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 in ENGG1801 P (AERO1560 OR MECH1560 OR MTRX1701 OR ENGG1800) AND (MATH1001 OR MATH1901 OR MATH1906) AND (MATH1014 OR MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1903). Students must have achieved a 65% average mark in 1st year for enrolment in this unit. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AERO3760 Space Engineering 2 |
6 | P Students must have a 65% average in (AMME2500 AND AMME2261 AND AMME2301 AND AERO2705) OR (AMME2500 AND AMME2301 ANDMTRX2700 AND AERO2705). Note: MUST have passed AERO2705 |
Semester 2 |
| AERO4701 Space Engineering 3 |
6 | P Students must have a 65% average in (AERO3460 AND AERO3360 AND AERO3560 AND AERO3760) OR (MECH3660 AND MECH3261 AND MECH3361 AND AERO3760) OR (MECH3660 AND AMME3500 AND MTRX3700 AND AERO3760) Note: MUST have passed AERO3760 |
Semester 1 |
| Select an additional 6 credit points from the following units of study: | |||
| AERO4260 Aerodynamics 2 |
6 | P AMME2200 OR AMME2261 |
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 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 | P (AMME2301 OR AMME9301) AND (AMME2200 OR AMME2261 OR AMME9261) AND (AMME2500 OR AMME9500) |
Semester 2 |