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2014-2015 Undergraduate Calendar
HOME Programs and Academic Departments Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science Aerospace Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering)

Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering)
The following table illustrates the academic sequence for full-time students in this program.
 
Academic Level Admission Cohort Follow this
Academic Semester:
1st Year Fall 2014 1st & 2nd Semester
2nd Year Fall 2013 3rd & 4th Semester
3rd Year Fall 2012 5th & 6th Semester
4th Year Fall 2011 7th & 8th Semester
1st & 2nd Semester
1st SEMESTER

Common to Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering Programs.

REQUIRED:
CEN 100 Introduction to Engineering
CEN 199* Writing Skills
CHY 102 General Chemistry
MTH 140Calculus I
MTH 141 Linear Algebra
PCS 211Physics: Mechanics

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from Table A.
 
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
 
2nd SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
AER 222 Engineering Design and Graphical Communication
CPS 125 Digital Computation and Programming
ECN 801 Principles of Engineering Economics
MTH 240 Calculus II
MTL 200 Materials Science Fundamentals
PCS 125 Physics: Waves and Fields
3rd & 4th Semester
3rd SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
AER 309 Basic Thermodynamics
AER 316 Fluid Mechanics
AER 318 Dynamics
AER 320 Statics and Intro to Strength of Materials
CMN 432 Communication in the Engineering Professions
MTH 425 Differential Equations and Vector Calculus

NOTE: All required courses in 1st and 2nd semester are prerequisites to all required courses in 3rd semester.

4th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
AER 403 Mechanisms and Vibrations
AER 404 Intro to Aerospace Engineering Design
AER 416 Flight Mechanics
AER 423Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
EES 512Electric Circuits
MTH 410 Statistics

NOTE: All required courses in 1st and 2nd semester are prerequisites to all required courses in 4th semester.
5th & 6th Semester
5th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
AER 504 Aerodynamics
AER 507 Materials and Manufacturing
AER 520 Stress Analysis
EES 612 Electric Machines and Actuators
MTH 510 Numerical Analysis

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from Table A.

NOTE: All required courses in 1st and 2nd semester are prerequisites to all required courses in 5th semester.

6th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
AER 509 Control Systems
AER 606 Component Design and Material Selection
AER 615 Aircraft Performance
AER 621 Aerospace Structural Design
AER 622 Gas Dynamics

PROFESSIONAL: One course from the following. Students must complete the requirements for one of the following Streams:

Aircraft Stream  
AER 626  Applied Finite Elements 
 
Avionics Stream  
EES 604 Electronics and Sensors
 
Spacecraft Stream  
AER 627  Introduction to Space Robotics
 
NOTE: All required courses in 1st and 2nd semester are prerequisites to all required courses in 6th semester.
 
NOTE: Students who have a CLEAR Academic Standing after 6th semester may opt to enroll in the Industrial Internship (IIP). Students will be enrolled in WKT 89A/B by the Department. WKT 89A/B is graded on a pass/fail basis.
7th & 8th Semester
Semesters 7 and 8 of the Aircraft Stream, Avionics Stream and Spacecraft Stream are first offered 2014-2015.

7th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
AER 715 Avionics and Systems
AER 817 Systems Engineering

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from the following:
ENG 503 Science Fiction
GEO 702 Technology and the Contemporary Environment
HST 701 Scientific Technology and Modern Society
PHL 709 Religion, Science and Philosophy
POL 507 Power, Change and Technology

PROFESSIONAL: Two courses from the following. Students must complete the requirements for the Stream chosen in 6th semester.

Aircraft Stream:
AER 716 Aircraft Stability and Control
AER 722 Aeroelasticity

Avionics Stream:
EES 508 Digital Systems
AER 716 Aircraft Stability and Control

Spacecraft Stream:
AER 721 Orbital Dynamics
AER 723 Introduction to Space Systems Design

NOTE: All required courses in 1st through 4th semester are prerequisites to all required courses in 7th semester.
 
8th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
AER 710 Propulsion
CEN 800 Law and Ethics in Engineering Practice

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from Table B.

PROFESSIONAL†: One course from the following:
AER 818 Manufacturing Management
AER 821 Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control
AER 870* Aerospace Engineering Thesis

PROFESSIONAL: One from the following Streams. Students must complete the requirements of the Stream chosen previously.

Aircraft Stream:
AER 814 Aircraft Design Project

Avionics Stream:
AER 822 Avionics Design Project

Spacecraft Stream:
AER 813 Space Systems Design Project
 
* Effective 2014-2015, students wishing to enroll in AER 870 must have a CGPA of at least 3.00 and must seek Departmental Consent.
 
† Not every course will be offered every semester.
 
NOTE: All required courses in 1st through 4th semester are prerequisites to all required courses in 8th semester.


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