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    "description": "<h1>Track Prerequisites</h1><p>Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or closely related discipline.</p> <br /> <p><b>Prerequisites (or equivalent)</b></p> <ul> <li>MAP 2302 - Differential Equations</li> <li>EML 3034C - Modeling Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering</li> <li>EAS 4134 - High-Speed Aerodynamics</li> <li>EAS 4105 - Flight Mechanics</li> <li>EAS 4200 - Flight Structures</li> </ul><h1>Degree Requirements</h1><div><section><header data-test=\"grouping-0-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Required Courses</span></h2></div><div><span>12</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Complete the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b67714b5f3bbc522160\" target=\"_blank\">EML5060</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Mathematical Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b67714b5f108e52215d\" target=\"_blank\">EML5152</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Intermediate Heat Transfer<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a8902fd3a11b76d8396\" target=\"_blank\">EAS5123</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Intermediate Aerodynamics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-B\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B-result\">Complete at least <span>1</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b6800f8275b8c140ec3\" target=\"_blank\">EML5237</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Intermediate Mechanics of Materials<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b6602fd3a53426d8480\" target=\"_blank\">EML5271</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Intermediate Dynamics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b696b6b62fc1040018a\" target=\"_blank\">EML5311</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->System Control<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-1-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Elective Courses</span></h2></div><div><span>12</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>All students, both thesis and nonthesis, must complete at least 12 hours of electives from the list below after conferring with their adviser.\n</div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-B\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B-result\">Complete at least <span>4</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a89a38edf6c7e3ec345\" target=\"_blank\">EAS5157</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->V/Stol Aerodynamics and Performance<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a8900f8271a5d140ddc\" target=\"_blank\">EAS5211</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Aeroelasticity<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a89a38edffdcc3ec343\" target=\"_blank\">EAS5302</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Direct Energy Conversion<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a8902fd3ac3496d8395\" target=\"_blank\">EAS5315</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Rocket Propulsion<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/612e60d75a298ac7c65621d0\" target=\"_blank\">EAS5407C</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Mechatronic Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a8902fd3ad7186d8392\" target=\"_blank\">EAS5535</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Engineering Design for Aerospace Vehicles<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a8900f8271fdc140ddd\" target=\"_blank\">EAS6138</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Gas Dynamics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a89a38edfc8bf3ec340\" target=\"_blank\">EAS6222</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Non-Destructive Evaluation of Aero-Structures<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a8902fd3ad1f36d8394\" target=\"_blank\">EAS6250</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Structural and Dynamic Stability<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a8900f8271ca2140dd8\" target=\"_blank\">EAS6405</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Flight Dynamics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a89a38edf2e113ec341\" target=\"_blank\">EAS6414</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Estimation of Dynamical Systems in Aerospace Engineering<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a885a1583dbdf9e6cab\" target=\"_blank\">EAS6415</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Guidance, Navigation and Control<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a89a38edf74bf3ec342\" target=\"_blank\">EAS6507</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Topics of Astrodynamics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a89a38edf6fc53ec347\" target=\"_blank\">EAS6722</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Multidisciplinary Optimization Under Uncertainty<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a8900f8272850140dd7\" target=\"_blank\">EAS6808</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Space Environment and Payload Instrumentation<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b68a8d2fb3e532d81c0\" target=\"_blank\">EML5066</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computational Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b66714b5f9a3c522158\" target=\"_blank\">EML5105</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Gas Kinetics and Statistical Thermodynamics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b6800f8277c8e140ec2\" target=\"_blank\">EML5228C</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Modal Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b6800f8275b8c140ec3\" target=\"_blank\">EML5237</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Intermediate Mechanics of Materials<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b6602fd3a53426d8480\" target=\"_blank\">EML5271</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Intermediate Dynamics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b696b6b62fc1040018a\" target=\"_blank\">EML5311</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->System Control<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b6602fd3adac76d847c\" target=\"_blank\">EML5402</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Turbomachinery<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b6700f82766d7140ebd\" target=\"_blank\">EML5403</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Science and Technology of Fuel Cells<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b66a8d2fbb5b02d81ba\" target=\"_blank\">EML5456</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Turbines for Sustainable Power<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b66a8d2fbd9672d81b9\" target=\"_blank\">EML5546</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Engineering Design with Composite Materials<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b68a8d2fb31b32d81bf\" target=\"_blank\">EML5713</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Intermediate Fluid Mechanics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/62291d3c77087d16dc88d539\" target=\"_blank\">EML5937</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Special Topics: Advanced Manufacturing<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b67714b5f3d6f52215e\" target=\"_blank\">EML6067</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Finite Elements in Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering I<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b67a38edfacbb3ec480\" target=\"_blank\">EML6068</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Finite Elements in Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering II<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b66a38edf504f3ec47e\" target=\"_blank\">EML6104</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Classical Thermodynamics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b67a8d2fb5acc2d81bc\" target=\"_blank\">EML6131</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Combustion Phenomena<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b67714b5f1cb852215a\" target=\"_blank\">EML6154</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Conduction Heat Transfer<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b68714b5fe3f1522161\" target=\"_blank\">EML6155</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Convection Heat Transfer<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b67a8d2fb30922d81bb\" target=\"_blank\">EML6157</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Radiation Heat Transfer<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b69a38edf06d33ec48d\" target=\"_blank\">EML6211</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Continuum Mechanics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b66e6bc79f54773e5c3\" target=\"_blank\">EML6223</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Vibrational Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b66a8d2fb40632d81b8\" target=\"_blank\">EML6233</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Fundamentals of Fatigue Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b66e6bc7954c673e5c1\" target=\"_blank\">EML6238</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Plates and Shells<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b69a38edf30b13ec48f\" target=\"_blank\">EML6295</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Sensors and Actuators for Micro Mechanical Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b68714b5f7be1522162\" target=\"_blank\">EML6299</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Topics on Miniaturization<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b69a38edfb7413ec48e\" target=\"_blank\">EML6305C</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Experimental Mechanics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b7402fd3a39586d8492\" target=\"_blank\">EML6547</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Engineering Fracture Mechanics in Design<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b74a38edf1d803ec499\" target=\"_blank\">EML6572</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Probabilistic Methods in Mechanical Design<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b74714b5f8c28522179\" target=\"_blank\">EML6712</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Mechanics of Viscous Flow<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b746b6b62b070400190\" target=\"_blank\">EML6725</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer I<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b7402fd3a49826d8491\" target=\"_blank\">EML6726</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer II<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b74a38edf38b03ec4a1\" target=\"_blank\">EML6808</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Analysis and Control of Robot Manipulators<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b5c02fd3a971b6d844f\" target=\"_blank\">EGM6653</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-C\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-C-result\"><div>Elective courses beyond those listed in the graduate catalog, and others outside the department and/or program, are permitted at the discretion of the student’s advisor and/or graduate program director in the form of a signed and approved Program of Study. </div></div></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-2-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Thesis/Nonthesis Option</span></h2></div><div><span>6</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->1<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><div><span>Thesis Option</span><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.1-result\">Earn at least <span>6</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>EAS 6971 - Thesis\n\nThe thesis option requires 6 credit hours of thesis in addition to the required and elective courses listed above. A student pursuing the thesis program may not register for thesis credit hours until an advisory committee has been appointed and the committee has reviewed the program of study and the proposed thesis topic.\n\nStudents must complete the thesis course with a satisfactory (S) grade. If the student does not complete the course with a satisfactory grade, the student will be asked to repeat the course to meet program requirements.\n</div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.2\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.2-result\"><div>Additionally, all students pursuing the thesis option must enroll twice in the following course:\n\nEML 5090 - Mechanical and Aerospace Seminar 0 Credit Hours\n</div></div></li></ul></li></div><div><span>Nonthesis Option</span><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-B.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B.1-result\">Earn at least <span>3</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b67e6bc79786073e5c4\" target=\"_blank\">EML6085</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Research Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3 - 99)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-B.2\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B.2-result\"><div>For students who work on a research topic with an MAE faculty, XXX 6918 Directed Research (3 credit hours) may be used to substitute EML6085 as the student&#x27;s independent learning experience. After the graduate program director approves the substitution, the faculty supervising the directed research will create a special registration of XXX 6918 for the student.\n</div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-B.3\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B.3-result\">Earn at least <span>3</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>Additional elective course\n</div></div></li></ul></li></div></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><h3>Grand Total Credits:<!-- --> <strong>30</strong></h3></div><h1>Application Requirements</h1><h1>Financial Information</h1><p>Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies <a href=\"https://graduate.ucf.edu/funding/\" target=\"_blank\">Funding website</a>, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.</p> <p><strong>UCF Student Financial Assistance</strong><br />Millican Hall 120<br />Telephone: 407-823-2827<br />Appointment Line: 407-823-5285<br />Fax: 407-823-5241<br /><a href=\"mailto:finaid@ucf.edu\">finaid@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"http://finaid.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><h1>Fellowship Information</h1><p>Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see <a href=\"https://graduate.ucf.edu/fellowships/\" target=\"_blank\">UCF Graduate Fellowships</a>, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.</p> <p><strong>Grad Fellowships</strong><br />Telephone: 407-823-0127<br /><a href=\"mailto:gradfellowship@ucf.edu\">gradfellowship@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><div> <p>All students must identify an adviser and file an official degree program of study prior to the completion of 9 credit hours of study. The program of study must be approved by the department and therefore students should consult with the graduate program director for assistance in filling out their program of study. Both thesis and nonthesis options require 30 credit hours of courses and at least half of the credit hours in the program of study must be at the 6000 level. Substitutions to the program of study must meet with the approval of the adviser and the department.</p> <strong>Equipment Fee</strong> <p>Students in the Aerospace Engineering MSAE program pay a $90 equipment fee each semester that they are enrolled.</p> <strong>Independent Learning</strong><br /><hr /> <p>The independent learning requirement is met by successful completion of a master's thesis for the thesis option. The nonthesis option independent learning experience is provided by the required course <a href=\"#/courses/Syfy_iJusu?bc=true&amp;bcCurrent=Research%20Methods%20in%20Mechanical%20and%20Aerospace%20Engineering&amp;bcGroup=EML&amp;bcItemType=Courses\">EML 6085 Research Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering</a> (3 credit hours). For students who work on a research topic with an MAE faculty, XXX 6918 Directed Research (3 credit hours) may be used to substitute EML 6085 as the student's independent learning experience. After the graduate program director approves the substitution, the faculty supervising the directed research will create a special registration of XXX 6918 for the student.</p> </div>",
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