2016-2017 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Aerospace Engineering/Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering


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Contacts:

John F. Dannenhoffer, III, AE Program Director
315-443-3340
 
H.Ezzat Khalifa, MAE Department Chair
315-443-1286
 
Young B. Moon, Graduate Program Director 
241 Link Hall

Faculty

Jeongmin Ahn, Benjamin Akih-Kumgeh, Michelle Blum, Edward Bogucz, Frederick Carranti, Thong Dang, John Dannenhoffer, Barry Davidson, Mark Glauser, Melissa Green, H. Ezzat Khalifa, Alan Levy, Jacques Lewalle, Young Moon, Shalabh Maroo, Vadrevu Murthy, Utpal Roy, Jianshun Zhang

Program Description

The combined degree is for students to complete the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and the Masters of Science in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering degrees consecutively, with a goal of completing both degree requirements in five years. 6 credits of 500-level courses may be counted towards both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. A block of transfer credits labeled as “transferred from SU undergraduate record” appears on the graduate record and applies credit hours toward the graduate degree, but is not calculated in the graduate GPA.

Admission

Students must be currently enrolled in the BS Aerospace Engineering program at Syracuse University, and should apply to the combined BS and MS program in the first semester of their third year of study. Admission is based upon academic performance. Students are accepted for graduate study after completion of the third year of study but are not fully matriculated as graduate students until all bachelor’s degree requirements have been met.

BSAE Curriculum


Total Credits Required: 128


MSMAE Curriculum


Course Requirements

Graduate courses can be found in the Course Catalog (http://coursecatalog.syr.edu), using the search
engine.
M.S. students must complete 30 credits, including a capstone project (MAE 994: 0 credits; graded as
Pass/Fail), and must attend at least three (3) semesters of the MAE graduate seminars (MAE 995: 0
credits; graded as A-F, based on attendance)
All students must complete three (3) core courses:
• MAE 675 (Methods of Analysis)
• MAE 643 (Fluid Dynamics)
• MAE 635 (Advanced Mechanics of Materials)
Along with the aforementioned three core courses, all students must also complete four (4) more courses
in the MAE department. Out of the required 30-credit M.S. degree, students cannot take more than 9
credits (3 courses) at the 500 level. Furthermore, students intending to pursue a Ph.D. degree after the
M.S. degree should plan to meet the Ph.D. admission requirements and Ph.D. qualifying examination
requirements, and select M.S. level courses accordingly.
Graduation requirements
The exit requirement for the M.S. degree is MAE 994 (Capstone Project). The student should register for
MAE 994 in his/her last semester. The student will review papers or reports in the technical literature
related to the student’s field of interest. Specific requirements will be communicated to the student at the
time of registration for MAE 994. The student will prepare an oral presentation summarizing the technical
content of the documents reviewed, and present his/her findings before a faculty committee. A hard copy
of the presentation, signed by the student’s adviser, must be submitted to the MAE Graduate Office. The
student will then make their oral presentation to a committee of MAE faculty who will determine whether
the student has passed or failed. Part-time M.S. students may petition the Graduate Affairs Committee for
partial exemption from seminar attendance.

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