Aerospace
engineering is also important and applicable to other vehicles and systems such as submarines,
automobiles, trucks and rapid transit, and can include advanced robotics, exotic materials and
computational simulations. View our full description
The goals of Texas A&M's aerospace engineering program are to (a) using a high quality faculty, provide a
comprehensive aerospace engineering education that develops in students the fundamental skills
necessary for the design, synthesis, analysis and research development of aircraft, spacecraft and other
high technology flight systems; and (b) prepare students for the aerospace engineering profession and
related fields by developing in them the attributes needed so that they can contribute successfully to
society and the engineering profession now and in the future.
The curriculum includes (a) sciences and mathematics to provide a foundation for engineering, aerospace
engineering and design; and (b) humanities, social sciences, visual and performing arts, and international
and cultural diversity topics to ensure an awareness of cultural heritage.
In the junior and senior
years, coursework includes aerodynamics, structures and materials, propulsion, dynamics and control,
and astrodynamics. These studies provide a strong fundamental basis for specialization and advanced
study, while technical electives allow exploration of special interests.
Advanced courses emphasize
new technologies and skills, and a senior-level design-build-fly sequence requires students to work in
teams to design an aerospace system, such as an aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft.
All courses utilize
modern computational tools. The department has an extensive array of computing resources including PCs
and workstations.
Studies are supported by well-equipped laboratories: water and wind tunnels for aerodynamic analysis,
a jet engine test facility, research aircraft, a flight simulator, and a state-of-the-art materials and
structures testing facility.
Aerospace engineering is a complex, rapidly changing field whose primary application is the design and
development of flight vehicles such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellites. 
