MS Aerospace Engineering at University of Utah

Programme overview

The Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering is offered on-campus and requires a minimum of 30 credit hours with 15 hours of core courses. The degree can be earned with a master’s thesis option or as a coursework only option.

Faculty: J & M Price College of Eng. | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

What you will study

The programme is 30 credit hours. To graduate, students must complete 30 credit hours (15 Core, 6 Aerospace Electives, 9 engineering or science electives that could be thesis hours) of approved graduate coursework as indicated on their Program of Study which must satisfy the curriculum requirements of the program. The student must have at least a 3.0 GPA and a minimum of a B- in each course. The student must earn a grade of B or better in each core course. Besides the coursework Required courses include ME EN 6710 Aerodynamics; ME EN 6830 Aerospace propulsion; ME EN 6510 Applied Finite Element Analysis; ME EN 7530 Fracture and Fatigue; ME EN 6410 Intermediate Dynamics; ME EN 6960 Orbital Mechanics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students pursuing a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering (AEMS ) degree typically have a bachelor's degree in a STEM field from an accredited US institution or a comparable institution recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in one's home country. Applicants with degrees from other areas or nonaccredited institutions will be considered, but students may be assigned additional course work. Graduate degree applications will be considered holistically based upon the students' ability to have sufficient expertise to complete the AEMS . Admitted students typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher, and the university requires a 3.0. Additionally, students should have taken at least one class in statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, strength of materials, and controls. However, students with lower GPAs or lacking the requisite preliminary course knowledge,...

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.

Graduate applicants must meet the application deadlines and academic standards set by their academic department or programme; entry terms are set by each programme.

Graduate deadlines are set by each academic programme. The non-refundable graduate application fee is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants. Some programmes require a programme-specific application in addition to the university application; international graduate applicants must also meet I-20 document deadlines.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utah.edu/admissions/

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