MS Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

Graduate students in the Aerospace Engineering program focus on aircraft and space systems design, analysis, and manufacturing. Students can select course offerings and research programs in aerodynamics and applied aerodynamics; aerospace propulsion; computational fluid dynamics; dynamics and design of spacecraft and space systems; flight dynamics and control; and multifunctional materials and smart structures.

Faculty: College of Engineering | Department: Aerospace Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 30 credit hours. The thesis-option M.S. degree program in aerospace engineering requires 21 hours of course credit and at least nine hours of thesis research with a completed thesis and defense. The non-thesis M.S. degree requires 27 hours of course credit and a three credit-hour project or industry internship. Courses listed in the plan include: MAE 586 Project Work In Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; MAE 695 Master's Thesis Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An applicant to the master's program must be a graduate of an accredited undergraduate program with a B.S. degree in either mechanical or aerospace engineering. Graduates of other accredited programs in engineering, physical sciences and mathematics may be considered but may be required to make up undergraduate deficiencies without graduate credit. Provisional admissions, as well as exceptions, are sometimes granted under special circumstances. The most qualified applicants are accepted first. Applicants to the Ph.D. program must have met the M.S. admission requirements and additionally must satisfy the Ph.D. admissions requirements, including prior research experience. The GRE exam is not currently required for admission. Entrance exam: None. Interview: None. Application deadlines: Fall: December 15 (PhD), March 1 (International Masters), June 1 (US Citizen Masters), June 30 (Distance Education Masters) Spring: July 15 (International Masters), November 1 (US Citizen Masters), November 15 (Distance Education Masters) Summer: April 1 (Distance Education Masters)

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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