Program: Aerospace Engineering Minor - South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Apr 04, 2025

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Contact Information

Dr. Pierre Larochelle, P.E.
Leslie A. Rose Department of Mechanical Engineering
Civil/Mechanical 129
Phone: (605) 394-2401
E-mail: Pierre.Larochelle@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

Required courses:

ME 466/566 Aerospace Structures Credits: (3-0) 3
ME 469/569 Aircraft Stability and Control Credits: (3-0) 3
EE 451 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3

Elective courses:

Select nine credits from the list below:

ME 4XX Space Flight Mechanics Credits: (3-0) 3 *
ME 402/502 Gas Dynamics Credits: (3-0) 3
ME 428/428L/528/528L Applied Finite Element Analysis/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
ME 443 Composite Materials Credits: (3-0) 3
ME 460 Fuels and Combustion Credits: (3-0) 3
ME 466L/566L Aerospace Structures Lab Credits: (0-1) 1
ME 467/567 Rockets and Mission Analysis Credits: (3-0) 3
ME 468/568 Rockets and Propulsion Credits: (3-0) 3
EE 421/521 Communication Systems Credits: (3-0) 3
PHYS 275 Relativity Credits: (3-0) 3

Total credits: 18

Notes:

*Course will be offered as a topics course (ME 492 ) until formal course is created.

To apply for a minor, please review policies and submit required forms .

Students from any undergraduate discipline at South Dakota Mines may pursue a minor in Aerospace Engineering.