Program: Aerospace Engineering Minor - South Dakota State University

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 07, 2025

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Program Coordinator/Contact

Jeffrey Doom, Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Crothers Engineering Hall 220, Box 2219
605-688-6703

Program Information

Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with design and development of aircraft and spacecraft. Applications include traditional piloted fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, as well as autonomous aircraft of various types. The Aerospace Engineering Minor specifies a sequence of courses and academic experiences that provide a basic background in concepts required to solve design problems in aerospace applications.

Course Delivery Format

Mechanical engineering is an occupation requiring both study and practice. Instruction occurs through a combination of traditional classroom methods, laboratory exercises using contemporary engineering technologies, and design project experiences.

Requirements for Aerospace Engineering Minor: 18 Credits

EM 321 - Mechanics of Materials (COM) Credits: 3
EM 331 - Fluid Mechanics (COM) Credits: 3
ME 311 - Thermodynamics I Credits: 3
or ME 314 - Thermodynamics Credits: 3
ME 431 - Aerodynamics Credits: 3

Select from the following

Select six credits from the following. Credits: 6

ME 413 - Turbomachinery Credits: 3
ME 417 - Computer-Aided Engineering Credits: 3
ME 437 - Gas Dynamics I Credits: 3
ME 441 - Robotic Systems Credits: 3
ME 442 - Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics Credits: 3

Aerospace Engineering Minor

Location(s): Brookings Main CampusClose

Program Coordinator/Contact

Program Information

Course Delivery Format

Requirements for Aerospace Engineering Minor: 18 Credits

Select from the following

Total Required Credits: 18

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus
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