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Aerospace Engineering Degree Requirements

Aerospace Engineering degree requirements include required courses and electives. 

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Required 128 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).

II. Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering required courses*:

Course List
Code Title Credits
ME 101Introduction to Mechanical Engineering 1, 23
ME 201Student Design 1, 22
or ME 201C
& ME 201L
Student Design Lecture
and Student Design Lab
ME 301Materials Science3
ME 306Fluid Mechanics3
ME 323
& 323L
Machine Component Design
and Machine Component Design Laboratory
4
ME 341Thermodynamics 13
ME 480Mechanical Engineering Seminar 33
ME 483Mechanical Measurements Laboratory 33
ME 487Engineering Design 32
ME 488Engineering Design 33
AE 490 MECHANICS OF FLIGHT3
AE 491 AEROSPACE STRUCTURES3
AE 492 AEROMECHANICS LABORATORY4
AE 493 AEROSPACE PROPULSION3
AE 494 FLIGHT DYNAMICS AND CONTROL3
SPST 490 ORBITAL MECHANICS3
ME 466Aerodynamics3
Total Credits51

III. Program Required Electives  

Course List
Code Title Credits
Technical Electives - see details below 39
Total Credits9

IV. College of Engineering and Mines requirements 

Course List
Code Title Credits
ENGR 200Computer Applications in Engineering 1, 22
ENGR 201Statics 13
ENGR 202Dynamics 13
ENGR 203Mechanics of Materials 13
ENGR 206Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering3
ENGR 340Professional Integrity in Engineering 23
ENGR 460Engineering Economy3
Total Credits20

 V. Requirements outside of the College of Engineering and Mines

Course List
Code Title Credits
CHEM 121
& 121L
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Laboratory 1
4
MATH 165Calculus I 14
MATH 166Calculus II 14
MATH 265Calculus III 14
MATH 266Elementary Differential Equations3
MATH 321Applied Statistical Methods 43
PHYS 251University Physics I 14
PHYS 252University Physics II 14
Total Credits30

Technical Electives

A minimum of three technical electives are chosen, one from each of the three categories.

Simulation Elective
Course List
Code Title Credits
ME 429Introduction to Finite Element Analysis3
ME 485Multiphysics Modeling3
ME 464Computational Fluid Dynamics3
Thermal Sciences Elective
Course List
Code Title Credits
ME 474Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer3
ME 477Compressible Fluid Flow3
ME 446Gas Turbines3
Astronautics Elective
Course List
Code Title Credits
SPST 405Space Mission Design3
SPST 470Special Topics in Space Studies3
SPST 505Spacecraft Systems Engineering3
SPST 570Advanced Topics in Space Studies (Hypersonic Aerodynamics)3
1

Students must achieve a grade of “C” or better.

2

ME 101 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, ME 201 Student Design, ENGR 200 Computer Applications in Engineering and ME 397 Cooperative Education may be waived by successful completion of ME 102 Professional Assessment and Evaluation. The ethics requirement as represented by ENGR 340 Professional Integrity in Engineering may also be waived, but not the University’s Essential Studies Requirements.

3

Course must be completed from UND.

4

ChE 315 of an alternative calculus-based statistics course may be substituted for MATH 321 with approval of the ME Department.

*

All transfer courses must be completed with a "C" or better.

**

Students must ensure all appropriate pre-requisites are met prior to registering for all courses in the curriculum.

Aerospace Engineering Degree Requirements Disclaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

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This program meets the educational requirements for licensure in all U.S. States.

General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.

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