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Department Goals
Mission Statement
Program Objectives
Program Outcomes
Boston University Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Department Mission Statement:
The mission of the Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department is:
- To provide undergraduate and graduate educational programs that prepare our students for successful careers in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, including the development of skills necessary for lifelong learning, and
- To advance the science and technology of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, through multi-disciplinary research in selected focus areas.
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Program Objectives:
Education is a life-long endeavor that does not end when a degree is conferred. Our undergraduate programs emphasize process as well as product, so that our graduates not only develop the necessary technical skills required for immediate entry into industry or graduate school, but also continue to educate themselves and to prosper in a society whose problems will require increasingly multi-disciplinary solutions. Our graduates should not only be successful in their professional lives, but also be capable of becoming leaders in tomorrow's world.
Consistent with this overriding goal, graduates of the program will be prepared to:
- AE: Immediately join a technically sophisticated workforce as successful, practicing engineers in a wide range of aerospace engineering fields, including aerodynamics, aeronautics, propulsion, aerospace structures and astronautics, in both industry and government organizations.
ME: Immediately join a technically sophisticated workforce as successful, practicing engineers in a wide range of mechanical engineering fields, including structures, dynamics, controls, and thermal and fluid sciences, in both industry and government organizations.
- Continuously improve and expand their technical and professional skills through formal means (continuing education and training) as well as through informal self-study (learning new software packages, attending conferences, etc.).
In addition, graduates from the program should also be prepared to:
- Pursue advanced degrees in engineering, business, or other professional fields.
- Take initiative in advancing themselves professionally and personally by accepting responsibilities and pursuing leadership roles.
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Program Outcomes:
Students completing our program will have developed competence or acquired knowledge in the following areas:
| Outcomes |
ABET A-K |
| Engineering Tools |
| Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (A) |
A |
| Ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice (computer knowledge) (K) |
K |
| Ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data (B) |
B |
| Professional Tools |
| Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (D) |
D |
| Ability to communicate effectively (G) |
G |
| Modeling |
| Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (E) |
E |
| Ability to interpret results of analysis and utilize physical insight to check for realistic outcomes (L) |
L |
| Design |
| Ability to design a system component or process to meet desired need (C) |
C |
| Professionalism |
| Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (F) |
F |
| Broad education necessary to understand impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context (H) |
H |
| Recognition of the need for an ability to engage in lifelong learning (I) |
I |
| Knowledge of Contemporary issues (J) |
J |
| ME or AE Specific |
| ME: Ability to model and design fluid and thermal systems (M) |
M |
| ME: Ability to model and design structural and dynamical systems (N) |
N |
| AE: Ability to model and design aeronautical systems (M) |
M |
| AE: Ability to model and design astronautical systems (N) |
N |
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