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 4105Introduction to Flight Mechanics3
EGM 5615Synthesis of Engineering Mechanics3
 OR 
EAS 4200Introduction to Design and Analysis of Aerospace Structures3
EMA 3702LMechanics and Materials Science Lab1
EML 4419Propulsion Systems3
EML 4711Gas Dynamics3
EML 4930Special Topics1
 AND 

EGM 4350

Finite Elements in Mechanical Engineering Fluids3
 OR 
EML 4721Introduction to Computational Thermo3
 OR 
EAS 4712Aerodynamic Shape Design3

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 5295Principles of Composite Materials3
EML 4702Fluid Dynamics3
EML 4220Mechanical Vibrations3
EML 5125Classical Dynamics3
EML 5509Optimization Algorithms 3