Grad Courses
Our graduate programs are highly multidisciplinary. Students enjoy a lot of flexibility and self-direction in choosing their courses, and are welcome to take classes outside of the Dept. of Aerospace Engineering. For example, many aerospace engineering graduate students pursue courses in Robotics, NERS and EECS. We have put together suggested lists of curricula that might be helpful to students as they plan their own course schedules, based on each research area.
See information about the courses, including prerequisites, course topics, objectives and outcomes. This information can be used to compare courses between institutions, identifying appropriate matches for study abroad semesters or transfer credit.
Courses by research area
Aerodynamics and Propulsion
Fundamental courses
- AEROSP 520. Compressible Flow I
- AEROSP 522. Viscous Flow
- AEROSP 523 (MECHENG 523). Computational Fluid Dynamics I
- AEROSP 525. Introduction to Turbulent Flows
- AEROSP 532. Molecular Gas Dynamics
- AEROSP 533 (ENSCEN 533). Combustion Processes
- AEROSP 544. Aeroelasticity
- AEROSP 729. Statistical Approaches for Aerospace Engineering
- AEROSP 729. Data-driven Analysis and Modeling
- AEROSP 740. Aerodynamic Design
Elective courses
- AEROSP 521. Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics
- AEROSP 524. Aerodynamics II
- AEROSP 526. Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics
- AEROSP 527. Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics
- AEROSP 530. Gas-Turbine Propulsion
- AEROSP 535. Rocket Propulsion
- AEROSP 536. Electric Propulsion
- AEROSP 623. Computational Fluid Dynamics II
- AEROSP 625. Advanced Topics in Turbulent Flow
- AEROSP 627. Advanced Gas Dynamics
- AEROSP 633. Advanced Combustion
Autonomous Systems and Control
Fundamental courses
- AEROSP 540 (MECHENG 540). Intermediate Dynamics
- AEROSP 548. Astrodynamics
- AEROSP 550 (CEE 571) (EECS 560) (MECHENG 564). Linear Systems Theory
- AEROSP 551 (EECS 562). Nonlinear Systems and Control
- AEROSP 552. Aerospace Information Systems
- AEROSP 567. Statistical Inference, Estimation, and Learning
- AEROSP 573. Dynamics and Control of Spacecraft
- AEROSP 575. Flight and Trajectory Optimization
- AEROSP 580. Linear Feedback Control Systems / EECS 565. Linear Feedback Control Systems
- AEROSP 584. Avionics, Navigation and Guidance of Aerospace Vehicles
Elective courses
- AEROSP 450. Flight Software Systems
- AEROSP 566. Data Analysis and System Identification
- AEROSP 579. Control of Structures and Fluids
- AEROSP 581 (SPACE 581). Space System Management
- AEROSP 582 (SPACE 582). Spacecraft Technology
- AEROSP 583. Management of Space Systems Design
Computation
Fundamental courses
- AEROSP 552. Aerospace Information Systems
- AEROSP 567. Statistical Inference, Estimation, and Learning
- EECS 592. Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
- AERSP 740. Complex Systems Design and Integration
Elective courses
- AEROSP 729. Data-driven Analysis and Modeling
- AEROSP 588. Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization
- EECS 563. Hybrid Systems
- EECS 587. Parallel Computing
- EECS 590. Advanced Programming Languages
Space Systems
Fundamental courses
- AEROSP 548. Astrodynamics
- AEROSP 552. Aerospace Information Systems
- AEROSP 573. Dynamics and Control of Spacecraft
- AEROSP 574. (SPACE 574) Space Physics
- AEROSP 575. Flight and Trajectory Optimization
Elective courses
- AEROSP 450. Flight Software Systems
- AEROSP 535. Rocket Propulsion
- AEROSP 536. Electric Propulsion
- AEROSP 581 (SPACE 581). Space System Management
- AEROSP 582 (SPACE 582). Spacecraft Technology
- AEROSP 583. Management of Space Systems Design
- AEROSP 597 (SPACE 597). Fundamentals of Space Plasma Physics
Structures and Materials
Fundamental courses
- AEROSP 510. Finite Elements in Mechanical and Structural Analysis I
- AEROSP 513. Foundations of Solid and Structural Mechanics I
- AEROSP 514. Foundations of Solid and Structural Mechanics II
- AEROSP 516. Mechanics of Fibrous Composites
- AEROSP 518. Theory of Elastic Stability I
- AEROSP 540 (MECHENG 540). Intermediate Dynamics
- AEROSP 543. Structural Dynamics
- AEROSP 544. Aeroelasticity
- AEROSP 545. Aeromechanics of Rotary Wing Vehicles
- AEROSP 588. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Elective courses
- AEROSP 416 (NAVARCH 416). Theory of Plates and Shells
- AEROSP 495. Advanced Flight Structures
- AEROSP 511. Finite Elements in Mechanical and Structural Analysis II
- AEROSP 545. Aeromechanics of Rotary Wing Vehicles
- AEROSP 618. Theory of Elastic Stability II
- MECHENG 505. Finite Element Methods in Mechanical Engineering
- MECHENG 512 (CEE 509). Theory of Elasticity
- MECHENG 516. (MATSCIE 516) Mechanics of Thin Films and Layered Materials
- MECHENG 517. (MACROMOL 517) Mechanics of Polymers I
- MECHENG 519. Theory of Plasticity I
- MECHENG 605. Advanced Finite Element Methods in Mechanics
Core doctoral courses
Category 1 Doctoral Courses
- AEROSP 513. Foundations of Solid and Structural Mechanics I
- AEROSP 518. Theory of Elastic Stability I
- AEROSP 520. Compressible Flow I
- AEROSP 523 (MECHENG 523). Computational Fluid Dynamics I
- AEROSP 532. Molecular Gas Dynamics
- AEROSP 540 (MECHENG 540). Intermediate Dynamics
- AEROSP 543. Structural Dynamics
- AEROSP 550 (CEE 571) (EECS 560) (MECHENG 564). Linear Systems Theory
- AEROSP 552. Aerospace Information Systems
- AEROSP 567. Statistical Inference, Estimation, and Learning
- AEROSP 584. Avionics, Navigation and Guidance of Aerospace Vehicles
- EECS 592. Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Category 2 Doctoral Courses
- AEROSP 510. Finite Elements in Mechanical and Structural Analysis I
- AEROSP 514. Foundations of Solid and Structural Mechanics II
- AEROSP 516. Mechanics of Fibrous Composites
- AEROSP 522. Viscous Flow*
- AEROSP 525. Introduction to Turbulent Flows
- AEROSP 526 Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics
- AEROSP 533 (ENSCEN 533). Combustion Processes
- AEROSP 535 Rocket Propulsion
- AEROSP 536 Electric Propulsion
- AEROSP 544. Aeroelasticity
- AEROSP 545. Aeromechanics of Rotary Wing Vehicles
- AEROSP 548. Astrodynamics
- AEROSP 551 (EECS 562). Nonlinear Systems and Control
- AEROSP 573. Dynamics and Control of Spacecraft
- AEROSP 575. Flight and Trajectory Optimization
- AEROSP 580. Linear Feedback Control Systems / EECS 565. Linear Feedback Control Systems
- AEROSP 588. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
- AEROSP 729. Data-driven Analysis and Modeling
- AEROSP 729. Statistical Approaches for Aerospace Engineering
- EECS 563 Hybrid Systems, Analysis, and Control
- EECS 587. Parallel Computing
- EECS 590. Advanced Programming Languages
- NERS 571 Intermediate Plasma Physics I
Mathematics requirement courses
- AEROSP 423. Computational Methods for Aerospace Engineering
- AEROSP 523. (MECHENG 523) Computational Fluid Dynamics I
- AEROSP 550 (CEE 571) (EECS 560) (MECHENG 564). Linear Systems Theory
- AEROSP 551 (EECS 562). Nonlinear Systems and Control
- AEROSP 567. Statistical Inference, Estimation, and Learning
- AEROSP 588. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
- AEROSP 623. Computational Fluid Dynamics II
- EECS 501. Probability and Random Processes
- EECS 502. Stochastic Processes
- EECS 505. Computational Data Science and Machine Learning
- Math 419. Linear Spaces and Matrix Theory
- Math 450. Advanced Mathematics for Engineers I
- Math 451. Advanced Calculus I
- Math 452. Advanced Calculus II
- Math 454. Boundary Value Problems for Partial Differential Equations
- Math 471. Introduction to Numerical Methods
- Math 525 (STAT 525). Probability Theory
- Math 547 (BIOINF 547) (STATS 547). Mathematics of Data
- Math 555. Introduction to Functions of a Complex Variable with Applications
- Math 556. Applied Functional Analysis
- Math 557. Applied Asymptotic Analysis
- Math 561. (IOE 510) Linear Programming I
- Math 562. (IOE 511) Continuous Optimization Methods
- Math 571. Numerical Linear Algebra
- Math 572. Numerical Methods for Differential Equations
- Math 602. Real Analysis II
- Math 651. Modeling and Mechanics
- Math 654. Intro Fluid Dynamics
- MECHENG 501. Mathematical Methods in Mechanical Engineering
- MECHENG 502. Methods of Differential Equations in Mechanics
- NERS 571. Intermediate Plasma Physics I
- Physics 452: Methods of Theoretical Physics II
- ROB 501. Mathematics for Robotics
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