Space Science and Engineering
OFFICE: Galbraith Hall, Room 180, Revelle College
The following are minor requirements for students admitted to UCSD
January 1, 1998, and later. Students admitted to UCSD prior to the above
date must see the program adviser to confirm minor requirements.
The space science and engineering minor is a focused set of seven upper-division
courses open to students with junior standing in one of the following
departments: MAE, chemistry, CSE, ECE, or physics. Other students with
suitable chemistry, physics, and mathematics preparation may also pursue
the minor.
The minor has three objectives. It is designed to offer an appropriate
preparation for careers in space research and technology, with transcript
notation of such a concentration of use to students. The minor can help
balance strongly focussed departmental offerings with a broader interdisciplinary
approach that can foster interdepartmental activities beneficial to
students. Finally such a minor contributes to the preservation and renewal
of the broad, interdisciplinary style which has distinguished UCSD from
other leading research universities.
Curriculum
The minor consists of two required courses, Space Science (MAE 180A)
and Space Engineering (MAE 180B), plus five electives to be chosen from
a list of courses with the approval of an adviser. The present list
of electives includes:
Chem 170. Cosmochemistry
ECE 120. Solar System Physics
ECE 166. Microwave Systems and Circuits (extensive prerequisites, lab
component)
ERTH 130. Geodynamics of Terrestrial Planets
MAE 155A-B. Aerospace Engineering Design
PHYS 160. Stellar Astrophysics
PHYS 161. Black Holes and the Milky Way Galaxy
PHYS 162. Galaxies and Cosmology
PHYS 163. Exploring the Solar Sytem
SE 144. Aerospace Structural Analysis
Space Science and Engineering
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