Aerospace Engineering Minor

College of Engineering and Computing

A student may obtain a minor in aerospace engineering by completing at least 18 credit hours consisting of three core courses and three approved elective courses.

Minor Requirements (18 Hours)

I. Core Aerospace Courses (9 hours)

Must take the two following:

EMCH 577 - Aerospace Structures I
EMCH 578 - Introduction to Aerodynamics

Choice of one of the following:

EMCH 508 - Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering
EMCH 585 - Introduction to Composite Materials

II. Elective Aerospace Courses (9 hours)

Must take at least three additional courses from the following:

EMCH 508 - Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering
EMCH 516 - Control Theory in Mechanical Engineering
EMCH 522 - Design for Manufacture and Assembly
EMCH 532 - Intermediate Dynamics
EMCH 544 - Compressible Fluid Flow
EMCH 554 - Intermediate Heat Transfer
EMCH 560 - Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
EMCH 571 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials
EMCH 575 - Adaptive Materials and Smart Structures
EMCH 584 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials
EMCH 585 - Introduction to Composite Materials
EMCH 592 - Introduction to Combustion

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