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BAEM Advising Guide

Information on Upper Division Technical Electives

The BAEM program requires three technical electives (9 credits total). These electives may be from any department as long as they meet the Restrictions on Technical Electives. All the possible (but not necessarily offered) AEM technical electives are listed below by area. To see when these courses are offered by the AEM Department, see the AEM Technical Elective Offerings page of this guide.

Note that 5000 level courses are generally more challenging and typically have a significant number of graduate students enrolled.

Fluids Technical Electives

Aerospace Systems Technical Electives

Structures and Solids Technical Electives

Internship Program

University Honors Program

Courses From Other Departments

May Term Study Abroad Courses


Minor in Astronomy (previously called astrophysics here)

Because PHY 2503, Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering III, is required for the BAEM degree, the only additional requirement to obtain a minor in Astronomy is to take AST 2001. This course can count as a technical elective for the BAEM degree, see Restrictions on Technical Electives.

To apply for this minor, you need to fill out a form, available from Prof. Humphreys in Astronomy (room 358A Physics) and turn it in to the CLA college office in 212 Johnston Hall. This form needs to show that you have/will take AST 2001 and has Prof. Humphreys' signature.


Courses from the EE, MATH, MATS, ME and PHYS departments, to name a few, may be used as technical electives if they meet the Restrictions on Technical Electives.

Especially if you plan to continue in school, you can never take enough math, so you might want to consider the following math courses as technical electives.

Math Courses to Consider

  • MATH 4242 - Applied Linear Algebra
  • MATH 4428 - Mathematical Modeling
  • MATH 4457 - Methods of Applied Mathematics I
  • MATH 4458 - Methods of Applied Mathematics II
  • MATH 4512 - Differential Equations with Applications
  • MATH 4567 - Applied Fourier Analysis
  • MATH 4606 - Advanced Calculus
  • MATH 5481 - Mathematics of Industrial Problems I
  • MATH 5482 - Mathematics of Industrial Problems II
  • MATH 5583 - Complex Analysis

There are more courses, see the MATH course catalog


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