Graduate study in aerospace engineering provides qualified students with opportunities
to further their education with advanced courses in their area(s) of interest,
as well as to excercise and sharpen skills developed as part of their undergraduate
training. It provides for the student at the master's level, perhaps for the first
time, the challenge of involvement in a meaningful research project under the
guidance and supervision of a senior faculty member. At the Ph.D. level, it provides
the challenge of independent research with guidance, but with a minimum of supervision.
The aerospace engineering program at Auburn offers programs of study leading to the Master of Science, Master of Aerospace Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees. Graduate students may specialize in aerodynamics, astrodynamics, boundary layer theory, control theory, flight dynamics, orbital mechanics, propulsion, structures, or structural dynamics. Comprehensive programs are maintained in all of these areas. Graduate classes are small, thus permitting appropriate attention to student's particular educational needs. Interdisciplinary studies in other engineering-related fields such as physics, mathematics, and computer science provide the graduate student with a well rounded education. Planning of each program is flexible to allow for varied interests and activities.
