Academic Degrees
Undergraduate Degree Program
The department offers the Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering degree, based on a program of study of engineering science with emphasis on the design and development of vehicles operating within the atmosphere or in space.
The B.S.A.A.E. program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – telephone: (410) 347-7700. All graduates must meet certain specific distribution requirements.
Please click here for our 2007 Self Study ABET Review.
Graduate Degree Programs
The Master of Science and Master of Aerospace Engineering programs are designed to provide graduates a high level of technical competence for careers as professional engineers, while the Ph.D. program is directed to the training of engineers for research programs. The interests of the department cover the traditional areas of aeronautics and astronautics, and they also extend into those interdisciplinary areas where many of today's challenges are to be found. This brings currency and excitement to the program and ensures contact with the future. While the impact of aircraft and space vehicles on our society is pervasive, the engineering sciences associated with the aerospace industry have an even wider application.
“We're tackling some of the most challenging and fascinating problems of flight, spaceflight, and energetics”