Mission:

The undergraduate Aerospace Engineering program will educate and train students in the contemporary aerospace engineering disciplines of analysis, experimentation, and design through traditional classroom instruction and professional practice embodied in the cooperative education experience.

Program Educational Objectives:

• A mastery of mathematical, scientific, and technical principles needed for effective problem solving
• An ability to integrate, synthesize, and apply engineering principles in experimentation, analysis, and design of aerospace systems
• Effective communication skills
• An understanding of the importance of professionalism, ethics, and lifelong learning.
• An enhanced understanding of aerospace engineering practice resulting from cooperative educational experiences.
• An ability to work effectively in a team environment
• An opportunity to participate in research projects

Program Outcomes:

1. ability to apply modern tools of engineering analysis to aerospace problems
2. ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
3. ability conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data
4. ability to design a system, component, or analysis tools to meet specific objectives
5. ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
6. ability to identify, formulate, and solve aerospace engineering problems
7. understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities
8. broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in the national and global environment
9. recognition of the need for and desire to engage in lifelong learning