Master of Aerospace Engineering
The Master of Aerospace Engineering (MAE) is a practice-oriented, multidisciplinary master's degree program for recent graduates and engineering professionals who wish to expand their knowledge in specific technical areas or broaden their skills in new areas, while also learning about other aspects of aerospace engineering, such as business, management, manufacturing, or communication. The MAE program is a terminal degree, meaning that it does not lead to PhD studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics; rather, it is aimed at developing practical engineering skills needed in industry.
Degree Requirements
The program requires a minimum of 12 courses plus 8 credits of independent or team project work. There is no thesis requirement for the MAE, but written and oral reports must be submitted at the conclusion of the project, which may be a laboratory experiment, team or independent design study, work-related project, or other project selected in consultation with the student’s research advisor or the Graduate Program Advisor.
Curriculum
There are four main areas of study within the MAE degree: controls, fluids, propulsion and structures.
Below is the suggested coursework dependent upon your area of study.
| Area of Interest: | Controls | Fluids | Propulsion & Power | Structures |
| Core Courses (choose 4) |
AA 516, 528, 547, 548, 581, 597 AA 571 / ME 588 |
AA 501, 503, 504, 506, 507, 508, 543 | AA 524, 525, 527, 529, 556, ME 524, 584 |
AA 530, 531, 532, 540 |
Mathematics Courses (choose 1 numerical methods, 1 statistics):
STAT 421 or 481 AMATH 581 or 584 or other courses in numerical methods or statistics.
Technical Electives (choose 3): Any course in the College of Engineeering.
Business, Manufacturing or Systems Electives
(choose 2):
Any graduate course in business and management, manufacturing, systems analysis, or human centered design and engineering.
Free Elective (choose 1):
Any technical or non-technical graduate-level course.
All courses that count toward the degree must be graded and no more than two courses may be at the 400-level. These 400-level courses cannot be in your area of depth.
Project (8 credits)
Your advisor must approve the report for the MAE independent or team project, and an electronic copy must be submitted to the department. MAE students must also present their project to their advisor in an oral presentation.
Graduate Program Staff
Wanda Frederick
Manager Graduate Programs
wanda@aa.washington.edu
(206) 616-1113
Deidre Girard
Graduate Program Coordinator
deidre@aa.washington.edu
(206) 543-6612