Space Studies
Not available to Space Studies majors.
(18 semester hours)

The student who graduates with a minor in Space Studies will be able to:

• Analyze the principles of manned and unmanned flight, both within and outside of the Earth’s atmosphere.
• Calculate and apply basic laws of planetary motion and gravitation, including two-body mechanics.
• Describe rocket fundamentals including propellants, combustion principles and general components.
• Describe the role(s) of key aerospace organizations in the United States.
• Evaluate the political and commercial significance of major national and international aerospace endeavors, including past, current and planned.

IR377/ SPS 312 - Introduction to Space Flight
IR475 / SPS 315 - National Space Organization
IR476 / SPS 314 - History of Space
IR477 / SPS 310 - Introduction to Space Studies
SC396 / SPS 313 - Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites
SC478 / SPS 317 - Introduction to Orbital Mechanics