Courses In Aerospace Engineering
Course Details
Eligibility
Details of Course Curriculum
For undergraduate courses, the course curriculum generally covers:
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Introduction to Aerospace and Design
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Materials and Structures
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Fluids and Aerodynamics
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Thermodynamics
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Physics and Dynamics
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Information and Control Engineering
Specialization
For graduate degrees and doctoral theses, there are many fields of specialization available for aerospace engineers. Some of them are:
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Aerospace Computational Engineering
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Air Transportation Systems
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Aircraft Systems Engineering
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Communications and Networks
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Control Systems
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Materials and Structures
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Space Propulsion
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Space Systems
Skills Required
Being an engineering course, there are certain pre-requisites in terms of skills required. Good knowledge and skills in physics and mathematics are required at all stages, be it the bachelors level or the research level. As the studies get more advanced along with increased lab work and research, the student needs to have abilities to experiment, analyze and innovate. A lot of work is done on computers, and a lot of advanced softwares are used, thus, a good knowledge of computers is also a must. Communication skills, creativity and organizational skills are required for completing projects and theses. Aerospace engineers are considered to be people with very high IQ working with the most advanced technologies, as has been popularized by the term ‘rocket science’ for anything highly complex. Thus, aerospace engineers need to have the ability to raise the bar in terms of putting in effort for studies and research at all times.
Career Prospects
Aerospace/aeronautical technology is used in many sectors like civil aviation, defense, space research and exploration, automobile industry, etc. Thus, aerospace engineers have a wide range of career options to choose from or to specialize in. Majority of aerospace engineers gain employment in aircraft manufacturing firms, or the aircraft parts industry. Design, development and testing of new aircrafts and aerospace technologies are also major industries for employment. Defense is a diversified field where the engineers specialize in military fighter planes, transport planes, helicopters, missile or rockets, among others. Space research organizations like NASA also recruit some of the best aerospace engineers each year. The skills of aerospace engineers are much in demand in automobile industry for use in design of vehicles with more aerodynamic bodies and analysis of wind resistance, etc.
Some of the Best Institutes Offering Aerospace Engineering
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Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA.
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Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, USA.
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Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, USA.
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The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
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School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, USA.
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The Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, USA.
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The Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, USA.
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Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, USA.
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School of Engineering, Cranfield University, UK.
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Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE), Supaero and Ensica, France.
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School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
