Aerospace Engineering Degrees

Aerospace engineers research, analyze, design, synthesize, develop and test aircraft, spacecraft, and weapons. Aerospace engineers who focus on aircraft are called aeronautical engineers; those who concentrate on spacecraft are called astronautical engineers.

They are essentially concerned with the aerodynamic properties of flight vehicles, such as airfoil, control surfaces, lift and drag.

Aerospace engineers can specialize in areas such as structural design, propulsion, navigation, guidance and control systems, communications or defense systems.

They may also specialize in a particular type of equipment, including commercial and military planes and jets, helicopters, space shuttles, satellites, space vehicles, missiles or combat aerial vehicles.

Aerospace engineers can develop special expertise in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, celestial mechanics, propulsion, acoustics, avionics or guidance, and control systems.

Prospective engineering students should take as many classes as possible in algebra, geometry, trigonometry and pre-calculus, physics and chemistry because these subjects are critical to understanding the core concepts of aerospace engineering. Because engineers also need effective and written communication skills, students should not overlook language arts classes, such as writing and speech.

Young aerospace engineering graduates have said that they took many Advanced Placement or college classes as in high school to prepare for university engineering coursework.

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