| MAE 7450 | Gas Dynamics | 3 |
| Aerospace Propulsion | ||
| MAE 7390 | Aerospace Propulsion | 3 |
| Aerospace Structures | ||
| MAE 7210 | Aerospace Structures | 3 |
| MAE 7600 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| MAE 7940 | Aircraft Design | 3 |
| Aerospace Flight Mechanics | ||
| MAE 7620 | Aircraft Flight Performance | 3 |
| MAE 7630 | Space Flight Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE 7635 | Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control | 3 |
| MAE 7690 | Aircraft Flight Dynamics | 3 |