Courses of Instruction

Robert Glenn Rapp Engineering Research
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E-mail: office@spock.usc.edu

Chair: E. Phillip Muntz, Ph.D.

Faculty

Arthur B. Freeman Professorship in Engineering: E. Phillip Muntz, Ph.D.** (Radiology)

Professors: Ron F. Blackwelder, Ph.D.*; Frederick K. Browand, Ph.D.; Richard S. Bucy, Ph.D. (Mathematics); Julian Domaradzki, Ph.D.; Richard E. Kaplan, Sc.D.; Joseph Kunc, Ph.D. (Physics); Tony Maxworthy, Ph.D.** (Mechanical Engineering); Eckart H. Meiburg, Ph.D.; Larry G. Redekopp, Ph.D.* (Mechanical Engineering); Donald E. Shemansky, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Daniel Erwin, Ph.D.*; Henryk Flashner, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering); Michael Gruntman, Ph.D.; Paul K. Newton, Ph.D.; Paul Ronney, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering); Costas Synolakis, Ph.D. (Civil Engineering)

Adjunct Professors: Robert Brodsky, Ph.D.; Gerald Hintz, Ph.D.; Robert H. Liebeck, Ph.D.; John McIntyre, Ph.D.; Peter Lissaman, Ph.D.

Research Associates: Darek Bogucki, Ph.D.; Mustapha Hammache, Ph.D.; Woo-Pyung Jeon, Ph.D.; Bogdan Marcu, Ph.D.; Gerald Pham-Van-Diep, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professors: Geoff Spedding, Ph.D.; Hussein Youssef, Ph.D.

Lecturers: Johnny Kwok, Ph.D.; Madhu Thangavelu, M.S.; Alan Tribble, Ph.D.; David Wallerstein, Ph.D.; David Wilcox, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professors: Hsien Kei Cheng, Ph.D.**; Eberhardt Rechtin, Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering); B. Andreas Troesch, Ph.D.; Hsun-Tiao Yang, Ph.D.

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

**Recipient of university-wide or school research award.

Aerospace Engineering Honor Society: Sigma Gamma Tau

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

The requirement for this degree is 130 units. A grade point average of C (2.0) is required in all upper division courses taken in Engineering departments and all departments of science and mathematics. See common requirements for undergraduate degrees section.

First Year, First Semester		Units
AE 105*	Introduction to Aerospace Engineering	4
CHEM 105aL	General Chemistry, or
CHEM 115aL	Advanced General Chemistry	4
WRIT 140*	Writing and Critical Reasoning	4
MATH 125	Calculus I	4
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		16

First Year, Second Semester		Units
AE 150L	Introduction to Aerospace Engineering Analysis	4
MATH 126	Calculus II	4
PHYS 151L**	Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics	4
General education	Social Issues	4
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		16

Second Year, First Semester		Units
CE 205	Statics	2
MATH 226	Calculus III	4
PHYS 152L	Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism	4
General education		8
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		18

Second Year, Second Semester		Units
AE 205	Basic Flight Mechanics	4
CE 225	Mechanics of Deformable Bodies	3
MATH 245	Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I	4
PHYS 153L	Fundamentals of Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics	4
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		15

Third Year, First Semester		Units
AE 353	Aerospace Structures I	3
CE 325	Dynamics	3
AE 341aL	Mechoptronics Laboratory I	3
ME 310	Engineering Thermodynamics I	3
General education		4
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		16

Third Year, Second Semester		Units
AE 309	Dynamics of Fluids	4
AE 341bL	Mechoptronics Laboratory II	3
AE 380	Elements of Astronautics and Space Science	3
MATH 445	Mathematics of Physics and Engineering II	4
General education		4
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		18

Fourth Year, First Semester		Units
AE 441aL	Senior Projects Laboratory	3
AE 460	Aerodynamic Theory, or
AE 485	Molecular Gas Dynamics	3
ME 401	Senior Seminar	1
ME 436***	Energy and Propulsion, or
AE 473	Spacecraft Propulsion	3
ME 451	Linear Control Systems I	3
Electives	technical	3
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		16

*Taken concurrently.

**Satisfies general education category III.

***Only one of these two courses can be taken for credit toward a B.S. degree.

Fourth Year, Second Semester		Units
AE 481	Aircraft Design, or
AE 482	Spacecraft Design	3
AE 483	Dynamics and Control in Aerospace Design	3
ISE 460	Engineering Economy	3
Advanced writing course		3
Electives	technical	3
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		15

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

In addition to the general requirements listed in this catalogue, the department has identified requirements in the following areas of specialization: aerodynamics/fluid dynamics; aerospace controls; aerospace design; aerospace structures; astronautics; computational fluid dynamics; hypersonics/kinetics of gases and plasmas; propulsion; and space science. Core requirements and elective requirements are defined for each area of specialization. Information on the current approved courses which comprise these core and elective requirements is available from the department.

Master of Science in Systems Architecture and Engineering

See the listing under Systems Architecture and Engineering.

Engineer in Aerospace Engineering

Requirements for the Engineer in Aerospace Engineering are the same as the general requirements. Three to six of the units required for the degree must be AE 690. Prior approval must be obtained from the guidance committee before registration in AE 690.

Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering

The Doctor of Philosophy with a major in aerospace engineering is also offered. See general requirements for graduate degrees.

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