Aeronautics/Aviation Engineering Online Masters program at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Online students have access to the same lectures, class assignments, exams and projects as on-campus students. Online is an excellent option for students who want to pursue their graduate studies while working.

The program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering by requiring at least one core course in each of the three branches of Aerospace Engineering (Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics and Materials, Dynamics and Controls) as well as one course in mathematics.

Specialization can then be made by taking additional courses in one or of these, and other, areas: Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Combustion propulsion, Structural Mechanics, Solid Mechanics and Materials, Dynamical Systems, Aerospace Control, Orbital Mechanics, and Spacecraft.

The non-thesis M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering requires 32 credit hours of coursework (a thesis is not required). All students in the MS non-thesis option must complete at least one course from all three areas listed among the Aerospace Engineering Breadth Requirements. Graduate students are expected to exhibit competence in applied mathematics by taking at least one approved Mathematics course. An online seminar requirement also exists.

Online students have five years to complete the program. All online students receive access to recorded on-campus lectures and follow the class syllabus, including the same assignments, exams, and projects as on-campus students. The MSAE degree awarded online is the exact same degree awarded to on-campus students.

(The online MSAE program and online AE classes are restricted to off-campus students and are not intended for University employees or students in on-campus programs.).

All applicants must submit an online application form, three letters of reference, a statement of purpose, and official transcripts from all completed university coursework. TOEFL scores are required of applicants whose native language is not English, regardless of U.S. citizenship. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is also required.

Jonathan Blythe earned a BS in aerospace engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts in 2016. He just completed an MS at Illinois completely online while working full time as a Senior Project Engineer at Collins Aerospace, where he works on Environmental Control and Life Support Systems for manned spaceflight missions.

Luke Firsching with UTC Aerospace Systems in Rockford, Illinois.

Read the experience 2016 grad Matthew Schonert has had!