BSAE

The curriculum for Aerospace Engineering for the first two years of study is the same as that for Mechanical Engineering. In junior and senior years, AE students will take 9-10 courses that differ from the ME curriculum. The coursework for the initial semesters includes basic engineering concepts, communication skills and laboratory procedures. As an AE’s knowledge and skill increases, the course work is more specialized. Students receive a thorough grounding in the primary areas of aerospace engineering.

Graduates of the Aerospace Engineering program will be prepared as leaders in research, design, construction and analysis of aircraft, satellites, manned and unmanned space/aerial vehicles, and the systems they incorporate.

 

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

Year 1: Freshman year total credit hours = 33

Fall Semester

(4) MATH 1511 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I
(4) ENGR 190 Intro to Engineering Mathmatics
(4) CHEM 1215 General Chemistry I Lecture and Laboratory
(4) ENGL 1110 Composition I

 

Total = 16 credit hours

Spring Semester

(4) MATH 1521 Calculus & Analytic Geometry II
(3) PHYS 1310 Calculus -Based Physics I
(1) PHYS 1310L Calculus -Based Physics I Laboratory
(3) ENGL 110 Introduction to Engineering Design
(3) Gen. Ed. English Conposition - Level 2
(3) Gen. Ed. Social Behabrioral Sciences Elective

 

Total = 17 credit hours

Year 2: Sophomore year total credit hours = 31

Fall Semester

(3) MATH 2530 Calculus III
(3) ENGR 233 Engineering Machanics I
(3) PHYS 1320 Engineering Physics II
(3) ME 210 Electronics and System Engineering
(3) ENGR 217 Manufacturing Processes
(1) ENGR 217L Manufacturing Processes Laboratory

 

Total = 16 credit hours

Spring Semester

(3) ME 228 Engineering Analysis I
(3) ENGR 234 Engineering Mechanics II
(3) ME 261 Mechanical Engineering Problem Solving
(3) ME 240 Thermodynamics
(3) Gen. Ed. Oral Communication

 

Total = 15 credit hours

Year 3: Junior year total credit hours = 31

Fall Semester

(3) ME 328 Engineering Analysis II
(3) AE 339 Aerodynamics I
(3) AE 362 Orbital Mechanics
(3) AE 364 Flight Dynamics and Controls
(3) CE 301 Mechanics of Materials
(1) ME 349 MAE Career Seminar

 

Total = 16 credit hours

Spring Semester

(3) AE 424 Aerospace Systems Engineering
(3) AE 439 Aerodynamics II
(3) AE 363 Aerospace Structures
(3) ME 345 Experimental Methods I
(3) ME 341 Heat Transfer

 

Total = 15 credit hours

Year 4: Senior year total credit hours = 27

Fall Semester

(3) CHME 361 Engineering Materials
(3) AE 419 Propulsion
(3) AE 447 Aerofluids Laboratory
(3) Gen. Ed. Humanities
(3) Gen. Ed Creative and Fine Arts

 

Total = 15 credit hours

Spring Semester

(3) AE 428 Aerospace Capstone Design
(3) AE Senior Elective
(3) PHYS 303 Engergy and Society in the New Millennium
(3) Gen. Ed.  Viewing a Wider World Elective

 

Total = 12 credit hours

 

Minor: Aerospace Engineering

The mechanical and aerospace engineering minors at New Mexico State University are intended for students from other engineering disciplines. Students majoring in mechanical engineering may also elect to acquire a minor in aerospace engineering or vice versa.

Math and Science (14 credits)

(4) MATH 1511 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
(4) MATH 1521 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
(3) MATH 2530 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III
(3) PHYS 1310G Engineering Physics

 

Required Engineering (18 credits)

(3) ENGR 233 Engineering Mechanics I
(3) C E 301 Mechanics of Materials
(3) ENGR 234 Engineering Mechanics II
(3) M E 240 Thermodynamics
(3) M E 328 Engineering Analysis I
(3) A E 339 Aerodynamics I

 

Select 3 credits from the following:

(3) A E 364 Flight Dynamics and Controls
(3) A E 439 Aerodynamics II

 

Select 3 credits from the following:

(3) A E 362 Orbital Mechanics
(3) A E 363 Aerospace Structures
(3) A E 419 Propulsion