Program Description

The current design practice in aerospace and mechanical engineering relies on a number of numerical tools to simulate structures, heat transfer, and fluid flows (e.g., NASTRAN, FLUENT, etc.) as well as mathematical packages for analyzing data (e.g., MAPLE, MATLAB, etc.). Similarly, the availability of advanced computers has resulted in the development of new approaches in research where the computational techniques are used to explain and predict fundamental physical phenomena important in aerospace and mechanical engineering.

In an environment of a typical large aerospace company, usually different engineers specializing in one of the core areas (structures, fluids, heat transfer, combustion) will handle different aspects of designing a product before their inputs are combined. The students graduating from the USC M.S. in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics) program will be prepared to:

• Interact with engineers across all core disciplines because the program prepares them in both solid and fluid mechanics; this also offers greater flexibility in job placement and advancement within a company.

• Pursue higher degrees (Engineer and Ph.D.) in areas of computational mechanics and heat transfer

The coursework in the Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics Program (CFSM) is designed to provide a necessary background in the core aerospace and mechanical engineering disciplines (solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer), the engineering mathematics, and the numerical techniques employed by computational packages and practical examples of their use.

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Distance Education Network (DEN)

The USC Viterbi Distance Education Network enables students to earn their engineering Master's degree 100% online. Because the DEN program provides a fully equivalent academic experience, the degree a USC engineering student earns is the same whether they are on-campus or online. Earn the MS in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics) through DEN

Application Deadlines

In order to assure an admission decision for a specific semester, the application and all supplemental materials must be submitted by the appropriate application deadline. Applications received after the deadline may or may not be evaluated for the requested admission semester at departmental discretion. Applications are reviewed as received and early application is strongly recommended.

Fall Admission  -  April 30th

Spring Admission  -  October 1st

Summer Admission  -  February 15th

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