Aerospace Engineering

The focus of the BS program in Aerospace Engineering is the design of aerospace vehicles and components. This is accomplished in a four year academic program that consists in the first year of basic sciences, mathematics, and communication courses. These courses form the key foundation for the rest of the program. Also, you will take an Introduction to Aerospace Engineering course that will give you an overview of the BS program. In the second year you will continue to take basic mathematics and science as well as engineering science courses. The engineering science courses apply the principles you have mastered in the basic sciences and mathematics to the solution of engineering problems. In the third year you learn the unique nature of aerospace problems. These courses cover the major subdivisions of Aerospace Engineering - fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and flight dynamics. You will also have courses in complementary topics including computer graphics and instrumentation. Inyour fourth year, you have the opportunity to see how all the individual specialized technologies are used to design a vehicle.

The aerospace engineer is concerned with the design, production, operation, and support of aircraft and spacecraft. Aerospace engineers conduct research to solve problems and improve processes for the aerospace industry. The curriculum includes traditional courses in aerodynamics, flight dynamics and control, propulsion, structures, manufacturing, instrumentation, and spacecraft systems. Capstone design courses are offered in aircraft, propulsion, and spacecraft design.

Aerospace engineering graduates will demonstrate the ability to:

• perform capably and professionally as aerospace engineers
• use contemporary techniques to solve engineering problems, conduct tests and design components for aerospace systems and vehicles
• communicates analysis, test and design results to engineers and others
• build on the basic principles of analysis, test and design to learn new, related skills

Courses:

AE 211 Computing for Engineers

AE 221 Introduction to Global History of Aerospace Technologies

AE 241 Private Flight Course

AE 242 Private Flight Aeronautics

AE 245 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

AE 290 Aerospace Colloquium

AE 292 Aerospace Industrial Internship

AE 345 Fluid Mechanics

AE 360 Introduction to Astronautics

AE 390 Aerospace Industrial Internship

AE 421 Aerospace Computer Graphics

AE 430 Aerospace Instrumentation Laboratory

AE 441 Advanced Flight Training

AE 445 Aircraft Aerodynamics and Performance

AE 490 Aerospace Industrial Internship

AE 507 Aerospace Structures I

AE 508 Aerospace Structures II

AE 509 Honors Aerospace Structures

AE 510 Aerospace Materials and Processes

AE 521 Aerospace Systems Design I

AE 522 Aerospace Systems Design II

AE 523 Space Systems Design

AE 524 Propulsion Systems Design I

AE 545 Fundamentals of Aerodynamics

AE 546 Honors Aerodynamics

AE 550 Dynamics of Flight I

AE 551 Dynamics of Flight II

AE 552 Honors Dynamics of Flight II

AE 560 Spacecraft Systems

AE 571 Fundamentals of Airplane Reciprocating Propulsion Systems

AE 572 Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion

AE 573 Honors Propulsion

AE 590 Aerospace Senior Seminar

AE 592 Special Projects in Aerospace Engineering for Undergraduate Students

AE 593 Honors Research

AE 621 Advanced Aircraft Design Techniques I

AE 628 Wind Turbine Engineering

AE 670 Aerospace Propulsion III

Freshmen must:
 
1. Provide evidence of high school graduation with a curriculum that would prepare you for university studies in your home country

Credentials and Requirements by Country for Freshman Addition to the College of LIberal Arts and Sciences

2. Have a GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale;

3. Submit English proficiency test scores (used to estimate students' placement in appropriate level of ESL course, as needed. All international students are screened after arrival on campus and prior to enrollment by the KU Applied English Center).

The University of Kansas will accept both the new SAT and the old SAT. We will use concordance tables to compare your scores and determine your highest scores on either the new SAT or the old SAT. At this time, any SAT scores listed are based on the new SAT (after March 2016).  

In addition to transcripts or marksheets, you must present an official diploma or graduation certificate, official examination results, or other proof of graduation particular to your country.  We use equivalent admission criteria for applicants from all countries.  Meeting the minimum grade point average does not guarantee admission.

KU offers a few partial scholarships for qualified, new international freshmen and transfer students admitted for fall semester. To be considered for a scholarship, you must complete an online fall semester application by Jan. 15.

The Office of International Recruitment and Undergraduate Admissions (IRUA) screens candidates for a limited number of admissions scholarships. Awards are only offered to degree-seeking undergraduates whose first KU semester is the fall semester. KU does not offer international student scholarships based on financial need. International undergraduate scholarships do not cover all expenses. Prior to issuance of the SEVIS document, students requesting F-1 or J-1 status must submit proof of financial support for the first year of study.