Graduate Catalog

Study Plan (with MSc Degree)

Typical study plans for full-time and part-time students enrolled in the PhD in Aerospace Engineering program admitted with MSc qualification are shown in the following table. Each student must select the technical elective courses in consultation with her/his advisor.

 

Typical Study Plan for Full-Time Students

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

YEAR 1

  • ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering
  • Technical Elective 1
  • Technical Elective 2
  • Technical Elective 3
  • AERO 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • AERO 795 PhD Written Qualifying Exam (WQE)

YEAR 2

  • Technical Elective 4
  • Technical Elective 5
  • AERO 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • Technical Elective 6
  • AERO 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • AERO 796 PhD Research Proposal Examination (RPE)

YEAR 3

  • Technical Elective 7
  • ENGR 703 PhD Research Seminar I
  • AERO 799 PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 4

 

 

 

Typical Study Plan for Part-Time Students

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

YEAR 1

  • ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering
  • Technical Elective 1
  • Technical Elective 2
  • Technical Elective 3

YEAR 2

  • Technical Elective 4
  • AERO 799 PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 3

  • Technical Elective 5
  • AERO 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • AERO 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • AERO 796 PhD Research Proposal Examination (RPE)

YEAR 4

  • Technical Elective 6
  • ENGR 703 PhD Research Seminar I
  • AERO 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • Technical Elective 7
  • AERO 799PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 5

  • AERO 799PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 6

  • AERO 799PhD Research Dissertation