| Course structure from UIUC:
A A E 199. Undergraduate Open Seminar A A E 201. Principles of Aerospace Systems A A E 204. Introduction to Aerospace Dynamic Systems A A E 206. Flight Mechanics A A E 210. Aerodynamics I, Compressible Flow A A E 211. Aerodynamics II, Incompressible Flow A A E 220. Aerospace Structures, I A A E 221. Aerospace Structures, II A A E 233. Aerospace Propulsion A A E 240. Aerospace Systems Design, I A A E 241. Aerospace Systems Design, II A A E 250. Aerospace Dynamic Systems, I A A E 251. Aerospace Dynamic Systems, II A A E 260. Aerospace Laboratory, I A A E 261. Aerospace Laboratory, II A A E 292. Seminar A A E 296. Honors Project A A E 297. Honors Seminar A A E 303. The Effect of Space Environment on Satellite Motion A A E 306. Orbital Mechanics A A E 310. Computational Aerodynamics A A E 311. Aerodynamics of Compressible Fluids A A E 313. Aerodynamics of Incompressible Fluids A A E 314. Aerodynamic Heat Transfer A A E 316. Applied Aerodynamics A A E 319. Aircraft Flight Mechanics A A E 320. Finite Element Methods in Aerospace Structures A A E 327. Deformation and Fracture of Polymeric Materials A A E 328. Composite Materials A A E 333. Electric Propulsion A A E 334. Rocket Propulsion and Rocketry A A E 351. Aeroelasticity and Aeroinelasticity A A E 381. Wind Power Technology A A E 391. Special Problems A A E 404. Optimization of Aerospace Systems A A E 406. Advanced Orbital Mechanics A A E 408. Optimal Spacecraft Trajectories A A E 411. Transonic Aerodynamics A A E 414. Boundary Layer Theory A A E 415. Wing Theory A A E 417. Fundamentals of Gas Kinetics A A E 418. Theory of Rarefied Gas Flows A A E 425. Advanced Composite Material Structures A A E 428. Theory of Large Deformations in Nonlinear Continuous Media A A E 429. Theory of Linear and Nonlinear Viscoelasticity A A E 438. Fundamentals of Combustion A A E 452. Stochastic Structural Dynamics A A E 454. Dynamical Systems and Bifurcation Theory A A E 490. Seminar A A E 493. Special Problems A A E 499. Thesis Research |
More than likely your initial
employment following graduation will be in the aerospace industry. Students
can join a large aerospace company, a general aviation manufacturer, an
airline, or a government aerospace laboratory or research center. In a
large aerospace company, the initial assignment will probably be with a
large design team. The assignment will probably be a technical one dealing
with a problem related to an aiplane, missile, or spacecraft being designed.
As experience is gained, more complex problems and responsibilities will
be assigned. Depending on interests and competence, graduates can progress
through the technical part of the company or through management. Students
will also gain the same type of experience if they join a general aviation
company. However, the design team will not be as large and assignments
will cover broader problems associated with the design of aircraft.
Students who choose to join
an airline company as an engineer may work on technical problems associated
with the operation and maintenance of a fleet of aircraft. In addition,
graduates can participate in evaluating the needs of the airline for new
airplanes as well as the different types of airplanes available that could
meet these requirements.
Students who choose to join
a government aerospace laboratory or research center may be assigned to
a laboratory and be involved in basic research in a technical area. As
graduates progress, they can become more involved in research or progress
through the government and monitor technical programs that have been funded
to the private sector of the aerospace industry.
Dennis Yap Tsong Hsih
