We're home to the second-oldest aerospace engineering program in the country with well-established ties to the aerospace industry locally and nationally.
Modern aerospace systems become increasingly intricate as technology advances. Successful, safe, and sustainable aerospace engineering requires coordination of many interrelated processes and systems.
By encompassing the areas of aeronautics and astronautics, the aerospace engineering program at UC prepares you to analyze, design and implement aerospace systems to become the next generation of explorers. You'll build a foundation in the contemporary aerospace engineering principles required to innovate in a variety of fields and learn to design and develop flight vehicles and aerospace systems like avionics, propulsion, remote sensing and autonomous navigation.
Course work includes the analysis and design of aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, rockets and satellites. Students engage in hands-on training in the fields of fluid mechanics, propulsion, structures, controls and electronics. Computer skills are increasingly vital in the aerospace industry, so students also take courses in computer-aided design, structural analysis and simulation studies.
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January 22, 2026
Three UC co-op and capstone students joined Sensory Robotics as to position the fast-growing company for marketing success and engineering prowess.
January 21, 2026
The Cincinnati Business Courier highlighted the partnership between UC and GE Aerospace to encourage high school students to pursue careers in engineering. GE Aerospace extended the program through 2035.
January 14, 2026
The Ohio Federal Research Network highlighted the work of UC College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate student Rebecca Gilligan, who is working an internship in aerospace engineering at Northrop Grumman.
