2016-2017 Graduate Course Catalog

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2016-2017 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Aerospace Engineering/Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Contacts:

John F. Dannenhoffer, III, AE Program Director

315-443-3340

jfdannen@syr.edu

Young B. Moon, MAE Interim Department Chair

315-443-2341

ybmoon@syr.edu

Thong Dang, Graduate Program Director

263 Link Hall

443-4311
tgdang@syr.edu

Faculty

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

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

First Year-Fall Semester

MAT 295 - Calculus I

CHE 150 - General Chemistry for Engineers

CHE 151 - General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory

ECS 101 - Introduction to Engineering and Computer Science

WRT 105 - Studio 1: Practices of Academic Writing

Elective 1 (3 credits)

First Year-Spring Semester

MAT 296 - Calculus II

PHY 211 - General Physics I

PHY 221 - General Physics Laboratory I

ECS 104 - Engineering Computational Tools

MAE 184 - Engineering Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

Elective 2 (3 credits)

Second Year-Fall Semester

ECS 326 - Engineering Materials, Properties, and Processing

MAT 397 - Calculus III

PHY 212 - General Physics II

PHY 222 - General Physics Laboratory II

ECS 221 - Statics

Elective 3 (3 credits)

Second Year-Spring Semester

MAT 485 - Differential Equations and Matrix Algebra for Engineers

ECS 222 - Dynamics

ECS 325 - Mechanics of Solids

MAE 251 - Thermodynamics

WRT 205 - Studio 2: Critical Research and Writing

Third Year-Fall Semester

MAE 312 - Engineering Analysis

MAE 315 - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory

MAE 341 - Fluid Mechanics

ELE 231 - Electrical Engineering Fundamentals I

ELE 291 - Electrical Engineering Laboratory I

Elective 4

Third Year-Spring Semester

MAE 321 - Dynamics of Mechanical Systems

AEE 342 - Aerodynamics

AEE 343 - Compressible Flow

ELE 312 - Control Systems for MAE

Elective 5

Fourth Year-Fall Semester

AEE 427 - Aircraft Performance and Dynamics

AEE 446 - Propulsion

AEE 471 - Design/Analysis of Aerospace Structure

Elective 6 (3 credits)

Fourth Year-Spring Semester

AEE 472 - Synth of Aerosp Systems

AEE 577 - Introduction to Space Flight

Elective 7 (3 credits)

Elective 8 (3 credits)

Total Credits Required: 128

MSMAE Curriculum

Course Requirements

Graduate courses can be found in the Course Catalog (http://coursecatalog.syr.edu), using the searchengine.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.