Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Optional Co-op)

The Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering program is offered in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering. In aerospace engineering, students will apply the laws of physics and mathematics to problems of aircraft flight and space vehicles in planetary atmospheres and adjoining regions of space. Maybe they will design space shuttles, rockets, or missiles. Possibly they might design military, transport, and general aviation aircraft, a V/TOL (vertical/ take-off and landing) aircraft, or a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). They could design a spacecraft to travel to Mars or to a more distant planet. Students will be able to tackle problems in the environmental pollution of air and water, or work on wind effects on buildings and structures, or wind energy harnessing. Designing all types of transportation systems, including high speed vehicles, urban rapid transit systems, and undersea craft might be some of the challenges they will undertake. Students professional training in aerospace engineering will be directed generally toward the analysis and design of aerospace vehicles, including aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft with special emphasis on the fundamental treatment of aerospace science.