
Embark on a journey of discovery and innovation in aerospace engineering with our Ph.D. degree, where you will be challenged to push boundaries, uncover new knowledge and contribute to the advancement of this exhilarating field.
Embark on a journey of discovery and innovation in aerospace engineering with our Ph.D. degree, where you will be challenged to push boundaries, uncover new knowledge and contribute to the advancement of this exhilarating field.
Kent State University’s Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering provides targeted education in aerospace engineering including orbital mechanics, control systems, and spacecraft design.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.
Applications submitted after this deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
ENGR 81091 | GRADUATE SEMINAR (taken three times) | 3 |
Advisor-approved courses 1 | 0-30 | |
Engineering-Focus Electives, choose from the following: | 18 | |
ENGR 72410 | ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION | |
Astronautics | ||
ENGR 78001 | ORBITAL MECHANICS | |
ENGR 78002 | SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE DYNAMICS, DETERMINATION AND CONTROL | |
ENGR 78004 | OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY | |
Dynamics and Control | ||
ENGR 78005 | LINEAR SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND CONTROL | |
ENGR 78006 | NONLINEAR SYSTEMS AND CONTROL | |
ENGR 78007 | DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS | |
ENGR 78008 | INTRODUCTION TO ROBUST CONTROL | |
ENGR 78101 | AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS | |
Structure and Materials | ||
ENGR 72111 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS FOR ENGINEERS | |
ENGR 72363 | MATERIALS SELECTION IN DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS | |
ENGR 75901 | INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT METHOD AND APPLICATIONS | |
Systems and Design | ||
ENGR 78003 | SPACECRAFT DESIGN | |
ENGR 78102 | INTELLIGENT SENSING AND PLANNING OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS | |
Additional courses as approved by advisor | ||
Culminating Requirements | ||
ENGR 85098 | RESEARCH (repeated for 9 credit hours total) | 9 |
ENGR 85199 | DISSERTATION I 2 | 30 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Baccalaureate Students: | 90 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Master’s Students: | 60 |
Post-baccalaureate students may apply toward the 30 credit hours a maximum 15 credit hours of coursework outside the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and 9 credit hours of research (maximum 18 credit hours total of research toward the degree).
Doctoral candidates, upon admission to candidacy, must register for ENGR 85199 for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that doctoral candidates will continuously register for ENGR 85199—and, thereafter, ENGR 85299—each semester until all requirements for the degree have been met. The doctoral candidate must successfully propose and defend their research dissertation in a public setting before the dissertation committee.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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- | 3.000 |
Graduates of Kent State University’s Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering are equipped for specialized roles in research, discovery and integration.
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