The College of Engineering and Applied Science offers a distance program leading to the Master of Engineering in Space Operations. All courses leading to this degree are offered exclusively online, so the degree may be pursued by local as well as long distance students.
The Master of Engineering degree is applied, non-thesis graduate degree. The Master of Engineering in Space Operations degree is ideally suited for working professionals involved in civil, military, or commercial space operations, payload and mission support, space systems analysis, space systems requirements, and design specifications.
ME SO Admission Requirements
Generally, the Master of Engineering in Space Operations degree admission requirements include a Bachelor of Science degree in a technical field, an overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better on a scale of 4.0, B or better grades in coursework prerequisites specific to the degree program, two or more years experience with commercial, civil or government engineering or science, and completed admissions forms along with two copies of official transcripts and three letters of recommendation.
If the applicant does not meet all of the academic requirements above, the graduate committee may recommend or require and applicant to take the GRE or preparatory courses prior to admission into the program.
ME SO Degree Requirements
The Master of Engineering in Space Operations degree program consists of 10 courses delineated in a plan of study at the beginning of the student’s degree program. The student must successfully complete courses in astrodynamics, sensors, satellite dynamics, space mission analysis and design, and others.
Deviations from the predefined curriculum (including requests for transfer credit) must be approved by the graduate faculty advisor and the Graduate Committee and reflected in the Plan of Study. Course work must be completed with a 3.0 GPA or better, and all course work applied to the program (including any transfer credit) must have been completed no earlier than six years prior to degree completion.
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