Curriculum for the Academic Year 2023-24 (valid since Academic Year 2021-22)
The Special Master in Aerospace Engineering (code: 28400) is a two-year program, intended to provide an in-depth knowledge of the complex disciplines of astronautics. The admission is reserved to students holding a master’s degree or an equivalent 5-year university degree in any engineering discipline. The duration of the course can be limited to one year for students having a master degree (or an equivalent degree) in the area of aerospace engineering. Those students, at their request and upon approval by the board of the School, will be enrolled directly as second-year students.
All courses are taught in English.
Students must take courses following a curriculum that must be proposed by the student and approved by the board of the School. The curriculum must include at least 120 credits (CFU) and can be submitted by the student anytime after the enrollment and before the start of the the second semester of the second year. It is possible to submit updates to an already presented curriculum, that will be again evaluated and approved or rejected by the board. A specific form will be made available to students.
To prepare their proposal for their curriculum students must pick courses from a given list, reported in the following table (a preliminary idea of the content of the different courses can be gained from the syllabus that can be downloaded via the link on the right). A curriculum following the indications included in the table will be automatically approved (students admitted to the second year should look at the second year part of the table). However, the board, in order to better match specific interests of the students and their previous background, can accept personal curriculums selecting courses from the full list, with no difference between first and second year courses). Those personal curriculum should be motivated and will be considered by the board for possible approval: for detailed information, please refer - before presenting the curriculum -to the dean, prof. Giovanni Palmerini, (presidesia@uniroma1.it) and to prof. Fabio Celani (fabio.celani@uniroma1.it). Personal curriculum option is strongly recommended to students directly enrolled to the second year.
FIRST YEAR | |||
Mandatory Subjects | code | CFU | SSD |
Astrodynamics | 1056497 | 9 | ING-IND/03 |
Satellites remote sensing: acquisition system and data processing methods | 1053091 | 9 | ING-IND/05 |
Design of space vehicles | 1053075 | 9 | ING-IND/05 |
Navigation | 10596880 | 6 | ING-IND/05 |
Attitude Dynamics, Determination and Control | 10596881 | 6 | ING-IND/05 |
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Three Subjects from the following list | code | CFU | SSD |
Dynamics and Control of space structures | 10695900 | 6 | ING-IND/04 |
Numerical modeling of space structures | 1056500 | 6 | ING-IND/04 |
Orbit determination | 1056498 | 6 | ING-IND/05 |
Fundamentals of electronics | 1056518 | 6 | ING-INF/01 |
| 1041549 | 6 | ING-IND/03 | |
Electrical power systems for space exploration | 1053078 | 6 | ING-INF/01 |
Electronics for space telecommunication systems | 1053080 | 6 | ING-INF/03 |
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SECOND YEAR | |||
Mandatory Subjects | code | CFU | SSD |
Advanced topics in aerospace engineering | 1053072 | 9 | ING-IND/05 |
Design of electronic systems for space: reliability engineering | 10596897 | 6 | ING-INF/01 |
Design of electronic systems for space: hardware and software design techniques | 10596896 | 6 | ING-INF/01 |
Stages | AAF1764 | 6 |
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One subject from the following list | code | CFU | SSD |
| 10592331 | 6 | ING-IND/03 | |
Optimal control and game theory in flight mechanics | 1056505 | 6 | ING-IND/03 |
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Space Engineering | 10596895 | 6 | ING-IND/05 |
Space technology | 1056502 | 6 | ING-IND/04 |
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One subject from the following list | code | CFU | SSD |
Modelling of Flexible Space Launchers | 10596899 | 6 | ING-IND/04 |
Fundamentals of nuclear engineering for astronautics | 1056510 | 6 | ING-IND /19 |
Hybrid propulsion and new launch systems | 1056509 | 6 | ING-IND/07 |
Flight mechanics of launch and reentry systems | 1056516 | 6 | ING-IND/03 |
Law in space activities | 1056512 | 6 | IUS/13 |
Life support systems for planetary exploration | 10592314 | 6 | ING-IND/05 |
Radar Systems for Astronautics | 10596898 | 6 | ING-IND/05 |
Space Debris Detection and Removal | 10596901 | 6 | ING-IND/03 |
Aerodynamics of continuous and rarefied flows | 1056514 | 6 | ING-IND/06 |
Thermal control and thermomechanical interactions in space vehicles | 10592303 | 6 | ING-IND/05 |
Theory and operations of formation flying | 1026517 | 6 | ING-IND/05 |
Low thrust propulsion | 1056515 | 6 | ING-IND/07 |
Final Dissertation equals to 24 CFU
The minimum total number of credits required to earn the Special Master is 120 CFU (60 CFU for students enrolled directly in the second year) for both standard and personal curriculum. The final dissertation, to be prepared with the guidance and assistance of one of the School’s faculty, is mandatory for all curriculum. The final mark for the degree is out of 110 marks (possibly with honors “lode”) and is determined considering the marks obtained at each course and the evaluation of the final exam (see final exam page).
Legenda
CFU = Credito Formativo Universitario (credits’ unit)
SSD = Settore Scientifico Disciplinare, i.e. Subject Area following the Italian standard system, with the following groups:
ING-IND/03 = MECCANICA DEL VOLO
ING-IND/04 = COSTRUZIONI E STRUTTURE AEROSPAZIALI
ING-IND/05 = IMPIANTI E SISTEMI AEROSPAZIALI
ING-IND/06 = AERODINAMICA
ING-IND/07 = PROPULSIONE AEROSPAZIALE
ING-IND/19 = IMPIANTI NUCLEARI
ING-IND/31 = ELETTROTECNICA
ING-INF/01 = ELETTRONICA
ING-INF/03 = TELECOMUNICAZIONI
IUS/13 = DIRITTO INTERNAZIONALE