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First-cycle degree (BSc) in Aerospace Engineering

Course Details

Objectives: The study programme consists of a 3-year curriculum leading to a First-Cycle Degree in Aerospace Engineering.
The courses of the first three semesters are common to other curricula in Industrial Engineering and aim at providing the students with the foundations on which to build their technical skills. The focus of these three semesters is on Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, basic Economics, Technical Drafting and English as a second language.
The following three semesters include courses in Mechanical, Electrical and Aerospace Engineering, with a particular focus on Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, On-board Systems, Aerospace Structures and Technologies and Aerospace Constructions.
A number of elective courses can be selected by the students from any study programme, with the requirement of being consistent with the educational goals of Aerospace Engineering.
The first-cycle curriculum must be completed with an independent study project on a topic related to or associated with Aerospace Engineering.
The completion of the First-Cycle Degree requires a minimum of 180 CFU credits.
Graduates will possess a solid technical-scientific foundation and be able to adapt their skills to the fast technological developments and dynamic innovation that characterize this sector.
In addition to the fields common to all the Degree Programmes in Industrial Engineering, aerospace engineers will be able to apply their expertise to more specific fields such as Aerodynamics, Fight Mechanics, On-board Systems, Aerospace Structures and Technologies, as well as related areas of functional and performance testing.
The programme also provides the basic scientific tools required to operate in the fields of Astronomy, Planetary Science and related instrumentation, and the skills for interacting with experts designing, developing and building large systems, as well as with materials experts focussing on continually improving performance and technological innovation.
The aim of the course leading to the First-Cycle Degree in Aerospace Engineering is to give graduates the following professional skills:
- ability to work in national and international industries operating in the aerospace sector;
- ability to manage interactions with space agencies;
- ability to interact with public and private bodies involved in experimentation in the aerospace field.

Intended for: Students

Duration and terms: 3 years

Notes: Graduates in Aerospace Engineering will have the potential to find work in:
- national and international space and aeronautical industries and organizations;
- public and private research centres operating in the aerospace sector;
- industries that work in developing and building systems and subsystems, where the required skills are in precision mechanics, design of light structures and utilization of traditional and innovative materials;
- industries for the production of plants and machinery that are extremely reliable and operate in areas where safety plays a fundamental role;
- industries that produce goods and services which operate in extreme environmental conditions (earthquakes, strong atmospheric perturbations, low temperatures).

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Topics

  • 1 - Physics and Environment: radiation, particles, fields, debris, climatic and vibratory conditions, meteorology
  • 2 - Dynamics and Kinetics (flight dynamics, space dynamics, constellations, formation flying, attitude and orbit control...)
  • 3 - Mechanical Engineering (structures, structural dynamics…), Materials (composites, metallurgy, forming…), Processes, Chemistry, Mechatronics
  • 4 - Thermal engineering, Energetics
  • 5 - Fluid Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Acoustics
  • 6 - Propulsion, Thermodynamics, Pyrotechnics
  • 7 - Electrical systems (generation, storage and management of energy), Actuators, Microsystems
  • 8 - Avionics and on-board Systems (embedded networks, sensors, instrumentation, etc.), Real-time Systems