Technical
Electives BSAE Program, WVU
Approved Technical Electives
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Title |
Typical Semester Offered |
MAE 415 and 417 |
1 / 2 |
Balloon Satellite Project I / II ( Must take both to count as a tech elective) | Fall / Spring |
| MAE 430 or MAE 431 | 3 |
Microgravity Research I / II (Only one counts for tech elective except for dual majors who can use both) | Fall/Spring |
| MAE 432 | 3 |
Engineering Acoustics | Demand Based |
| MAE 433 | 3 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics | Spring |
|
MAE 437# |
3 |
V/STOL Aerodynamics |
Demand based |
|
MAE 439# |
3 |
Hypersonic Gas Dynamics |
Demand
based |
|
MAE
446 |
3 |
Mechanics of Composite Materials |
Fall |
|
MAE
447 |
3 |
Aeroelasticity |
Spring |
|
MAE
465 |
3 |
Flight Mechanics 2 |
Spring |
|
MAE
467
|
3 |
Introduction to Flight Simulation |
Fall |
| MAE 470 | 1 |
UAV Design/Build/FlyI | Fall |
|
MAE
473 |
3 |
Bioengineering |
Fall |
| MAE 474 | 2 |
UAV Design/Build/FlyII | Spring |
|
MAE
478 |
3 |
Guided Missile Systems |
Spring |
|
MAE 493# |
1-6 |
Special Topics |
Demand
based |
|
MAE
495 |
1-6 |
Independent Study |
Fall,
Spr. & Sum. |
|
MAE
496 |
1-3 |
Senior Thesis |
Fall,
Spr. & Sum. |
In
addition, any 5xx course in MAE pertinent
to Aerospace Engineering is acceptable but restrictions apply.
Check with your advisor if you
have questions.
Rules:
1.
The six
hours of technical electives in the BSAE curriculum must be taken from the
above list.
2. Students are limited to a total of 3 hours under MAE 495 and MAE 496; a Special Problems Form needs to be filed
with the Associate Chairman before taking the class.
3.
Courses
marked with # are not regularly scheduled currently. The may be scheduled based on
sufficient demand.
Substitute Technical Electives
Aerospace Engineering students may take one course from the following with prior approval from the AE
curriculum chair. Students must take the other technical elective from the MAE department.
| Substitute Technical Electives | |
|---|---|
| Department | Course Number |
| Chemical Engineering | 336, 412 and 463 |
| Civil Engineering | 322, 347, 443, 463 and 464 |
| Computer Science | 430, 440, 451, 453, and 455 |
| Electrical Engineering | 327, 335, 345, and 463 |
| Industrial Engineering | 405 |
| Mathematics | 421, 441, 456, and 465 |
| Physics | 314, 321, 332, 451, 463, and 471 |
Pre Medical Technical Electives
Students who plan a career in medicine, dentistry, or related areas may substitute
eight hours from the list of courses below for the required six hours of technical electives.
| Pre Medical Technical Electives | |
|---|---|
| Department | Course Number |
| Chemistry | 233 & 235, 234 & 236 |
| Biology | 115, 117 |