The significant presence of aircraft-related industries and economic activities in Hong Kong has facilitated the employment of our graduates at major aerospace companies, including Cathay Pacific, Dragon Air, HAECO, HASEL, and the Airport Authority, as well as the formation of the Aircraft Division at the HKIE in 2011. To cater for the strong demand and interest from the local community, the Minor Program in Aeronautical Engineering launched by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2012 enables the students to understand introductory and general knowledge about aeronautical engineering principles and aircraft structures, through topics including low speed aerodynamics, wing theory, aircraft structure, aircraft power plants, jet propulsion, aircraft stability and control, and flight dynamics. These topics are essential to graduate engineers who are intending to work in aircraft system and component manufacturing/maintenance environments. The Minor program has also established an excellent platform for academic exchange and collaborations with major universities and institutions in the United States, Asia and Mainland China.
Aircraft Structure-Final Assembly of Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Flight Control-787's Flight Deck
Engine-747-8's GEnx-2B Engine
The Minor Program in Aeronautical Engineering is designed mainly for engineering students, but is open to students with a science major, with a minimum CGA of 2.5 or above and sufficient background in mathematics (e.g. MATH 1013, MATH 1014 and MATH 2011), physics (e.g. PHYS 1112 or PHYS 1152) and/or fundamental mechanics (e.g. MECH 1907). Except for students with a major in Aerospace Engineering, eligible students must declare their intention to enroll in the Minor Program no earlier than the first regular term of their second year of study but no later than the last day of the add/drop period in the first regular term of their final year of study. Students who wish to withdraw from the Minor Program should apply before the last day of the add/drop period in the last regular term of their study.
The program aims to fulfill two major objectives:
The program requires a minimum of 18 credits to be taken from the following courses:
Students should take three out of the following four courses
Courses
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Credits
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Required Courses
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9
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Technical Electives
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9
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Total
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18
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(3 courses out of 4 from the specified elective list below)
(3 courses from the specified elective list below. Students may only use 1 course from group B to count toward this requirement)
Group A
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MECH4100 Experiential Projects in Aerospace Engineering
MECH4350 Indoor Air Quality in Buildings MECH4430 Materials Characterization MECH4710 Introductions to Robotics MECH4720 Introduction to Precision Engineering MECH4740 Numerical Methods in Engineering MECH4750 Mechanical Vibration CIVL4370 Computer Methods of Structural Analysis COMP3111 Software Engineering COMP3511 Operating Systems ELEC3200 System Modeling, Analysis and Control IEDA2200 Engineering Management IEDA2410 Logistics and Freight Transportation Operations |
Group B |
MECH1907 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
CENG2210 Chemical and Biological Engineering Thermodynamics CENG2220 Process Fluid Mechanics CIVL2120 Mechanics of Materials CIVL2510 Fluid Mechanics |
For credit transfer, students can transfer a maximum total of 6 credits to the Minor Program. Courses accepted for transfer credits must normally be at a level equivalent to HKUST courses of 1000-level or above.
Out of the total credits required by the minor program, at least 9 credits should be single-counted within the minor and not be used to fulfill any other requirements for graduation except the 120-credit degree requirement.
To graduate with a minor in Aeronautical Engineering, students must have enrolled in the Minor Program and complete all of its requirements, as well as the requirements of the major program of study; and have attained an average grade point of at least 2.15 in courses taken within the minor program.