Program: Aerospace, Technology Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Aerospace

The Technology concentration is designed for students interested in technical careers in aerospace and as preparation for those who seek more advanced study at the graduate level. Students will receive a strong background in mathematics, the sciences, engineering technology, and the more technical courses in aerospace. This concentration requires the completion of

31 semester hours of aerospace courses as listed below;
minors in Mathematics and Engineering Technology;
two semesters of computer programming and two semesters of calculus-based physics;
other specific required courses as listed below.

Aerospace Core Requirement (13 hours)

AERO 1010 - Introduction to Aerospace 3 credit hours
AERO 1020 - Theory of Flight 3 credit hours
AERO 3020 - Aerospace Materials 3 credit hours
AERO 3030 - Propulsion Fundamentals 3 credit hours
AERO 4040 - Aerospace Seminar 1 or 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)

Curriculum: Aerospace, Technology Concentration

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

AERO 1010 - Introduction to Aerospace 3 credit hours
AERO 1020 - Theory of Flight 3 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ET 1840 - Engineering Fundamentals 3 credit hours
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Sophomore

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
CSCI 2170 - Computer Science II 4 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours
ET 3830 - Statics 3 credit hours
ET 3840 - Dynamics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci)
PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II 3 credit hours AND
PHYS 2121 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory II 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 34 Hours

Junior

AERO 3020 - Aerospace Materials 3 credit hours
AERO 3030 - Propulsion Fundamentals 3 credit hours
AERO 3440 - Fundamentals of Aerodynamics 3 credit hours
AERO 4170 - Airport Planning and Design 3 credit hours
ET 3810 - Engineering Thermodynamics 3 credit hours
ET 3860 - Strength of Materials 3 credit hours
ET 4830 - Vibration 3 credit hours
MATH 2010 - Elements of Linear Algebra 3 credit hours
MATH 3110 - Calculus III 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Senior

AERO 3170 - Flight Safety 3 credit hours
AERO 4040 - Aerospace Seminar 1 or 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)
AERO 4071 - Problems in Aerospace 1 to 3 credit hours (3 credit hours)
AERO 4310 - Aerospace Vehicle Systems 3 credit hours
AERO 4440 - Aircraft Performance 3 credit hours
ET 4850 - Fluid Power 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
MATH 3120 - Differential Equations I 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 25 Hours

Total hours in program: 120