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Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering for 2009
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Course overview
Aerospace engineering, is all about flight. It's the idea, design, development and production of aircraft and spacecraft that will fly within the atmosphere and beyond. Aerospace engineers ask what makes a craft move? What keeps it in the air? How fast and how high will it go? What keeps it on course? They study the basics of propulsion and the application of gas dynamics to internal flows, the principles of mechanics and analysis techniques to ensure a craft's structural integrity, fluid motion around a body moving at speeds, and techniques for aerospace vehicle guidance. Except for an introductory aerospace engineering unit, the first year of the aerospace program is similar to the first year of the Bachelor of Engineering program. Units in later years include fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, materials, structures, applied mechanics, aerodynamics and propulsion. The final year is geared toward professional and project-based aerospace engineering units. Students also complete an inter-faculty business elective and technical electives drawn from across the faculty. Optional flight training is available through an agreement with the Australian College of Aviation, Moorabbin Airport. (Please Note flight training is not part of the degree program.)
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Career outlook
Career opportunities are found throughout the traditional aerospace and defence industries, as well as in a wide range of related industries, such as automotive engineering and manufacturing, where leading-edge aerospace technologies are increasingly being used. Graduates can join large aerospace companies, general manufacturers who specialises in contracting to the aerospace industry, an airline, or government aerospace laboratories or research centres. Opportunities also exist in design and manufacture, operations, and research and development, as well as in the broader mechanical engineering sector.
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