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Twin Cities Campus
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics MinorAerospace Engineering & Mechanics
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 107 Akerman Hall, 110 Union Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-8000; fax: 612-626-1558)
Email:
aem-dgs@umn.edu
Website: https://cse.umn.edu/aem
The graduate program emphasizes engineering sciences that are basic to fluid mechanics, aerospace systems, and solid mechanics. Theoretical, analytical, experimental, and computational aspects of these fields are covered by the courses and research opportunities offered by the department.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Courses must be taken under the AEM course designator to be counted towards a minor.
Courses must be taken on the A-F grade basis, unless only offered S/N.
The minimum cumulative GPA for the minor is 3.00.
Coursework (6 to 12 credits)
Master's students select 6 credits, and doctoral students select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics director of graduate studies. Other courses can be applied to the minor with approval by the Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics director of graduate studies.
AEM 5247 - Hypersonic Aerodynamics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 5253 - Computational Fluid Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 5321 - Modern Feedback Control
(3.0 cr)
AEM 5333 - Design-to-Flight: Small Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles
(3.0 cr)
AEM 5401 - Intermediate Dynamics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 5451 - Optimal Estimation
(3.0 cr)
AEM 5501 - Continuum Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 5503 - Theory of Elasticity
(3.0 cr)
AEM 5581 - Mechanics of Solids
(3.0 cr)
AEM 5651 - Aeroelasticity
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8201 - Fluid Mechanics I
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8202 - Fluid Mechanics II
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8203 - Fluid Mechanics III
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8207 - Hydrodynamic Stability
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8211 - Theory of Turbulence I
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8212 - Theory of Turbulence II
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8213 - Turbulent Shear Flows
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8221 - Rheological Fluid Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8231 - Molecular Gas Dynamics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8232 - Physical Gas Dynamics and Molecular Simulation
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8241 - Perturbation Methods in Fluid Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8251 - Finite-Volume Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8253 - Computational Methods in Fluid Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8261 - Nonlinear Waves in Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8271 - Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8411 - Advanced Dynamics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8421 - Robust Multivariable Control Design
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8423 - Convex Optimization Methods in Control
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8426 - Optimization and System Sciences
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8442 - Aerospace Positioning, Navigation and Timing
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8451 - System Identification: Theory and Applications
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8453 - Model Reduction and Approximation of Dynamical Systems
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8523 - Elastodynamics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8525 - Elastic Stability of Materials
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8527 - Pattern Formation and Bifurcation in Materials
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8531 - Fracture Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8533 - Theory of Plasticity
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8541 - Mechanics of Crystalline Solids
(3.0 cr)
AEM 8551 - Multiscale Methods for Bridging Length and Time Scales
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AEM 4247/AEM 5247 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AEM 4253/AEM 5253 |
Prerequisites: | [4201 or equiv], [CSci 1113 or equiv], CSE grad student |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AEM 5321/EE 5231 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AEM 5451/EE 5251 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AEM 4581/AEM 5581 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AEM 8231/ME 8361 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AEM 8551/SCIC 8551 |
Prerequisites: | Basic knowledge of [continuum mechanics, atomic forces], familiarity with partial differential equations, grad student in [engineering or mathematics or physics] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |