B.S. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Aeronautical Engineering Department Office
Engineering Bldg. (13), Room 260
(805) 756-2562 FAX: (805) 756-2376

Courses are displayed by Major, Support, Concentration, General Education and Breadth, and Electives.

Units

MAJOR COURSES

* = Courses satisfy General Education and Breadth requirements.

AERO 121 Aerospace Fundamentals

1

AERO 215 Aerospace Engineering Analysis I

2

AERO 301 Aerothermodynamics

5

AERO 302 Aerothermodynamics

5

AERO 303 Aerothermodynamics and
AERO 304 Experimental Aerothermodynamics


3,2

AERO 306 Aerodynamics I

3

AERO 307 Wind Tunnel and Flight Test Laboratory

3

AERO 315 Aerospace Engineering Analysis II

3

AERO 320 Fundamentals of Guidance and Control

3

AERO 330 Stress Analysis

4

AERO 401 Propulsion Systems

4

AERO 404 Gas Dynamics

3

AERO 420 Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles

4

AERO 430 Aerospace Structural Analysis

4

AERO 432 Experimental Stress Analysis

1

AERO 461 Senior Project

2

AERO 462 Senior Project

3

CE 204 Strength of Materials

3

CE 205, 206 Strength of Materials and Lab

2,1

EE 201, 251 Electric Circuit Theory and Lab

3,1

PHYS 131 General Physics (B.1.a.)*

4

PHYS 132 General Physics

4

PHYS 133 General Physics

4

Concentration courses (see below)

25

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SUPPORT COURSES

* = Courses satisfy General Education and Breadth requirements.

BIO 220 Physiology and Biological Adaptation or BACT 221 General Bacteriology (B.1.b., E.2.)*


4

CHEM 124 General Chemistry (B.1.a.)*

4

CSC 251 Digital Computer Applications (F.1.)*

2

CSC 311 Numerical Engineering Analysis

4

EE 321, 361 Electronics and Lab

3,1

IME 144 Introduction to Design and Manufacturing

4

MATE 210 Materials Engineering

3

MATH 141 Calculus I (B.2.)*

4

MATH 142 Calculus II (B.2.)*

4

MATH 143 Calculus III

4

MATH 241 Calculus IV

4

MATH 242 Differential Equations

4

ME 211 Engineering Statics

3

ME 212 Engineering Dynamics

3

PHYS 211 Modern Physics I

4

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GENERAL EDUCATION AND BREADTH

For selection of GEB electives, see current Catalog or Class Schedule.
At least 9 units must be 300-400 level.

Area A:

14

ENGL 114 (A1)

ENGL 125/PHIL 125/SPC 125 (A2)

SPC 201/SPC 202 (A3)

ENGL 215 or ENGL 218 (A4)

Area B:

0

A minimum of 18 units is required; 18 of the units are in Major and Support

Physical sciences (B.1.a.)* see Major Courses

Life sciences (B.1.b.)* see Support Courses

Mathematics/statistics (B2)* see Support courses

Area C:

18

PHIL 230 or PHIL 231 (C1)

Critical reading electives (C1) (C1)

Fine and performing arts elective (C2)

Literature, philosophy, arts elective (300-400) (C3)

Arts and humanities elective (Area C)

Area D:

18

HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 (D1)

POLS 210 (D1)

HIST 315 (D2)

ECON 201/211/222 (D3)

Social institutions elective (100-200) (D4a)

Social institutions elective (300-400) (D4b)

Area E:

3

A minimum of 5 units is required; 2 of the units are in Support

PSY 201/PSY 202 (E1)

Self development (E2)* see Support Courses

Area F:

0

A minimum of 2 units is required; 2 of the units are in Support

Computer literacy (F1)* see Support Courses

Total GEB

A minimum of 75 units is required; 22 units are in Support

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ELECTIVES

 

0

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210

 

CONCENTRATIONS (select one)

 

Aeronautics Concentration

 

AERO 405 Aerodynamics II

3

AERO 443 Flight Vehicle Design

2

AERO 444 Flight Vehicle Design

4

AERO 445 Flight Vehicle Design

4

Aeronautics electives

12

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25

 

Astronautics Concentration

AERO 451 Orbital Mechanics I

3

AERO 447 Spacecraft Design

2

AERO 448 Spacecraft Design

4

AERO 449 Spacecraft Design

4

Astronautics electives

12

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08/22/97