Degree Specialisations - Escola de Enxeñaría Aeronáutica e do Espazo

The specialisations for the Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering are the following:

Aircraft specialisation

This module of 66 ECTS credits covers the competences of the Aircraft specific technology block described in the order CIN/308/2009. Students must take this block if they are willing to take the Aircraft specialisation, being therefore compulsory the subjects that are in this block to obtain the specialisation, even if these are optional subjects.

Complementary subjects to the specialisation
This module is composed of 12 ECTS credits structured in 2 subjects of 6 ECTS credits each and which are complementary to the block of Specialisation in Aircraft. As with the previous block, students must take this block if they are willing to take the Aircraft specialisation, being therefore compulsory the subjects that are in this block to obtain the specialisation, even if these are optional subjects.

Subject	ECTS	Type	Year	Term
Solid Mechanics and Aerospace Structures	9	OP	3º	1^st
Fluid Mechanics II and CFD	9	OP	3^rd	1^st
Air-jet and Aeronautic Alternative Engines	6	OP	3^rd	1^st
Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity	9	OP	3^rd	2^nd
Systems Engineering and Aerospace Communications	6	OP	3^rd	2^nd
Mechanical Design, FEM and Vibrations	9	OP	3^rd	2^nd
Space Vehicles	6	OP	3^rd	2^nd
Mechanics of Flight	6	OP	4^th	1^st
Fixed-wing and Rotary Wing Aircrafts	9	OP	4^th	1^st
Maintenance and Certification of Aerospace Vehicles	9	OP	4^th	1^st

Specialisation in Aerospace Equipments and Materials

This module of 66 ECTS credits covers the competences of the Aerospace Equipments and Materials specific technology block described in the order CIN/308/2009. Students must take this block if they are willing to take the Aerospace Equipments and Materials specialisation, being therefore compulsory the subjects that are in this block to obtain the specialisation, even if these are optional subjects.

Complementary subjects to the specialisation
This module is composed of 24 ECTS credits structured in 3 subjects of 6 ECTS credits each and which are complementary to the block of Aerospace Equipments and Materials. As in the previous block, students must take this block if they are willing to take the Aerospace Equipments and Materials specialisation, being therefore compulsory the subjects that are in this block to obtain the specialisation, even if these are optional subjects.

Subject	ECTS	Type	Year	Term
Solid Mechanics and Aerospace Structures	9	OP	3^rd	1^st
Fluid Mechanics II and CFD	9	OP	3^rd	1^st
Numerical Calculation	6	OP	3^rd	1^st
Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity	9	OP	3^rd	2^nd
Systems Engineering and Aerospace Communications	6	OP	3^rd	2^nd
Aerospace Alloys and Compound Materials	9	OP	3^rd	2^nd
Analytic and Orbital Mechanics	6	OP	3^rd	2^nd
Mechanics of Flight	6	OP	4^th	1^st
Control and Optimisation	6	OP	4^th	1^st
Propulsion Systems	6	OP	4^th	1^st
Aerospace Vehicles	6	OP	4^th	1^st

To obtain this Bachelor’s Degree student must pass all the compulsory modules (basic education, shared with the aeronautics branch, optional subjects of one of the specialisations and the Bachelor’s Degree Final Project). They must also achieve the 240 ECTS credits, so they must take 18 credits ECTS on the offered optional subjects or develop the external internships offered as an alternative.

The University will provide the necessary tools for students to choose one of the specialisations corresponding to one of the specific technologies offered. It will be possible to change the specialisation with a written request to the Centre Director, who can authorise it or not. The authorisation of the specialisation change will mean that the student, to achieve the Bachelor’s Degree, must take all the subjects corresponding to the new specialisation specific technologies and the complementary subjects in this specialisation.