Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
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Overview
The Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (MSAE) provides formal advanced study, preparing students for careers in the aerospace industry and in research and development through a graduate-level thesis. This program is planned to augment the individual student’s engineering and science background with adequate depth in areas of aeroacoustics, nondestructive testing, aerodynamics, design and optimization, propulsion, aerospace structures, composites, computational fluid dynamics, and other concerns of aerospace engineering. Candidates select courses and a thesis research topic that prepare them for the aerospace engineering profession, or that prepare them to continue on to doctoral studies.
Advantages
A graduate degree in aerospace engineering enables students to obtain a deeper understanding of complex engineering concepts, thereby paving the way to aerospace research and development, or a career in engineering education. The thesis provides an excellent opportunity for students to perform research in an area of interest with individual expert faculty guidance.
Embry-Riddle's aerospace engineering program is well known throughout the aerospace industry, and the department maintains a formalized interaction with many aerospace firms. The faculty are dedicated to serving the students, and all of them have excellent backgrounds in a variety of specializations.
Requirements
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MA 502 | Boundary Value Problems (or equivalent) | 3 |
| Core Courses: | ||
| AE 502 | Strength and Fatigue of Materials | 3 |
| AE 504 | Advanced Compressible Flow | 3 |
| Electives (at least 6 hours must be 600-level AE courses and no more than 6 hours from outside the AE department) | 12 | |
| Thesis | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
The AE electives must be chosen from the following lists, which depend on the student’s selected area of concentration.
Electives for Aerospace Structures Area of Concentration
| Courses | Title | Semester Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AE 506 | Airplane Dynamic Stability | 3 |
| AE 510 | Aircraft Structural Dynamics | 3 |
| AE 514 | Introduction to the Finite Element Method | 3 |
| AE 518 | Acoustic Emission Nondestructive Testing | 3 |
| AE 520 | Perturbation Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| AE 522 | Analysis of Aircraft Composite Materials | 3 |
| AE 526 | Engineering Optimization | 3 |
| AE 606 | Finite Element Aerospace Applications | 3 |
| AE 612 | Analysis of Aircraft Plate and Shell Structures | 3 |
| AE 616 | Advanced Aircraft Structural Dynamics | 3 |
| AE 646 | Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Chaos | 3 |
| AE 648 | Thermal Stresses in Aerospace Engineering | 3 |
| AE 695 | Graduate Internship in Aerospace Engineering | 3 (maximum) |
| AE 699 | Special Topics in Aerospace Engineering | 3 (maximum) |
Electives for Aerodynamics and Propulsion Area of Concentration
| Courses | Title | Semester Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AE 508 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| AE 512 | Combustion | 3 |
| AE 516 | Computational Aeronautical Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| AE 524 | Rocket Engine Propulsion Systems | 3 |
| AE 528 | Advanced Incompressible Aerodynamics | 3 |
| AE 530 | Aeroacoustics | 3 |
| AE 610 | Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| AE 620 | Boundary Layer Theory | 3 |
| AE 640 | Turbine Engine Propulsion System | 3 |
| AE 652 | Turbulent Flows | 3 |
| AE 695 | Graduate Internship in Aerospace Engineering | 3 (maximum) |
| AE 699 | Special Topics in Aerospace Engineering | 3 (maximum) |
| AE 695 | Graduate Internship in Aerospace Engineering | 3 (maximum) |
| AE 699 | Special Topics in Aerospace Engineering | 3 (maximum) |
Department of Aerospace Engineering
The US News and World Review #1 Ranked Undergraduate Aerospace program, with a focus on hands-on learning.
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Faculty
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
The newest member of the Aerospace Engineering faculty, Professor Snorri Gudmundsson, came to ERAU directly from industry, where he worked for Cirrus Aircraft for 15 years in various roles as a flight test engineer, structural engineer, and chief aerodynamicist.
