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.
For engineering professionals, our online MAE is designed to work with your busy schedules. Lectures are recorded and can be watched via streaming video, while homework and exams can be completed remotely. The degree structure is the same as our on-campus program; however, a few courses are unavailable to online students (mainly the business and statistics courses). In this case, other approved online courses may be substituted. For more information on our online program, please visit: http://www.pce.uw.edu/engineering.html
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. Courses outside those in the suggested program plans (below) must be approved prior to registration or may not be counted toward the degree.
| Area of Interest: | Controls | Fluids | Propulsion & Power | Structures |
| Core Courses (choose 4) |
AA 516, 528, 547, 548, 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 graduate courses in numerical methods or statistics.
Technical Electives (choose 3): Any graduate technical elective course in the College of Engineering.
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.
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.
NOTE: The Certificate in Business Administration or AA595/596 Global Integrated Systems Engineering Certificate, which are both administered through UW Professional and Continuing Education, may be substituted for the Independent or Team Project and the two Bus/Mfg/Systems classes. The Entrepreneurship Certificate, which is administered through UW Business School, may also be substituted for the Independent or Team Project and the two Bus/Mfg/Systems classes.
Graduate Program Staff
Wanda Frederick
Manager Graduate Programs
wanda@aa.washington.edu
(206) 616-1113