Aerospace Systems Engineering, BS
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Systems Engineering (490005BS)
Completion of degree requirements for the Aerospace Systems Engineering program requires that students complete several required semester-long cooperative education assignments with corporations or governmental entities in the aerospace industry. Based on aerospace industry requirements for full-time and cooperative education placement, full admission to the Aerospace Systems Engineering program is limited to citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States.
The Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Systems Engineering degree program is intended to produce engineers who possess both a broad, interdisciplinary knowledge of aerospace engineering fundamentals and who will be able to move quickly into the role of project managers, the precursor position to program managers and ultimately, senior managers. These engineers can lead multidisciplinary teams and bring about the integration of components in a variety of systems. The program includes basic engineering and aerospace courses and will also include specific non-engineering courses, selected to meet the goal of developing future senior technical leaders for our aerospace industries. The program features a mandatory co-op component that begins following the sophomore year. The co-op requirement is expected to fill out the student's technical background as well as provide a basis for broad personal growth that is part of the aim of the General Education requirement. Three fewer hours of General Education courses are required for Aerospace Systems Engineering due to the mandatory co-op.
Requirements for Admission
All students gain access to 300 and 400 level engineering classes once you:
- Have a cumulative GPA at UA of 3.0
- Complete Calculus 2 with a C- or higher
- Have a 2.3 grade point average in at least three of the following categories:
- in all coursework
- in all required mathematics coursework
- in all required science coursework (Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Biology)
- in all engineering coursework
The Aerospace Systems Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org. The program educational objectives (PEOs) for the Aerospace Systems Engineering program are that, within a few years after graduation, our Aerospace Systems Engineering graduates:
- Practice the aerospace systems engineering disciplines successfully within community accepted standards
- Acquire teamwork and communications skills to develop a successful career in aerospace systems engineering
- Fulfill professional and ethical responsibilities in the practice of aerospace systems engineering, including social, environmental, and economical considerations
- Engage in professional service, such as participation in professional society and community service
- Engage in life-long learning activities, such as graduate studies or professional workshops
- Develop a professional career in the prevailing market that meets personal goals, objectives and desires
To meet those program educational objectives as well as the curricular requirements specified by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Aerospace Systems Engineering program identifies student outcomes, which are what students to achieve by the time of graduation. They are:
(1) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
(2) an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
(3) an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
(4) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
(5) an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
(6) an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
(7) an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
Accelerated BS/MS program
The department offers B.S. Aerospace Systems Engineering students at The University of Akron a BS/MS program that allows them to earn the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering with one additional year of study. Applications are accepted in the Spring before the senior year.
The following information has official approval of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and The College of Engineering and Polymer Science, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (DPR) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Requirements
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
General Education Requirements * | 21 | |
Math and Science Requirements | 27 | |
Accounting and Economics Requirements | 6 | |
Tools and Project Management | 3 | |
Fundamental Engineering Courses | 18 | |
Upper Level Requirements | 64 | |
Co-op Courses | 0 | |
Total Hours | 139 |
- *
Several courses required for the major also satisfy General Education requirements. The University minimum of 36 credits are required for General Education and credit for these courses will apply to multiple requirements.
General Education Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
Total Hours | 36 |
Math and Science Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
CHEM:151 | Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
CHEM:152 | Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
MATH:221 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus I | 4 |
MATH:222 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus II | 4 |
MATH:223 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus III | 4 |
MATH:335 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
PHYS:291 | Elementary Classical Physics I | 4 |
PHYS:292 | Elementary Classical Physics II | 4 |
Total Hours | 27 |
Accounting and Economics Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ECON:244 | Introduction to Economic Analysis | 3 |
ACCT:201 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
Total Hours | 6 |
Tools and Project Management
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
AESE:165 | Tools for Aerospace Systems Engineering | 2 |
AESE:166 | Aerospace Systems Project Management | 1 |
Total Hours | 3 |
Fundamental Engineering Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
CIVE:201 | Statics | 3 |
CIVE:202 | Introduction to Mechanics of Solids | 3 |
MECE:203 | Dynamics | 3 |
MECE:260 | Engineering Analysis I | 2 |
MECE:300 | Thermodynamics I | 3 |
ELEN:307 | Basic Electrical Engineering | 4 |
Total Hours | 18 |
Upper Level Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
MECE:310 | Fluid Mechanics I | 2 |
MECE:360 | Engineering Analysis II | 2 |
MECE:402 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
MECE:315 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
MECE:337 | Design of Mechanical Components | 3 |
MECE:400 | Thermal System Components | 3 |
MECE:411 | Compressible Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
MECE:413 | Introduction to Aerodynamics | 3 |
MECE:412 | Fundamentals of Flight | 3 |
MECE:414 | Introduction to Aerospace Propulsion | 3 |
MECE:460 | Concepts of Design | 3 |
MECE:483 | Measurements Laboratory | 2 |
AESE:240 | Aerospace Systems Engineering I | 3 |
AESE:336 | Aerospace Structures | 3 |
AESE:340 | Avionics I | 3 |
AESE:380 | Aerospace Materials | 3 |
AESE:320 | Aerospace Systems Engineering II | 3 |
AESE:420 | Object Oriented Design & Management | 3 |
AESE:440 | Avionics II | 3 |
AESE:450 | Aerospace Computations | 3 |
AESE:460 | Aerospace Systems Manufacturing | 3 |
AESE:491 | Aerospace Design Project I | 1 |
AESE:492 | Aerospace Design Project II | 2 |
BMEN:470 | Human Factors Engineering | 3 |
Total Hours | 64 |
Co-op Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
GNEN:301 | Cooperative Education Work Period | 0 |
GNEN:302 | Cooperative Education Work Period | 0 |
GNEN:403 | Cooperative Education Work Period | 0 |
Recommended Sequence
1st Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall Semester | Hours | |
CHEM:151 | Principles of Chemistry I 1 | 3 |
CHEM:152 | Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
ENGL:111 | English Composition I 1,2 | 3 |
MATH:221 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus I 1 | 4 |
AESE:165 | Tools for Aerospace Systems Engineering | 2 |
General Education or Honors Distribution 4 | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring Semester | ||
MATH:222 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus II 1 | 4 |
PHYS:291 | Elementary Classical Physics I 1 | 4 |
AESE:166 | Aerospace Systems Project Management | 1 |
Second Writing Course 1,3 | 3 | |
General Education or Honors Distribution 4 | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
2nd Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
ECON:244 | Introduction to Economic Analysis | 3 |
MATH:223 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus III 1 | 4 |
PHYS:292 | Elementary Classical Physics II 1 | 4 |
CIVE:201 | Statics 1 | 3 |
General Education or Honors Distribution 4 | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Spring Semester | ||
MATH:335 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
CIVE:202 | Introduction to Mechanics of Solids | 3 |
ELEN:307 | Basic Electrical Engineering | 4 |
MECE:203 | Dynamics 1 | 3 |
MECE:260 | Engineering Analysis I | 2 |
Hours | 15 | |
3rd Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
MECE:300 | Thermodynamics I | 3 |
MECE:310 | Fluid Mechanics I | 2 |
MECE:360 | Engineering Analysis II | 2 |
AESE:240 | Aerospace Systems Engineering I | 3 |
AESE:336 | Aerospace Structures | 3 |
ACCT:201 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring Semester | ||
GNEN:301 | Cooperative Education Work Period | 0 |
Hours | 0 | |
Summer Semester | ||
MECE:337 | Design of Mechanical Components | 3 |
AESE:340 | Avionics I | 3 |
AESE:380 | Aerospace Materials | 3 |
Hours | 9 | |
4th Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
GNEN:302 | Cooperative Education Work Period | 0 |
Hours | 0 | |
Spring Semester | ||
MECE:315 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
MECE:411 | Compressible Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
MECE:483 | Measurements Laboratory | 2 |
BMEN:470 | Human Factors Engineering | 3 |
AESE:460 | Aerospace Systems Manufacturing | 3 |
General Education or Honors Distribution 4 | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Summer Semester | ||
GNEN:403 | Cooperative Education Work Period | 0 |
Hours | 0 | |
5th Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
MECE:402 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
MECE:413 | Introduction to Aerodynamics | 3 |
MECE:414 | Introduction to Aerospace Propulsion | 3 |
MECE:460 | Concepts of Design | 3 |
AESE:320 | Aerospace Systems Engineering II | 3 |
AESE:491 | Aerospace Design Project I | 1 |
General Education or Honors Distribution 4 | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Spring Semester | ||
MECE:412 | Fundamentals of Flight | 3 |
MECE:400 | Thermal System Components | 3 |
AESE:420 | Object Oriented Design & Management | 3 |
AESE:440 | Avionics II | 3 |
AESE:450 | Aerospace Computations | 3 |
AESE:492 | Aerospace Design Project II | 2 |
Hours | 17 | |
Total Hours | 139 |
1 | Honors sections may be available; check the schedule of classes. |
2 | The Mechanical Engineering Department recommends that English Composition I be used to satisfy writing course requirement but other choices are available. See the General Education Program for details. |
3 | Check General Education Program or Honors Distribution to find courses that satisfy the second writing course requirement. |
4 | Credit hours shown for General Education or Honors Distribution are general guidelines only. These courses should be chosen in accordance with the appropriate General Education curriculum guide (for non-honors students) or Honors Distribution (for honors students). Honors students must also ensure that their course selections meet additional requirements not shown on this curriculum guide. |