Learning Outcomes

The department expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes. These learning outcomes are used in evaluating students and the department’s undergraduate program. Students are expected to demonstrate:

• An ability to apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to understand and solve complex interdisciplinary problems

• An ability to design and conduct relevant experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret the resulting outcomes to make appropriate design choices

• The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context

• An ability to work professionally in aircraft and spacecraft engineering, space exploration, air- and space-based telecommunication industries, autonomous systems, robotics, commercial space transportation, teaching, research, military service, and many related technology-intensive fields

• An ability to understand multidisciplinary challenges of modern aircraft and spacecraft design at the system level

• An ability to communicate effectively and to work in diverse and interdisciplinary teams to accomplish objectives

• An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

• An understanding of the impact that engineering solutions can have through entrepreneurial processes

• A recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning and to make original contributions in Aeronautics and Astronautics and related fields