2019-2020 USC Lancaster Bulletin
Aerospace Engineering, BSE
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Program Educational Objectives
Within a few years of graduation, our graduates are expected to achieve the following milestones:
- Advance professionally in the aerospace industry, automotive industry, technical consultancy or in any other chosen career field
- Earn advanced degrees in aerospace engineering, (or a related technical discipline such as automotive engineering), business or law
- Attain leadership positions in today’s rapidly changing, increasingly technological, global society.
- Be agents of innovation and function effectively as responsible members of professional teams.
Learning Outcomes
The program is intended to train students in the field of aerospace engineering such that they are well prepared for a career as a multidisciplinary engineer in the aerospace industry or any other industry that requires the abilities specified by ABET for engineers at the BS level:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply both analysis and synthesis in the engineering design process, resulting in designs that meet desired needs.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to recognize the ongoing need for additional knowledge and locate, evaluate, integrate, and apply this knowledge appropriately.
- An ability to function effectively on teams that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty combined with an ability to effectively participate in aerospace domain specific complex multidisciplinary product design teams.
Academic Standards
Program GPA
Program GPA requirement policies are described in the College of Engineering and Computing section of this bulletin. For the purpose of these policies, the following courses are used to determine the Program GPA for the Aerospace Engineering B.S.E. program: all Lower Division Engineering courses, all Aerospace Engineering Major courses, and all Track Electives courses.
Major Map
A major map is a layout of required courses in a given program of study, including critical courses and suggested course sequences to ensure a clear path to graduation.
Major maps are only a suggested or recommended sequence of courses required in a program of study. Please contact your academic advisor for assistance in the application of specific coursework to a program of study and course selection and planning for upcoming semesters.
Aerospace Engineering, B.S.E.
Degree Requirements (126-138 hours)
See College of Engineering and Computing for entrance requirements, progression requirements, and special academic opportunities.
- Carolina Core (34-46 hours)
- College Requirements (0 hours)
- Program Requirements (53 hours)
- Major Requirements (39 hours)
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1. Carolina Core (34-46 hours)
Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)
Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (8 hours)
must be passed with a grade of C or higher
Scientific Literacy — SCI (8 hours)
must be passed with a grade of C or higher
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)
Score two or better on foreign language placement test; or complete the 109 and 110 courses in FREN, GERM, LATN or SPAN; or complete the 121 course in another foreign language.
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours)
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours)
Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding — AIU (3 hours)
Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (0-3 hours)
- PHIL 325 - Engineering Ethics (CMS/VSR overlay)
- any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course
Information Literacy* — INF (0-3 hours)
Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)
- PHIL 325 - Engineering Ethics (CMS/VSR overlay)
- any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course
*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours for this program must add up to a minimum of 34 hours.
2. College Requirements (0 hours)
No college-required courses for this program.
3. Program Requirements (53 hours)
Supporting Courses (53 hours)
Foundational Courses (20 hours)
Lower Division Engineering (18 hours):
- AESP 101 - Introduction into Aerospace Engineering OR ENCP 101 - Introduction to Engineering I
- EMCH 111 - Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualization OR ENCP 102 - Introduction to Engineering II
- EMCH 200 - Statics -must be passed with a grade of C or higher
- EMCH 201 - Introduction to Applied Numerical Methods OR ENCP 201 - Introduction to Applied Numerical Methods
- EMCH 260 - Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids OR ENCP 260 - Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids
- EMCH 290 - Thermodynamic Fundamentals OR ENCP 290 - Thermodynamic Fundamentals
Track Electives — select one of the following tracks (15 hours):
- Aeromechanical Systems
- AESP 415 - Aircraft Design Part I Basics
- EMCH 585 - Introduction to Composite Materials
- EMCH 308 - Introduction to Finite Element Stress Analysis
- Select two from the following:
- EMCH 332 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines
- EMCH 354 - Heat Transfer
- EMCH 535 - Robotics in Mechanical Engineering
- EMCH 544 - Compressible Fluid Flow
- EMCH 530 - Introduction to Engineering Optimization
- Integrated Information Technology
- Power Electronics Systems
- ELCT 221 - Circuits
- ELCT 222 - Signals and Systems
- ELCT 371 - Electronics
- ELCT 331 - Control Systems
- ELCT 572 - Power Electronics
- Control Systems
- ELCT 221 - Circuits
- ELCT 222 - Signals and Systems
- ELCT 371 - Electronics
- ELCT 331 - Control Systems
- ELCT 531 - Digital Control Systems
- Communication Systems
- ELCT 221 - Circuits
- ELCT 222 - Signals and Systems
- Select three from the following:
- ELCT 321 - Digital Signal Processing
- ELCT 361 - Electromagnetics
- ELCT 562 - Wireless Communications
- ELCT 564 - RF Circuit Design for Wireless Communications
4. Major Requirements (39 hours)
- AESP 265 - Aerodynamics I Incompressible Flow
- AESP 314 - Energy Power and Propulsion
- AESP 350 - Aerospace Systems
- AESP 361 - Aerospace Laboratory I
- AESP 362 - Aerospace Laboratory II
- AESP 420 - Flight and Orbital Mechanics
- AESP 428 - Design I
- AESP 466 - Flight Dynamics and Control
- EMCH 310 - Dynamics OR ENCP 210 - Dynamics
- EMCH 330 - Mechanical Vibrations OR ENCP 330 - Introduction to Vibrations
- EMCH 371 - Engineering Materials
- EMCH 377 - Manufacturing Processes
- EMCH 577 - Aerospace Structures I
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