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Chair: E. Phillip Muntz, Ph.D.

Associate Chair

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

Faculty

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.; Steve Nutt, Ph.D. (Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering); 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); Geoffrey Spedding, Ph.D.; 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.; James Wertz, Ph.D.

Research Associates: Darek Bogucki, Ph.D.; Mustapha Hammache, Ph.D.; Xianming
Liu, Ph.D.; Bogdan Marcu, Ph.D.; Gerald Pham-Van-Diep, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor: Hussein Youssef, Ph.D.

Lecturers: Johnny Kwok, Ph.D.; Madhu Thangavelu, M.S.; Alan Tribble, Ph.D.; Jacob Van Zyl, 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 or 131 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
MATH 125	Calculus I	4
WRIT 140	Writing and Critical Reasoning	4
		____
		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
		____
		16

Second Year, First Semester		Units
AE 205	Basic Flight Mechanics	4
ME 203	Mechanics I	5
MATH 226	Calculus III	4
PHYS 152L	Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism	4
		____
		17

Second Year, Second Semester		Units
ME 205	Mechanics II	5
MATH 245	Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I	4
PHYS 153L	Fundamentals of Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics	4
General Education		4
		____
		17

Third Year, First Semester		Units
AE 380	Elements of Astronautics and Space Science	3
AE 341aL	Mechoptronics Laboratory I	3
MATH 445	Mathematics of Physics and Engineering II	4
ME 310	Engineering Thermodynamics I	3
General education		4
		____
		17

Third Year, Second Semester		Units
AE 300	Communications Tools for Engineers II	1
AE 309	Dynamics of Fluids Mechoptronics	4
AE 341bL	Mechoptronics Laboratory II	3
ME 308	Computer-AIded Analyses for AeroMechanical	3
General education		4
		____
		15

Fourth Year, First Semester		Units
AE 441aL	Senior Projects Laboratory	3
ME 400	Senior Seminar	1
ME 451	Linear Control Systems I	3
Electives	AE Core*	6
Electives	technical**	3
		____
		16

Fourth Year, Second Semester		Units
AE 481	Aircraft Design, or
AE 482	Spacecraft Design	3-4
Elective	AE Core*	3
Elective	technical**	3
WRIT 340	Advanced Writing	3
General Education		4
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		16-17

*Any upper division AE courses.

**Technical electives consist of (1) any upper division course in engineering except CE 404, CE 412, ISE 440 and ENGR 300, or (2) an upper division course in chemistry, physics or mathematics and MATH 225. No more than three units of 490 course work can be used to satisfy the technical elective requirement.

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.

Master of Engineering in Computer-Aided Engineering

The Master of Engineering program educates and trains multidisciplinary professionals in the use of computational techniques in the planning, design and management of engineering projects. The emphasized computer-aided engineering subjects are modeling, simulation, visualization, optimization, artificial intelligence and advanced design, documentation, manufacturing and information management.

The program provides the graduate with advanced education in a particular engineering subject area, associated with aerospace, civil or mechanical engineering. This advanced engineering education is coupled with an intensive concentration in computational procedures appropriate for that subject area. The program also includes substantial project work to provide a background in the application of CAE techniques in real world situations. See the listing under Computer-Aided 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.

Certificate in Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics)

The Certificate in Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics) is designed for practicing engineers and scientists who enter space-related fields and/or who want to obtain training in specific space-related areas. The students enroll at USC as limited status students. The required course work consists of 12 units; the students will choose four 3-unit courses from the following:

Required Courses		Units
AE 501	Spacecraft System Design	3
AE 502	Systems for Remote Sensing from Space	3
AE 549ab	Systems Architecting	3-3
AE 580	Orbital Mechanics I	3
AE 581	Orbital Mechanics II	3
AE 583	Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics	3
AE 585	Space Environments and Spacecraft Interaction	3
AE 599	Special Topics	3

The credit for classes may be applied toward the M.S. or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering should the student decide later to pursue an advanced degree. In order to be admitted to the M.S. program, the student should maintain a B average or higher in courses for the certificate and must satisfy all normal admission requirements. All courses for the certificate must be taken at USC. It is anticipated that other classes on emerging space technologies will be added to the list of the offered classes in the future.