Space Engineering Major
Overview
Combining key areas including orbital mechanics, space vehicles, ground station infrastructure, space avionics and space robotics, the space engineering major at Sydney is the only program of its kind offered in Australia.
You must meet the specific entry requirements to enrol in this major. It is available primarily within the aeronautical, mechanical or mechatronic streams of the Bachelor of Engineering and associated combined degrees.
Unit of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Space Engineering Major |
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| This major is available only to approved students based on admission pathway, or through internal approval. | |||
Unit of study table |
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| Complete 24 credit points of the following: | |||
| Complete all 18 credit points of these units of study: | |||
| AERO2705 Space Engineering 1 |
6 | A First Year Maths and basic MATLAB programming skills. P (AERO1560 or MECH1560 or MTRX1701 or ENGG1800) and (MATH1001 or MATH1901) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903) |
Semester 2 |
| AERO3760 Space Engineering 2 |
6 | P AERO2705. Students must have achieved a 65% average mark in 2nd year for enrolment in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| AERO4701 Space Engineering 3 |
6 | P AERO3760. Students must have achieved a 65% average mark in 3rd year for enrolment in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| Select an additional 6 credit points from the following units of study: | |||
| AERO4260 Aerodynamics 2 |
6 | P AMME2200 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO4360 Aerospace Structures 2 |
6 | A AERO3465 P AERO3360 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO4560 Flight Mechanics 2 |
6 | A AMME2500 develops the basic principles of engineering mechanics and system dynamics that underpin this course. AERO3560 Flight Mechanics 1 develops the specifics of aircraft flight dynamics and stability. AMME3500 Systems control covers basic system theory and control system synthesis techniques. P AERO3560 and AMME3500 |
Semester 2 |
| AERO5700 Space Engineering (Advanced) |
6 | A AERO3760 P AERO4701 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AMME5202 Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics |
6 | A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods;Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills. |
Semester 1 |
| AMME5510 Vibration and Acoustics |
6 | A (AMME2301 OR AMME9301) AND AMME2200 AND (AMME2500 OR AMME9500) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |