MEng Degree - On Campus or Online
Why get an MEng?
- Earn a professional master’s degree in just 1 to 3 semesters.
- Instead of a thesis, you'll complete a capstone project related to your field of work.
- Customize your degree from a wide array of courses and professional development opportunities.
- Prepare for leadership in your career by applying breadth and depth of knowledge.
- On-campus and online options
The Master of Engineering in Aerospace Systems Engineering, or MEng, is professionally oriented and aimed at providing students a solid foundational knowledge of an interdisciplinary approach and relevant tools for enabling the realization of successful aerospace systems.
The concentration focuses on aerospace systems analysis and the application of techniques for developing market and mission-based aerospace systems from the initial identification of customer needs to the delivery of an integrated product. Students are exposed to requirement development, concepts of operations definition, functional decomposition, interface identification, trade studies, hazard and risk analysis, and other tools and processes used in evaluating system-of-systems solutions.
As part of the core curriculum and through elective coursework, students will be expected to gain a breadth of knowledge in aerospace system development outside of the undergraduate focus.
Relevant disciplines include:
- Aerodynamics
- Structural design
- Material science
- Electrical system design
- Control system design
- Space systems design
- Aerospace vehicle design
Additional elements of the curriculum require students to integrate this knowledge in the design of complex aerospace systems. Students will focus their studies at the system level and prepare to become system, project, or program engineers. They will earn a professional master’s degree from a nationally ranked Aerospace Engineering program and place themselves at the forefront of the field of Aerospace Systems Engineering.
The Master of Engineering in Engineering with Concentration in Aerospace Systems Engineering provides a broad interdisciplinary education in aerospace systems for a variety of professional career-track students.
Degree requirements
The MEng degree requirements are summarized in the table below.
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REQUIREMENTS |
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Total Coursework (technical courses) |
32 hrs (Up to 4 hrs of coursework may be in AE 597 or another independent study course) |
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500-level coursework: |
12 hrs |
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Core coursework: |
8 hrs |
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Elective coursework selected from an approved list in the following areas: optimization, design, reliability, data analysis, human interfaces, and networks |
8 hrs |
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Professional development coursework selected from approved lists - 4 credit hours from List A and 4 credit hours from List B |
8 hrs |
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Enrolled all semesters; attend 10 seminars per semester |
Additional Courses, Electives and Professional Development Courses
Approved List for Additional Core Coursework (8 hours)
- AE 402 – Orbital Mechanics
- AE 403 – Spacecraft Attitude Control
- AE 416 – Applied Aerodynamics
- AE 419 – Aircraft Flight Mechanics
- AE 420 – Finite Element Analysis
- AE 434 – Rocket Propulsion
- AE 502 – Advanced Orbital Mechanics
- AE 504 – Optimal Aerospace Systems
- AE 508 – Optimal Space Trajectories
- AE 512 – Molecular Gas Dynamics
- AE 515 – Wing Theory
- Or other appropriate course selected with approval of advisor
Recommended Systems Engineering Electives (8 hours)
The program will allow students to customize their Aerospace Systems Engineering concentration to their desired focus of study. Students will be expected to gain a breadth of knowledge in aerospace system development outside of the undergraduate focus. Relevant disciplines include aerodynamics, structural design, material science, electrical system design, control system design, software development, and optimization.
- AE 504 – Optimal Aerospace Systems
- AE 554 – Dynamical Systems Theory
- AE 555 – Multivariable Control Design
- IE 400 – Design and Analysis of Experiments
- IE 413 – Simulation
- IE 411 – Optimization of Large Systems
- IE 431 – Quality Engineering
- IE 529 – Stats of Big Data and Clustering
- IE 531 – Algorithms for Data Analytics
- ME 402 – Design of Thermal Systems
- ME 540 – Control System Theory and Design/ECE 515
- NPRE 561 – Advanced Risk Analysis
- SE 411 – Reliability Engineering
- SE 413 – Engineering Design Optimization
- SE 450 – Decision Analysis I
- SE 498 DA2 – Decision Analysis II
- SE 498 – Systems Engineering
- SE 524 – Data-Based Systems Modeling
- SE 525 – Control of Complex Systems
Approved Lists of Professional Development Coursework (8 hours)
The following courses have been identified to satisfy the professional development requirements of the MEng degree.
Students must complete 4 credit hours from List A and 4 credit hours from List B. Students may select a different course with professional development in consultation with advisor.
List A
- AE 597 – Independent Study
- TE 401 – Developing Breakthrough Projects
- ENG 572 – Professional Practicum
- ENG 573 – Capstone Project
List B
Graduate Contacts
Ioannis Chasiotis
Director of Graduate Studies
chasioti@illinois.edu
Jenna Russell
Graduate Programs Coordinator
jennar@illinois.edu
Dung Quach Wisdom
Graduate Programs Advisor
pdq@illinois.edu