Degrees

The Aero-Astro undergraduate curriculum prepares you for an entry–level aerospace position, and for continuing on to your master's degree. With an aerospace engineering degree, you can seek career opportunities in such fields as commercial and military aircraft and spacecraft engineering, space exploration, air and space telecommunications, academia, research and military service. Our demanding technical education emphasizing understanding complex systems is also an excellent preparation for careers in business, law, medicine, or public service.

Aero-Astro Undergraduate Degrees

Aero-Astro undergraduates can earn one of two four-year Bachelor of Science degrees:

• Aerospace Engineering (Course 16-1)
  The Aerospace Engineering degree provides a foundation in the disciplines related to engineering aerospace vehicles. If you're interest lies in aerodynamics, propulsion, structural design, advanced materials, dynamics, or human factors, this may be the degree for you.
• Aerospace Engineering with Information Technology (Course 16-2)
  Information engineering has become a critical sub-discipline of aerospace engineering. This degree builds on the core aerospace education, providing specialization in aerospace information technologies. If you're interested in control systems, computer programming, electronics, communications, or autonomous robotic systems, you may want to pursue this degree.

All of our students are exposed to a range of disciplines that they may encounter in their careers.

Both of our degrees share exposure to core aerospace engineering fundamentals. You build on this core in your junior and senior years, specializing in your area of interest. We offer a lot of flexibility in choosing courses for your specialization. For example, if you pursue an Aerospace Engineering with Information Technology degree, you may still choose an elective in aerodynamics or propulsion systems.

To see the courses required for Aero-Astro undergraduate degree, visit the Aero-Astro degree requirements page.