Fully enrolled non-Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students, who have at least a junior status with a cumulative FIU Grade Point Average of 2.2 or better, may apply to the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering to request a minor in Aerospace Engineering. To earn a minor in Aerospace Engineering students must complete the 17 credit hours work listed below with a minimum grade of “C” in each course.
Minor in Aerospace Engineering Courses
EAS 4105 | Introduction to Flight Mechanics | 3 |
EGM 5615 | Synthesis of Engineering Mechanics | 3 |
OR | ||
EAS 4200 | Introduction to Design and Analysis of Aerospace Structures | 3 |
EMA 3702L | Mechanics and Materials Science Lab | 1 |
EML 4419 | Propulsion Systems | 3 |
EML 4711 | Gas Dynamics | 3 |
EML 4930 | Special Topics | 1 |
AND | ||
EGM 4350 | Finite Elements in Mechanical Engineering Fluids | 3 |
OR | ||
EML 4721 | Introduction to Computational Thermo | 3 |
OR | ||
EAS 4712 | Aerodynamic Shape Design | 3 |
Students must meet the pre-requisite requirements for the above-listed courses. Students who have taken any equivalent course(s) to those listed above will be exempted from taking the course(s) again. However, they will need to select courses from the following list to satisfy requirements for the minor:
Pre-requisite
EMA 5295 | Principles of Composite Materials | 3 |
EML 4702 | Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
EML 4220 | Mechanical Vibrations | 3 |
EML 5125 | Classical Dynamics | 3 |
EML 5509 | Optimization Algorithms | 3 |