Advisor: Dr. Christopher Kitts
The program of studies for the space systems option must fulfill all School and Department requirements for an MS degree, to include completion of the required number of units.
The School of Engineering requires completion of courses to fulfill the Graduate Core requirement. Several of the required courses listed below contribute to the completion of this Core.
The Mechanical Engineering Department requires fulfillment of an 8-unit mathematics requirement, which should be completed by taking two 4-unit courses or course sequences, consisting of:
- MECH 200 & 201 Advanced Engineering Mathematics I & II (2 units each) or the equivalent course MECH 202 (4 units)
- An additional two-course sequence (or equivalent four-unit course) in Applied Mathematics, approved by the student’s adviser
In addition, the student must enroll in courses to fulfill both systems-oriented and technical engineering requirements.
Required Systems-Oriented courses: The student must complete the following courses:
- EMGT 380 Introduction to Systems Engineering (2 units)
- EMGT 381 System Conceptual Design (2 units)
- EMGT 330 Project Management Basics (2 units)
- EMGT 265 Advanced Project Management and Project Leadership (2 units)
Required Technical Depth Area courses: The student must complete the following courses:
- MECH 371 Space Systems Design and Engineering I (4 units)
- MECH 372 Space Systems Design and Engineering II (4 units)
- MECH 207 Advanced Mechatronics I (3 units)
- MECH 208 Advanced Mechatronics II (3 units)
- MECH 337 Robotics I (2 units)
- MECH 338 Robotics II (2 units)
- MECH 299 Thesis (4-9 units) or 290 Capstone Project (4-6 units) or the MECH 211/212 Capstone Course sequence (4 units)
The student must also choose one of the following 2-course sequences on control systems:
- MECH 218 and 219 Guidance and Control I, II (2 units each)
- MECH 323 and 324 Modern Control Systems I, II (2 units each)