Masters in Aerospace Engineering
Masters Program
- E-308
- Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - 619-594-6074
- [email protected]
Students in the M.S. degree program in Aerospace Engineering can choose between two areas of specialization, namely Aerodynamics/Astronautics and Structural Mechanics.
Students concentrate thier course work in the chosen specialization, and work on related
research. To ensure that students can work in multi-disciplinary aerospace environments,
the program also requires the students to take courses outside their specialization.
The curriculum has been carefully designed to provide students with a sound background
in analysis and design aspects of aerospace engineering.
Students can choose a thesis project from a variety of cutting-edge research projects
that faculty members are involved in. Students are provided with ample opportunity
to develop practical skills through participation in course projects, thesis research,
funded industrial projects, and numerous internship opportunities at local aerospace
companies, including Northrup Grumann, General Atomics and Goodrich Aerostructures.
The SDSU aerospace engineering department is also involved in various national level
design-build-test competitions, and technical paper contests.
The details of tuition costs and registration fee can be found on the university website
at http://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/admissions/costs.html. SDSU aerospace engineering graduate students may receive support as research assistants,
graduate assistants or instructional teaching assistants. Research assistant (RA)
positions are offered directly by individual professors to outstanding students, and
are funded by from their extramural research grants. This requires that you have the
skills that the research project requires. Typically, professors give first preference
to students who have taken courses with them previously after they had a chance to
observe the students in their courses and understand the student’s skill set and motivation.
However, prior research experience can be useful in being considered earlier.
The department has a small number of graduate assistant (GA) positions & Instructional
Teaching Assistant (TA) positions in the department. Graduate students receiving GA
or TA positions from the department typically assist professors with theory and laboratory
courses and perform duties of lab supervision, teaching, grading, and tutoring.
Students may contact professors for RA or department graduate adviser for GA/TA positions
after they have been offered admission into the program.
Outstanding international students are offered a non-resident tuition waiver that eliminates paying out-of-state tuition and thereby reduces their fee burden. To increase your chances for funding please apply early.