Aeronautics and Astronautics
Provides you with the principles and techniques necessary for success and leadership in the conception, design, implementation, and operation of aerospace and related engineering systems.
What You'll Study
The mission of the undergraduate program in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering is to provide students with the principles and techniques necessary for success and leadership in the conception, design, implementation, and operation of aerospace and related engineering systems. Courses in the major introduce students to engineering principles. Students learn to apply this fundamental knowledge to conduct laboratory experiments and aerospace system design problems. Courses in the major include engineering fundamentals, mathematics, and the sciences, as well as in-depth courses in aeronautics and astronautics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, fluids engineering, and heat transfer. The major prepares students for careers in aircraft and spacecraft engineering, space exploration, air and space-based telecommunication industries, teaching, research, military service, and many related technology-intensive fields. Completion of the undergraduate program in Aeronautics and Astronautics leads to the conferral of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering. The subplan "Aeronautics and Astronautics" appears on the transcript and on the diploma.
Degrees Offered
- BS
- Minor
- Honors
- Coterm
More Information
Learn more about Aeronautics and Astronautics in the Stanford Bulletin
- Interdisciplinary Major in Aero/Astro
- Aero/Astro Coterminal Degree
- Stanford to offer undergraduate major in aeronautics and astronautics
- School of Engineering
- Explore IntroSems related to this major
Exploratory Courses
AA 100
Introduction to Aeronautics and Astronautics
AA 115Q
The Global Positioning System: Where on Earth are We, and What Time is It?
AA 149
Operation of Aerospace Systems