AEEPHD - Aerospace Engineering

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The Direct B.S. to Ph.D. track requires 59 units of coursework, including:

5 units of Graduate Seminar:

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

6 units of Advanced Engineering Analysis:

• course: Advanced Engineering Analysis (3 units) Minimum Grade Required: C

• course: Advanced Engineering Analysis (3 units) Minimum Grade Required: C

Minimum 36 units in area of major subject.

Fluid Mechanics

• course: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3 units)

• course: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3 units)

• course: Compressible Fluid Dynamics (3 units)

• course: Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (3 units)

• course: Finite Element Methods (3 units)

Solid Mechanics

• course: Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3 units)

• course: Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3 units)

• course: Composite Materials (3 units)

• course: Finite Element Methods (3 units) 

• course: Advanced Finite Element Analysis (3 units)

Thermal Sciences

• course: Advanced Thermodynamics (3 units)

• course: Convective Transport Phenomena (3 units)

• course: Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (3 units)

• course: Finite Element Methods (3 units)

Dynamics and Control

• course: Advanced Dynamics (3 units)

• course*: Orbital Mechanics and Space Flight (3 units)

• course: Introduction to Advanced Control Theory (3 units)

• course: Nonlinear and Optimal Control (3 units)

• course: Spacecraft Optimal Estimation (3 units)

• course*: Planar Multibody Dynamics with Applications (3 units)

• course: Introductory Robotics (3 units)

• course*: Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control (3 units)

• course: Introduction to System Identification Methods (3 units)

• course: Advanced Astrodynamics (3 units)

• course: Advanced Vibration (3 units)

*Only ONE of the indicated cross-listed courses may be counted toward the three courses.

• Maximum of 6 units of individual study (course / course / course) or research (course) or case study (course)

• 9-12 units in the minor depending on the minor department requirement.

• 18 Dissertation Units (course)

The University of Arizona AME M.S. to Ph.D. track requires 57 units of coursework, including:

3 units of Graduate Seminar:

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

Minimum 12 units in area of major subject.  24-30 units may be transferred from the AME MS degree.

Fluid Mechanics

• course: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3 units)

• course: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3 units)

• course: Compressible Fluid Dynamics (3 units)

• course: Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (3 units)

• course: Finite Element Methods (3 units)

Solid Mechanics

• course: Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3 units)

• course: Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3 units)

• course: Composite Materials (3 units)

• course: Finite Element Methods (3 units) 

• course: Advanced Finite Element Analysis (3 units)

Thermal Sciences

• course: Advanced Thermodynamics (3 units)

• course: Convective Transport Phenomena (3 units)

• course: Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (3 units)

• course: Finite Element Methods (3 units)

Dynamics and Control

• course: Advanced Dynamics (3 units)

• course*: Orbital Mechanics and Space Flight (3 units)

• course: Introduction to Advanced Control Theory (3 units)

• course: Nonlinear and Optimal Control (3 units)

• course: Spacecraft Optimal Estimation (3 units)

• course*: Planar Multibody Dynamics with Applications (3 units)

• course: Introductory Robotics (3 units)

• course*: Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control (3 units)

• course: Introduction to System Identification Methods (3 units)

• course: Advanced Astrodynamics (3 units)

• course: Advanced Vibration (3 units)

*Only ONE of the indicated cross-listed courses may be counted toward the three courses.

• Maximum of 6 units of individual study (course / course / course) or research (course) or case study (course)

• 9-12 units in the minor depending on the minor department requirement

• 18 Dissertation Units (course)

The Non-University of Arizona AME M.S. to Ph.D. track requires 57 units of coursework, including:

3 units of Graduate Seminar:

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

• course: Graduate Seminar (1 unit)

Minimum 36 units in area of major subject. **Up to 30 units may be transferred from an MS degree, subject to Graduate College rules for credit transfer, and if they are appropriate for inclusion in the student’s PhD Plan of Study.

Fluid Mechanics

• course: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3 units)

• course: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3 units)

• course: Compressible Fluid Dynamics (3 units)

• course: Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (3 units)

• course: Finite Element Methods (3 units)

Solid Mechanics

• course: Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3 units)

• course: Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3 units)

• course: Composite Materials (3 units)

• course: Finite Element Methods (3 units) 

• course: Advanced Finite Element Analysis (3 units)

Thermal Sciences

• course: Advanced Thermodynamics (3 units)

• course: Convective Transport Phenomena (3 units)

• course: Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (3 units)

• course: Finite Element Methods (3 units)

Dynamics and Control

• course: Advanced Dynamics (3 units)

• course*: Orbital Mechanics and Space Flight (3 units)

• course: Introduction to Advanced Control Theory (3 units)

• course: Nonlinear and Optimal Control (3 units)

• course: Spacecraft Optimal Estimation (3 units)

• course*: Planar Multibody Dynamics with Applications (3 units)

• course: Introductory Robotics (3 units)

• course*: Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control (3 units)

• course: Introduction to System Identification Methods (3 units)

• course: Advanced Astrodynamics (3 units)

• course: Advanced Vibration (3 units)

*Only ONE of the indicated cross-listed courses may be counted toward the three courses.

• Maximum of 6 units of individual study (course / course / course) or research (course) or case study (course)

• 9-12 units in the minor depending on the minor department requirement.

• 18 Dissertation Units (course)

• course: Aircraft Conceptual Design (3 units)

• course: Aerospace Engineering Design (3 units)

• course: Nature of Turbulent Shear Flow (3 units)

• course: Applied Thermodynamics (3 units)

• course: Renewable Energy Systems (3 units)

• course: Orbital Mechanics and Space Flight

• course: Design Optimization

• course: Biomechanical Engineering

• course: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering

• course: Micro Biomechanics

• course: Microfluidics

• course: Design of Mechatronic Systems

• course: Fabrication Techniques for Micro- and Nanodevices

• course: AME Special Topics

• course: Independent Study

• course: Advanced Computational Aerodynamics

• course: Hydrodynamic Stability

No additional units required

• 9-12 units in the minor, depending on the minor department requirement.

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.