Aerospace engineering covers the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. Designed for undergraduate mechanical engineering majors, the aerospace concentration offers students a mechanical engineering degree foundation and specialized training in the aerospace discipline. Coursework will focus on aerospace fundamentals, including fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, controls, materials, propulsion, vector spaces, linear transformations and the fundamentals of probability and statistics. The required courses will provide an introduction to the processing steps required in aerospace development, with a focus on the design, scheduling, budgeting and building of a specified project.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The 12-unit concentration is available to students with a declared major or minor in Mechanical Engineering. The concentration is noted on students’ official transcripts and will prepare students for careers in aircraft and engine design, avionics, aircraft and spacecraft materials, and safety systems.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It is recommended that students interested in pursuing a Concentration in Aerospace Engineering declare<\/a> their concentration as early as possible in their degree program in order to facilitate course planning, but in no case later than\u00a0May 1 of a student’s junior year. Specific courses are required for all Advanced Elective requirements within the Mechanical Engineering degree. In addition, students must complete an experiential project related to Aerospace Engineering.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 1. <\/strong> A sequence of three courses (12 units) consisting of three courses from the following list. Students are expected to have the prerequisites necessary to complete all concentration courses. Please note that courses required (by name\/number) for the student\u2019s major cannot<\/strong> also be counted towards the three courses applied to fulfill the concentration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 2. Experiential Component Requirement<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Completion of a well-defined experiential component in the aircraft\u00a0or spacecraft area. A senior design project, laboratory research, industrial internship or a directed study can\u00a0satisfy this requirement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n This requirement must be approved by the Concentration Coordinator<\/a> and the\u00a0Experiential Component Approval form<\/a>, along with a written proposal, must be submitted to the Undergraduate Records Office<\/a> prior to beginning the component.\u00a0Upon conclusion, an Experiential Component Summary form<\/a> including a written summary, must also be submitted for approval by 5pm due date.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Declaration<\/a> Records Office: 617-353-6447 or\u00a0engrec@bu.edu<\/a>. Available to Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students, this concentration covers the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft, and prepares students for leadership in the aerospace industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8588,"featured_media":122352,"parent":0,"menu_order":36,"template":"","meta":{"_editor_template":""},"bu_progs_page-type":[4],"bu_progs_degree-option":[102],"bu_progs_education-level":[212],"bu_progs_area-of-study":[176],"bu_progs_format":[111],"bu_progs_availability":[],"bu_progs_location":[117],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/122348"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-program-page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8588"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/122348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172316,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/122348\/revisions\/172316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_page-type?post=122348"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_degree-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_degree-option?post=122348"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_education-level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_education-level?post=122348"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_area-of-study","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_area-of-study?post=122348"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_format?post=122348"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_availability","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_availability?post=122348"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_location?post=122348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Concentration Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/a>ENG ME 403 \u2013 Atmospheric Flight Mechanics and Control<\/a>
ENG ME 406 \u2013 Dynamics of Spaceflight<\/a>
ENG ME 408 \u2013 Aircraft Performance & Design<\/a>
ENG ME 409 \u2013 Structural Mechanics
ENG ME 421 \u2013 Aerodynamics<\/a>
ENG ME 425 \u2013 Compressible Flow & Propulsion<\/a>
ENG ME 441 – Mechanical Vibration<\/a>
ENG ME 515 – Vibration of Complex Mechanical Systems (requires ENG ME441 as a prerequisite)
CAS AS 414 \u2013 Solar and Space Physics<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nResources<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Experiential Component Proposal<\/a>
Experiential Component Summary <\/a>
Experiential Component Instructions<\/a>
SARA Complaint procedures<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nContact<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Concentration Coordinator: Prof. Ray Nagem (nagem@bu.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"