Space Engineering Certificate

Smaller in scope than majors or minors, certificates usually are offered in areas of concentration for which no major or minor exists and are comprised of at least 4 units of coursework.  Certificates are conferred concurrent with the student's undergraduate degree. They do not appear on the diploma, but are noted on the transcript. The Space Engineering certificate consists of 5 units of coursework from disciplines including mechanical engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and biomedical engineering.

Course Title
Certificate Requirements (5 units)
Required Introductory Course (1 unit)
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
or Introduction to Space Engineering (new course)
Elective Courses (3 units)
3 units of unique course work at the 300-level, or higher, from a minimum of 2 of the 3 elective areas below 1
Getting To Space
Thriving In Space
Benefiting From Space
Project Course (1 unit)
300-level or higher project course with space theme as approved by faculty committee
1

Only select 200-level course may approved for the Space Engineering Certificate. 

Students can declare the certificate and submit updates to their courses in MAS (McCormick Advising System) before the beginning of their final quarter as undergraduates. 

Getting To Space

Course Title
BMD_ENG 313-0Wearable Devices: From Sensing to Biomedical Inference
BMD_ENG 317-0Biochemical Sensors
BMD_ENG 353-0Bioelectronics
CHEM_ENG 307-0Kinetics and Reactor Engineering
CHEM_ENG 321-0Fluid Mechanics
CHEM_ENG 322-0Heat Transfer
CHEM_ENG 323-0Mass Transfer
CHEM_ENG 341-0Dynamics and Control of Chemical and Biological Processes
CHEM_ENG 345-0Process Optimization for Energy and Sustainability
CHEM_ENG 351-0Process Economics, Design, & Evaluation
CHEM_ENG 361-0Introduction to Polymers
CHEM_ENG 365-0Sustainability, Technology, and Society
CHEM_ENG 367-0Quantitative Methods in Life Cycle Analysis
CHEM_ENG 408-0Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design
CHEM_ENG 420-0Transport Phenomena
CIV_ENV 320-0Structural Analysis--Dynamics
CIV_ENV 423-0Matrix Analysis of Structures
COMP_ENG 346-0Microcontroller System Design
COMP_ENG 366-0Embedded Systems
or COMP_ENG 466-0 Embedded Systems
COMP_SCI 348-0Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
COMP_SCI 349-0Machine Learning
COMP_SCI 409-0Swarms and Multi-Robot Systems
COMP_SCI 410-0Autonomous Quadrotor Design and Control
COMP_SCI 449-0Deep Learning
COMP_SCI 469-0Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence for Robotics
ELEC_ENG 332-0Introduction to Computer Vision
ELEC_ENG 360-0Introduction to Feedback Systems
ELEC_ENG 374-0Introduction to Digital Control
ELEC_ENG 470-0Introduction to Nonlinear Control Theory
IEMS 341-0Social Networks Analysis
or IEMS 341-SA Social Networks Analysis
or IEMS 441-0 Social Network Analysis
IEMS 490-0Selected Topics in IE (Computational Social Science)
MAT_SCI 331-0Soft Materials
MAT_SCI 358-0Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
MAT_SCI 435-0High Temperature Materials
MAT_SCI 437-0Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials
MAT_SCI 458-0Atomic Scale Computational Materials Science
MECH_ENG 341-0Computational Methods for Engineering Design
MECH_ENG 362-0Stress Analysis
MECH_ENG 363-0Mechanical Vibrations
MECH_ENG 373-0Engineering Fluid Mechanics
MECH_ENG 377-0Heat Transfer
MECH_ENG 378-0Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
MECH_ENG 380-0Thermal Energy Systems Design
MECH_ENG 395-0Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (Finite Element Methods in Mechanics​, Machine Learning for Mechanical Sciences​, or Propulsion)
MECH_ENG 425-0Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics
MECH_ENG 427-0Viscous Fluid Dynamics
MECH_ENG 430-0Turbulence & Combustion
MECH_ENG 441-0Engineering Optimization for Product Design and Manufacturing
MECH_ENG 495-0Selected Topics in Mechanical Engg (Aerodynamics or Metal and Ceramic Additive Manufacturing​)

Thriving In Space

Course Title
BMD_ENG 313-0Wearable Devices: From Sensing to Biomedical Inference
BMD_ENG 317-0Biochemical Sensors
BMD_ENG 353-0Bioelectronics
CHEM_ENG 307-0Kinetics and Reactor Engineering
CHEM_ENG 321-0Fluid Mechanics
CHEM_ENG 322-0Heat Transfer
CHEM_ENG 323-0Mass Transfer
CHEM_ENG 341-0Dynamics and Control of Chemical and Biological Processes
CHEM_ENG 345-0Process Optimization for Energy and Sustainability
CHEM_ENG 351-0Process Economics, Design, & Evaluation
CHEM_ENG 361-0Introduction to Polymers
CHEM_ENG 365-0Sustainability, Technology, and Society
CHEM_ENG 367-0Quantitative Methods in Life Cycle Analysis
CHEM_ENG 395-0Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Electrochemical Energy Storage)
CHEM_ENG 408-0Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design
CHEM_ENG 420-0Transport Phenomena
CHEM_ENG 441-0Electrocatalysis for Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals
CIV_ENV 250-0Earth Surface Engineering 2
CIV_ENV 320-0Structural Analysis--Dynamics
CIV_ENV 395-0Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engrg (Adaptive Architecture​, Instabilities for Functionality, Mechanics of Earthquake Ruptures​, or Multiphysical Underground Processes)
CIV_ENV 423-0Matrix Analysis of Structures
COMP_ENG 364-0CyberPhysical Systems Design and Application
or COMP_ENG 464-0 Cyber-Physical Systems Design and Application
COMP_ENG 365-0Internet-of-things Sensors, Systems, And Applications
or COMP_ENG 465-0 Internet-of-things Sensors, Systems, And Applications
COMP_ENG 395-0Special Topics in Computer Engineering (Computing and Sustainability or Data-driven Plant Science)
COMP_SCI 301-0Introduction to Robotics Laboratory
COMP_SCI 302-0Artifical Life
COMP_SCI 348-0Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
COMP_SCI 349-0Machine Learning
COMP_SCI 409-0Swarms and Multi-Robot Systems
COMP_SCI 449-0Deep Learning
COMP_SCI 469-0Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence for Robotics
ELEC_ENG 307-0Communications Systems
ELEC_ENG 333-0Introduction to Communication Networks
ELEC_ENG 379-0Lasers and Coherent Optics
ELEC_ENG 380-0Wireless Communications
ES_APPM 495-0Selected Topics in Applied Mathematics (Biological Fluid Dynamics)
IEMS 341-0Social Networks Analysis
or IEMS 341-SA Social Networks Analysis
or IEMS 441-0 Social Network Analysis
IEMS 490-0Selected Topics in IE (Computational Social Science)
MAT_SCI 331-0Soft Materials
MAT_SCI 358-0Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
MAT_SCI 381-0Materials for Energy-Efficient Technology
MAT_SCI 437-0Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials
MAT_SCI 458-0Atomic Scale Computational Materials Science
MAT_SCI 495-0Advanced Special Topics in Material Science (Solid State Electrochemistry for Energy Storage and Conversion​)
MECH_ENG 341-0Computational Methods for Engineering Design
MECH_ENG 362-0Stress Analysis
MECH_ENG 363-0Mechanical Vibrations
MECH_ENG 377-0Heat Transfer
MECH_ENG 378-0Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
MECH_ENG 380-0Thermal Energy Systems Design
MECH_ENG 395-0Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (Finite Element Methods in Mechanics​, Machine Learning for Mechanical Sciences​, Orbital Mechanics, or Propulsion​)
MECH_ENG 441-0Engineering Optimization for Product Design and Manufacturing
MECH_ENG 472-1Robot Design Studio
MECH_ENG 472-2Robot Design Studio
MECH_ENG 495-0Selected Topics in Mechanical Engg (Mechanophysiology or Metal and Ceramic Additive Manufacturing​)
2

CIV_ENV 250-0 Earth & Planetary Surface Engineering is approved for the Space Engineering Certificate. 

Benefiting From Space

Course Title
ASTRON 321-0Observational Astrophysics
ASTRON 405-0Basics of Radio Astronomy
ASTRON 414-0Planetary Astrophysics
COMP_SCI 348-0Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
COMP_SCI 349-0Machine Learning
COMP_SCI 409-0Swarms and Multi-Robot Systems
COMP_SCI 449-0Deep Learning
COMP_SCI 469-0Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence for Robotics
ELEC_ENG 335-0Deep Learning Foundations from Scratch
or ELEC_ENG 435-0 Deep Learning: Foundations, Applications, and Algorithms
ELEC_ENG 375-0Machine Learning: Foundations, Applications, and Algorithms
or ELEC_ENG 375-0 Machine Learning: Foundations, Applications, and Algorithms
ELEC_ENG 389-0Superconductivity and Its Applications
ELEC_ENG 454-0Advanced Communication Networks
ES_APPM 495-0Selected Topics in Applied Mathematics (Soft Matter)
MECH_ENG 382-0Experiments in Micro- and Nano Science and Engineering