Space Engineering Certificate

Location(s): West Lafayette

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About the Certificate

Students will acquire fundamentals and principles in engineering that are important in the broad and multi-disciplinary fields of space exploration, space commerce, space research, or similar. The Certificate documents the student’s background in these aerospace tracks. This certificate is available for students in any major, except the Aeronautical & Astronautical major.

Requirements for the Certificate (16 credits)

Space Engineering Seminar (1 credit)

ENGR 10351 - Space Engineering Seminar Credit Hours: 1.00

Space Industry Tracks (12-15 credits)

Students must choose a primary track and a secondary track from the options below. A minimum of 9 credits must be taken within the primary track and a minimum of 3 credits within the secondary track.

If a course below is listed in more than one track, that course can be counted in either the Primary or Secondary track option of a student, but not in both.
Of the 16 credits, 9 or more must be from outside of the School of the student’s primary BS degree.
Students choosing the Humans Living and Exploring in Space track can only select one sub-track to complete towards the certificate. Courses from multiple sub-track areas cannot be combined.
If the Practical Aerospace Experience requirement (see section below) is fulfilled with a zero-credit internship/co-op, the student must take 3 additional course credits in either their primary or secondary area.

Humans Living and Exploring in Space

Habitat Design including ISRU

AAE 55200 - Nondestructive Evaluation Of Structures And Materials Credit Hours: 3.00
AAE 55300 - Elasticity In Aerospace Engineering Credit Hours: 3.00
AAE 55400 - Fatigue Of Structures And Materials Credit Hours: 3.00
AAE 55800 - Finite Element Methods In Aerospace Structures Credit Hours: 3.00
AAE 57100 - Complex System Safety Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 47300 - Reinforced Concrete Design Credit Hours: 4.00
CCE 47400 - Structural Analysis II Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 48300 - Geotechnical Engineering II Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 57000 - Advanced Structural Mechanics Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 57100 - Earthquake Engineering Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 57300 - Structural Dynamics Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 57600 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 59500 - Finite Elements In Elasticity Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 53900 - Introduction To Scientific Machine Learning Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 56200 - Advanced Dynamics Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 56300 - Mechanical Vibrations Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 57100 - Reliability Based Design Credit Hours: 3.00

Habitat Life Support/Thermal

AAE 57100 - Complex System Safety Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 41300 - Building Envelope Design And Thermal Loads Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 51400 - Building Controls Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 41500 - Energy Systems Engineering Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 41800 - Engineering Of Environmental Systems And Equipment Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 50100 - Statistical Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 50500 - Intermediate Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 50600 - Two-Phase Flow And Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 51100 - Heat Transfer In Electronic Systems Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 53900 - Introduction To Scientific Machine Learning Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 57500 - Theory And Design Of Control Systems Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 57800 - Digital Control Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 58800 - Mechatronics - Integrated Design Of Electro-Mechanical Systems Credit Hours: 3.00

Habitat Robotic Construction

AAE 55200 - Nondestructive Evaluation Of Structures And Materials Credit Hours: 3.00
CCE 48300 - Geotechnical Engineering II Credit Hours: 3.00
EAPS 55700 - Introduction To Seismology Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 36500 - Measurement And Control Systems I Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 37500 - Measurement And Control Systems II Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 57200 - Analysis And Design Of Robotic Manipulators Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 57500 - Theory And Design Of Control Systems Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 57800 - Digital Control Credit Hours: 3.00
ME 58800 - Mechatronics - Integrated Design Of Electro-Mechanical Systems Credit Hours: 3.00
ECE 32100 - Electromechanical Motion Devices Credit Hours: 3.00

Required Practical Aerospace Experience (0-3 credits)

Students must submit evidence of participation in a significant practical aerospace experience to complete the certificate. A student can fulfill this requirement through a credit-based experience or a non-credit based experience. Students who complete a credit-based experience can apply that credit toward the 16 credits needed for the certificate. Students who complete a non-credit based experience still need to complete 16 credits for the certificate, which may mean taking an additional course in their primary or secondary area to reach 16 credits.
Practical Aerospace Experience Options include:
• Campus-based research experience in aerospace topic
• Successful completion of design-build-test project course in an aerospace topic (e.g. Senior Design, VIP, EPCS, etc)
• Relevant project-based experience through a Purdue student organization (e.g. Purdue Space Program) or sponsored competition (e.g. NASA Lunabotics)
• Aerospace related, off-campus internship or co-op rotation (including paid experiences) : students must register for the 0-credit co-op or internship course provided through the Office of Professional Practice.

**To verify this Practical Aerospace Experience, students should contact spec@purdue.edu to learn about the approval and verification process.**

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