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Aerospace Engineering Graduate Program

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What makes this program different?

Through one of our three specializations, aerospace grad students are empowered to build on their interests, gain specialized skills, conduct internationally recognized research, and work alongside our commercial partners on solutions that often get applied in commercial aircrafts.

Degree:
PhD, MASc, MEng, PMDip

Department
Aerospace Engineering

Fee range: 
Domestic $9,517 - $10,622

Options:
1 or 2 yrs, FT & PT, 3 specializations, AERIAS internship

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Research & professional development options

Pursue a career in academia or breakthrough research with our MASc (Master of Applied Science) and PhD streams, or elevate your understanding of aerospace engineering through our course-based MEng and professional diploma (PMDip) options. 

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Work & research with leading aerospace companies

Opt to become an AERIAS intern, and conduct intensive research with a leading aerospace partner like Bombardier, BionX or UTC Aerospace systems while helping them improve products or processes.

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State-of-the art facilities & renowned faculty

Be guided by renowned faculty researchers whose breakthroughs have led to profitable startups and sought-after solutions. Explore endless research possibilities with our facilities’ transformative tools and technology.

Explore your journey

PhD

Ideal for engineers with a master’s degree who want to pursue a career in academia or a professional research career.

MASc

Ideal for engineers with an undergraduate degree who want to pursue a specific research area or idea.

MEng

Ideal for engineers with an undergraduate degree who want to elevate their credentials and increase their job market opportunities.

PMDip

Ideal for technical staff engineers with an undergraduate degree who want more in-depth training, to advance in their career, or interact better with government and large corporations while continuing to work.

PHD MASc MEng & PMDip

Grade requirements: 

  • Master's degree in aerospace engineering or a related applied science field.
  • Minimum GPA of 3.33/4.33 (B+)

Grade requirements: 

  • Four-year undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering, a related engineering field or applied science discipline from a recognized institution
  • Minimum GPA of 3.33/4.33 (B+) in the last two years of study

Grade requirements: 

  • Four-year undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering, a related engineering field or applied science discipline from a recognized institution
  • Minimum GPA of 3.00/4.33 (B) in the last two years of study 

Application requirements:

  • Connect with a supervisor
  • Apply through OUAC
  • Submit documents to Yeates School of Graduate studies including:

A resume/CV, transcripts, 2 letters of recommendation, English Language Proficiency test (if applicable)

Application requirements:

  • Connect with a supervisor 
  • Apply through OUAC
  • Submit documents to Yeates School of Graduate studies including:

A resume/CV, transcripts, two letters of recommendation, English Language Proficiency test (if applicable)

Application requirements:

  • Apply through OUAC
  • Submit documents to Yeates School of Graduate studies including:

A resume/CV, transcripts, 2 letters of recommendation, English Language Proficiency test (if applicable)

Statement of interest: 500-1000 words outlining:

  1. A maximum of three (3) aerospace faculty whom you might like to have supervise you.
  2. Your reasons for pursuing graduate study in aerospace engineering.
  3. The research interest(s) you may wish to pursue in a doctoral dissertation.
  4. How your previous studies and experience have prepared you for this program.
  5. Your career objectives and how this degree program relates to them.

Statement of interest: 500-1000 words outlining:

  1. A maximum of three (3) aerospace faculty whom you might like to have supervise you.
  2. Your reasons for pursuing graduate study in aerospace engineering.
  3. The research interest(s) you may wish to pursue in a master's research thesis or project.
  4. How your previous studies and experience have prepared you for this program.
  5.  Your career objectives and how this degree program relates to them.

Statement of interest (For MEng only): 500-1000 words outlining:

  1. Whether you prefer a project-based (faculty supervisor required) or course-based (no faculty supervisor required) program of study.
  2. If you select a project-based program please identify a maximum of three (3) aerospace faculty whom you might like to have supervise you.
  3. Your reasons for pursuing graduate study in aerospace engineering.
  4. How your previous studies and experience have prepared you for this program.
  5. Your career objectives and how this degree program relates to them.

Courses offered in each of the three focus areas explore a range of topics from fluid mechanics, and aerospace manufacturing, to avionics and navigation, nanomaterials and nanocomposites. Whether you’re in a research-intensive program or pursuing professional development, the selection of available courses is designed to deepen technical engineering skills and foster real-life applications of ambitious and creative concepts and solutions. 

As a PMDip student, you can trust that the skills you gain will be in high demand. Each course is developed in consultation with the Canadian aerospace industry and adheres to aircraft certification regulations, ensuring your expertise aligns with industry standards.

Visit the graduate calendar for full course descriptions and see which courses are offered this academic year.  

All course descriptions

 PhD MASc MEng PMDip
  • Two (2) years, full time (max. six calendar years)
  • Four course credits (two aerospace credits, and two from a related program at TMU OR two can be transfer credits). With the approval of the supervisor, one of the four courses may be the Directed Studies course (AE8135)
  • Candidacy examination (oral & written)
  • Dissertation & defence
  • One (1) year, full time (max. three calendar years)
  • Five course credits: (3 aerospace credits, and two from a related program at TMU OR two transfer credits). With the approval of the supervisor, one of the four courses may be the Directed Studies course (AE8135)
  • Course selections are normally confirmed through a Program of Study agreement between supervisor and student. 
  • Thesis 
  • Research presentation
  • One (1) year, full time (max. Three calendar years), OR
  • Two (2) years, part time (max. Five calendar years).
  • Eight course credits (four aerospace credits, and up to four from a related program at TMU OR four transfer credits). One of the four courses may be the Directed Studies course (AE8135).
  • Course selections are normally confirmed through a Program of Study agreement between faculty advisor and student.
  • Major research project - students may apply to substitute the project for 2 courses 
  • Research presentation
  • Completion of four required courses in: 
  1. Aircraft certification (AE802),
  2. Aircraft safety & Reliability (AE8202)
  3. Aircraft systems integration (AE8203), and 
  4. Advanced aircraft manufacturing (AE8141)

  • Submission of the Final Diploma report (AE8200)


Recommended course sequence:  

Fall Term: AE8201, AE8202

Winter Term: AE8203, AE8141, AE8200

 

Grade requirements: If a course mark is less than B- (2.67/4.33 or 70%) for both MEng and MASc, and less than B (3.00/4.33 or 73%) for PhD, you must repeat the course or alternate with another. Failure to maintain an acceptable academic standing could result in your being asked to withdraw from the program. Failure in more than one course will be considered grounds for dismissal.

 

Enrich your learning through research, labs & community

With each field of study designed to encourage and guide your existing passions and curiosity, our programs offer all the tools, facilities, mentors and access to industry opportunities you need.

With each field of study designed to encourage and guide your existing passions and curiosity, our program offers all the tools, facilities, mentors and access to industry opportunities you need.

Research Areas:
  • Applied aerodynamics research
  • CFD algorithms
  • Cooling of gas turbine components
  • Nonlinear aeroelasticity
  • Propulsion system research
  • Subsonic and supersonic aircraft design
  • Thermal management in aerospace systems
  • Wind turbines

With expertise in this field, you’ll have the skills you need to build a career as a structural engineer, stress analyst, structural designer, structural load officer, mass engineer, methods engineer, manufacturing engineer, aerospace materials engineer, airworthiness engineer and more.

Research Areas:

  • Characterisation
  • Computational methods in composite airframes
  • Laser micro machining
  • Manufacturing and automation
  • Modeling and analysis of aerospace advanced materials and structures in design and manufacturing

This field is ideal for our students who want careers in flight control systems engineering, automated control systems engineering, satellite systems engineering, space mission planning, satellite attitude control engineering, automation engineering and more.

Research Areas:

  • Advanced aerospace vehicle dynamics
  • Control systems development for robotics and aerospace systems
  • Innovative computer vision algorithms for unmanned space operations
  • Instrumentation
  • Spacecraft dynamics and control
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Whether you’re looking to join a student group, advocate for your peers in student government, challenge yourself and others at our graduate symposium, or just looking for support, we encourage you to make the best of your experience at TMU.

What can you do with this degree?

Career possibilities

TMU aerospace graduates are equipped with a competitive advantage, having gained invaluable expertise responding to emerging challenges and having made their own research breakthroughs. Our graduates pursue successful careers at national and international companies as aerodynamicists, propulsion engineers, structural designers, materials engineers, flight control systems engineers, space mission planners and more.

Possible employers:
  • Boeing
  • Bombardier
  • Magellan aerospace
  • Safran
  • Heroux-Devtek
  • And more…
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Afshin Rahimi
Associate Professor, University of Windsor 

"At Toronto Metropolitan University, the amount of support and mentorship I received from the Faculty was incomparable, and the internship through the one-of-a-kind AERIAS program landed me a job right after graduation."

Aerospace Engineering (PhD) '17

Role: Manages end-to-end Talent Development projects, including resource allocation.

Rose Ghamari
Manager, Entrepreneur & Talent Develpment, The DMZ

“The courses offered in the PMDip provided me with the right expertise and knowledge, which helped me excel and stand out in my daily work. This program was a perfect complement to my undergraduate degree and allowed me to continue developing my professional network while still maintaining my full-time job in the industry.”

Aerospace Engineering (PMDip) ‘15

Aerospace grad students engage in remarkable and innovative research every day.  The outcome of their work and dedication is a powerful example of what you can reimagine and accomplish with the guidance of our world-class faculty, the support and encouragement of peers, and engagement with the most advanced technologies, materials and ideas. Explore some of their research and discoveries below.

From exploring innovative aerospace designs to advanced spacecraft dynamics to PAVs, our aerospace graduate students are envisioning a future with travel technologies that advance ideas of sustainability, efficiency and global communities.

Effects of Wing Flexibility on Vortex Behaviors and Aerodynamic Performance in Various Flapping Flights

YeongGyun Ryu

A Distributed Doublet-Based Method for Unsteady Aerodynamic Analysis with Relaxed Wakes

Travis Krebs

Spacecraft Orbit-Attitude Coupled Dynamics in Close Proximity to Small-Bodies

Dante Bolatti

Spacecraft Orbit-Attitude Coupled Dynamics in Close Proximity to Small-Bodies

Dante Bolatti

From exploring innovative aerospace designs to advanced spacecraft dynamics to PAVs, our aerospace graduate students are envisioning a future with travel technologies that advance ideas of sustainability, efficiency and global communities.

Design of Flight Deck Displays for General Aviation Electric Aircraft

Maryam Safi

 

An Investigation into Fundamental Frequency of Intact and Defective 3D-printed PLA Beams

Ali Foroozanfar

Design and Evaluation of General Aviation PFD Symbology Based on Human Factors

Abdul Khalid Sherief Jabbar

Furniture Folding Methodology For Reconfigurable Aircraft Cabins

Aditya Venkatesh

Low Reynolds Number Scaling Effects for Small-Scale Rotors

Ammar Jessa

From exploring innovative aerospace designs to advanced spacecraft dynamics to PAVs, our aerospace graduate students are envisioning a future with travel technologies that advance ideas of sustainability, efficiency and global communities.

A Preliminary Investigation of a Hydrogen Injection Wedge Strut for a Scramjet Combustor Application

Antonella Ruta

 

Vehicular Aerodynamics Wind Tunnel Testing of Unmanned Aerial Multirotor Vehicles and Wall Interference Corrections

Aarifah Haleem

Design of a New Co-flow Burner

Pascal Leung

Development of Biaxial Testing Apparatus

Amir Noorafkan

The Design of a Quick Release Attachment Mechanism for a Hydrofoil Board

Zarya Blackwood

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