University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering 8 courses
Leonardo da Vinci wrote, “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Perhaps, like da Vinci, you’ve always been obsessed with airborne machines: Gliders and lighter-than-air craft. Fixed-wing airplanes and jets. Autogyros and helicopters. Or even rockets, satellites, and spacecraft. Aeronautical engineers generally design aircraft to fly within the Earth’s atmosphere, while astronautical engineers design the technology for spacecraft to fly beyond the atmosphere. Either way, the sky’s the limit. Major Program At Berkeley Engineering, we offer a modern aerospace engineering major that combines comprehensive topical coverage, technical rigor and practical relevance. This major has been designed from the ground up for students who aspire to become leaders in an emerging era of aerospace technologies, including sustainable aviation, autonomous flight and space exploration. With a UC Berkeley aerospace engineering degree, you can find employment in industry — such as multinational corporations that design and manufacture aerospace systems at scale, or mid-size and small private companies that develop targeted technologies — or in federal government agencies such as NASA, the FAA or federal defense organizations. The aerospace engineering degree program began instruction with an inaugural freshman class in Fall 2022. Minor Program To declare your intention to...
Lower Division Requirements: Prerequisites
Complete all of the following. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required in all courses used towards the minor Prerequisites.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CIVENG C30 or MECENG C85 | Introduction to Solid Mechanics or Introduction to Solid Mechanics | 3 |
| MECENG 106 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MECENG 132 | Dynamic Systems and Feedback | 3 |
Upper Division Requirements: Core
Complete all of the following. Students will have the option to take either MECENG 163 or AEROENG C162/MECENG C162 depending on what is being offered during the semester. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in all courses used towards the minor Core.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MECENG C127 | Introduction to Composite Materials | 3 |
| MECENG C136 | Dynamics and Control of Autonomous Flight | 3 |
| MECENG 163 or MECENG C162 | Engineering Aerodynamics or Introduction to Flight Mechanics | 3 |
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