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Elective Courses

ELECTIVE COURSES

Technical Elective (TE) Courses

Aerospace Engineering students have to take 5 Technical Elective (TE) courses during their undergraduate education. Only one of them can be taken from another department. Only AEE 3XX and AEE 4XX level courses can be taken as a Technical Elective (TE) course. Non-AEE Technical Elective courses must be approved by the undergraduate program committee before the advisor approval.

 

AEE Restricted Elective (RE) Courses

Aerospace Engineering students have to take 2 Restricted Elective (RE) Courses during their undergraduate education in the 4th Year selected from the specific lists of TE courses: 1 Restricted Technical Elective (*) (RTE*) course and 1 Restricted Technical Elective (**) (RTE**) course from the corresponding list of TE courses as given below:

  • AEE Restricted Technical Elective (*) - (RTE*) Course - One of the following 4th Year technical elective courses:
    • AEE 435 (3-0)3 Propulsion Systems II (Prereq: AEE 338)
    • AEE 443 (3-0)3 Computational Aerodynamics (Prereq: AEE 346)
    • AEE 463 (3-0)3 Mechanical Vibrations (Prereq: AEE 262)
    • AEE 484 (3-0)3 Inertial Navigation Systems (Prereq: - )
    • AEE 486 (3-0)3 Spacecraft Dynamics (Prereq: AEE 262 )

 

  • AEE Restricted Technical Elective (**) (RTE**) Course - One of the following 4th Year design technical elective courses:
    • AEE 438 (2-2)3 Aircraft Engine Design (Prereq: AEE 435)
    • AEE 446 (2-2)3 Introduction to Helicopter Aerodynamics and Design (Prereq: AEE 346)
    • AEE 452 (2-2)3 Aeronautical Engineering Design (Prereq: AEE 451)
    • AEE 462 (2-2)3 Design of Aerospace Structures (Prereq: AEE 362)
    • AEE 476 (2-2)3 Space Vehicle Design (Prereq: - )
    • AEE 485 (2-2)3 Aerospace Control System Design (Prereq: AEE 385)

 

Non-AEE Technical Elective (TE) Courses

Aerospace Engineering students may take 1 Technical Elective (TE) course from other Departments as one of their 5 TE courses. Technical Elective (TE) courses from other Departments currently approved as Non-AEE Technical Elective (TE) courses are as follows:

  • ASTR 311 (3-0)3 Modern Astrophysics I
  • ASTR 312 (3-0)3 Modern Astrophysics II
  • CENG 301 (3-0)3 Algorithms and Data Structures
  • CENG 302 (3-0)3 Introduction to Database Management Systems
  • CENG 303 (3-0)3 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
  • CENG 350 (3-0)3 Software Engineering
  • ES 303 (3-0)3 Statistical Methods for Engineers
  • ME 301 (3-0)3 Theory of Machines I
  • ME 307 (3-0)3 Machine Elements I
  • ME 308 (3-0)3 Machine Elements II
  • ME 413 (3-0)3 Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
  • ME 401 (3-0)3 Internal Combustion Engines
  • ME 426 (3-0)3 Internal Combustion Engine Design
  • ME 432 (3-0)3 Acoustic and Noise Control Engineering
  • ME 481 (3-0)3 Industrial Fluid Power
  • ME 438 (3-0)3 Theory of Combustion
  • METE 464 (3-0)3 Heat Treatment of Materials
  • METE 467 (3-0)3 Fracture of Engineering Materials
  • METE 472 (3-0)3 Corrosion and Oxidation of Metals
  • METE 477 (3-0)3 Testing and Evaluation of Engineering Materials
  • PHYS 334 (4-2)5 Electromagnetic Theory
  • PHYS 427 (3-0)3 Introduction to Plasma Physics

 

Non-Technical Elective (NTE) Courses

Aerospace Engineering students have to take 2 Non-Technical Elective (NTE) courses during their undergraduate education. Registration to a Non-Technical Elective (NTE) course requires the approval of the course instructor and the related department. For the approval process, a form needs to be signed by the student's advisor. Having the approval of the instructor and satisfying the prerequisites students may take any of the courses announced below:

Free Elective (FE) Courses

Aerospace Engineering students have to take 1 Free Elective (FE) course during their undergraduate education. All the courses offered in METU can be considered as a Free Elective course provided that they are of at least 3 credits. To take the course the approval of the instructor may be needed.

 

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