Tuition Fee
Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Aerospace Engineering
Area of study
Engineering
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
The University of Arizona's Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering prepares students for careers in aerospace and defense. The program emphasizes aerodynamics, control system design, and other fundamental aerospace principles. Graduates work on spacecraft, aircraft, missiles, and satellites, and many complete industry-sponsored capstone projects that become commercial products.
Program Outline
Outline:
- Sample Courses:
- AME211: Computer Aided Drafting and Manufacturing
- AME 321: Aircraft Performance
- AME 457: Orbital Mechanics and Space Flight
- Career Fields:
- Government agencies
- Military
- Defense
- Aircraft design
- Aircraft mechanics
- Control systems
Careers:
- Aerospace engineers advance space exploration and improve aircraft design.
- Aerospace and defense is one of the strongest industrial sectors in the United States; Arizona is a significant player, and the University of Arizona is a major pipeline for aerospace engineers.
- Graduates work on spacecraft, commercial aircraft, fighter jets, missiles, rockets, and satellites.
- They have working knowledge of aerodynamics, control system design, gas dynamics, solid and fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics.
- Undergraduates complete industry-sponsored capstone projects, some of which become commercial products.
- They also have opportunities to test materials in the university's array of wind tunnels.
Other:
- The College of Engineering offers the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering.
- The program has additional admission criteria.
- Students can complete a 4-year sample plan.
- The program includes a general education portfolio exit course.
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