Minor Director: Sergey Nersesov, Ph.D.
Office Location: 370B Drosdick Hall
Telephone: (610) 519-8977
Email: sergey.nersesov@villanova.edu
About:
Offered through the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Aerospace Engineering minor is open to all Villanova students who satisfy the prerequisites for the list of required courses.
Requirements:
The minor requires the successful completion of 10 courses (30 credits), seven of which are required, two of which are elective courses and one technical elective course from the major.
Required Courses:
Elective Courses:
Electives are subject to change. Electives may be added to this list at the discretion of the College of Engineering.
Select two courses from the list below:
ME 5201 or ME 7040
Choose either ME 5201 OR ME 7040.
Graduate Level Courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
| ME 7208 | Space Flight Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 7209 | Adv. Flight Dynamics & Control | 3 |
| ME 7038 | Intro-Computational Fluid Mech | 3 |
| ME 7040 | Intro to Fin Element Analysis | 3 |
| ME 7070 | Aero Vehicle Struc Analy & Des | 3 |
| ME 7501 | Reinforced Comp Materials | 3 |
| ME 7502 | Fiber Composite Structures | 3 |
One Technical Elective from the Major:
ME students pursuing the minor in Aerospace Engineering are required to take an additional ME/Concentration elective for their BSME degree for a total of five technical electives.
Non-ME students pursuing the minor in Aerospace Engineering can satisfy this requirement by a technical elective from their respective major.