Aerospace Engineering, BS/Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, MS

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, Mohd Yousuf Ali, Michelle Blum, Edward Bogucz, Frederick Carranti, Hamid Dalir, Thong Dang, John Dannenhoffer, Barry Davidson, Mark Glauser, Melissa Green, H. Ezzat Khalifa, Alan Levy, Jacques Lewalle, Shalabh Maroo, Young Moon, Vadrevu Murthy, Michael Roppo, Utpal Roy, Amit Sanyal, Jianshun Zhang, Teng 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

Students should fulfill all BS/AE requirements

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 complet 30 credits, including a capstone project (MAE 994 : 0 credits; graded as Pass/Fail), and must attend at least three (3) semesesters of the MAE graduate seminars (MAE 995 : 0 credtis; graded as A-F, based on attendance). Out of the required 30 credits, students cannot take more than 9 credits at the 500-level. The M.S. degree in MAE offers both “general” and “concentration” options. A minimum GPA of 3.0 for coursework included in the Program of Study for the degree along with a minimum GPA of 2.8 for all credits earned must be achieved to graduate. Completion of the program with less than 24 semester credits in engineering does not lead to credit toward licensure.

Students selecting the “general” option must take three (3) required courses (MAE 675 , MAE 643 , and MAE 635 ) and four (4) elective courses from the MAE department.

Students selecting a “concentration” option must take MAE 675, four (4) courses from a chosen concentration. Available concentrations and their concentration core(s) are:

i) Thermal/Fluids

MAE 643 - Fluid Dynamics

3 elective courses in Thermal/Fluids

ii) Solids/Structure

MAE 635 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials

3 elective courses in Solids/Structure

iii) Design/Manufacturing

MFE 639 - CAD/CAM Systems

ECS 526 - Statistics for Engineers

2 elective courses in Design/Manufacturing

Acceptable elective courses for each concentration are available in the department.

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. The specific format of the PowerPoint presentation can be obtained from the graduate secretary. 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 the committee of MAE faculty who will determine whether the student has passed or failed.