Undergraduate Program

Mission Statement

The Aerospace Engineering Program at WPI aims to graduate students with a comprehensive education that will enable them to establish productive careers in the aerospace industry, government, or academia.

Program Objectives

The Aerospace Engineering program seeks to impart to our students strong technical competence in fundamental engineering principles along with specialized competence in aeronautical and astronautical topics. At the same time the program seeks to nourish a student’s creative talents through research opportunities, with the goal to develop a personal high standard of excellence and professionalism. Finally, the program seeks to provide an appreciation of the role of the aerospace engineer in society.

Program Outcomes

Graduating students should demonstrate that they attain the following:

  1. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
  2. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
  3. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
  4. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
  5. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
  6. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
  7. an ability to communicate effectively
  8. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
  9. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
  10. a knowledge of contemporary issues
  11. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
  12. knowledge covering one of the areas - aeronautical engineering or astronautical engineering - and, in addition, knowledge of some topics from the area not emphasized
  13. design competence that includes integration of aeronautical or astronautical topics

 

Additional information about undergraduate study at WPI is available in the WPI Undergraduate Catalog.

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