Academic Year 2017/18
Course in
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Class L 9 – Industrial Engineering
Academic Regulations
The Academic Regulations for this course are in two sections:
§ Content of the course
This section describes the course and its objectives, and sets out the Prospectus.
§ General Regulations
This section sets out the course regulations and the general regulations governing the academic career of all students.
Academic Board (CAD) website for Aerospace Engineering
http://www.ingaero.uniroma1.it
Section I – Content of the course
Specific teaching objectives
The aim of the curriculum is to give the graduate a solid basic grounding in mathematics and physics and ensure that they have knowledge of the fundamental aspects of the required disciplines of Aeronautical Engineering and Space Engineering.
The experimental and numeric workshop modules help to develop interdisciplinary and applicable skills that are also useful for entering the world of work.
Upon completion of the Personal Study Plan the graduate will be skilled to a level that enables them to operate effectively in the work environment.
The general education provided by the course, and their personal work on their own initative, enables the graduate to acquire further specific skills. At the same time, the 3-year Degree Course has the essential function of preparing students for the Graduate Degree courses in Aeronautical Engineering and in Space and Astronautical Engineering.
Course Description
During the course the following main skills and abilities are gradually developed:
Year 1: general preparation (Mathematical Analysis, Geometry, Physics, Chemistry);
Year 2: basic preparation in engineering subjects (Technical Physics, Mathematical Physics, Construction Science, Materials, Electrical Technology, Applied Mechanics) and Aerodynamics, as one of the required subjects for the Aerospace sector.
Year 3: typical sectors of Aerospace Engineering (Mechanics of Flight, Aerospace Constructions, Aerospace Propulsion, Aerospace Systems).
During Year 3, the student can give focus to their Personal Study Pathway by choosing credits in Aeronautical Engineering subjects (Aeronautical Systems, Aerospace Construction Technology, Propulsion Systems) or Space Engineering subjects (the Space Environment, Space Systems, Space Exploration Systems).
The curriculum specifies that:
- 160 credits (CFU) are reserved for basic, characterising, related, or additional activities and for further learning activities
- 3 CFU are reserved for knowledge of a foreign language
- 12 CFU are reserved for the optional subjects chosen by the student
- 5 CFU are reserved for the Final Examination.
The taught subjects are organised into modules. A module is a set of learning activities belonging to one or more scientific/disciplinary areas; the applicable number of credits may vary.
The curriculum is based on 19 examinations and 3 assessments of eligibility.
Occupational and professional opportunities for graduates
The career prospects for the graduate in Aerospace Engineering derive from the skills they have acquired, and include employment with firms, agencies, and institutions involved in various ways with the manufacture and operation of aircraft and space missions.
By way of example, these may include the following:
- aircraft maintenance
- airport facilities management
- commercial design software operator in the aerospace industry
- technical support within service companies and public bodies operating in aviation and the space sector.
STUDY PLAN 2017/18
YEAR 1 (academic year 2017/18)
Subject / Sector / CFU / Valut. / Activity type / Sem. / Can.Calculus I / MAT/05 / 9 / E / A / 1 / 2
Calculus Lab / 3 / V / AAF / 1 / 2
Geometry / MAT/03 / 9 / E / A / 1 / 2
Calculus II / MAT/05 / 9 / E / A / 2 / 2
Physics I / FIS/01 / 9 / E / A / 2 / 2
Chimical Principles / CHIM/07 / 9 / E / A / 2 / 2
Qualifying exam / 3 / V
YEAR 2 (academic year 2018/19)
Subject / Sector / CFU / Valut. / Activity type / Sem. / Can.Applied Physics / ING-IND/11 / 6 / E / C / 1 / 1
Physics II / FIS/01 / 9 / E / A / 1 / 1
Analytical Mechanics / MAT/07 / 9 / E / C / 1 / 1
Materials Science and Technology / ING-IND/22 / 6 / E / B / 1 / 1
Aerodynamics / ING-IND/06 / 9 / E / B / 2 / 2
Mechanics of Solids and Structures / ICAR/08 / 6 / E / B / 2 / 2
Electrotechnics / ING-IND/31 / 6 / E / C / 2 / 2
Applied Mechanics and Technical Drawing / 9 / E / B / 2 / 2
Mod. 1 Applied Mechanics / ING-IND/13 / (6)
Mod. 2 Design / ING-IND/15 / (3)
YEAR 3 (academic year 2020/21)
Subject / Sector / CFU / Valut. / Activity type / Sem. / Can.Programming and Numerical Methods / MAT/08 / 9 / E / A / 1 / 1
Aerospace Structural Analysis / ING-IND/04 / 9 / E / B / 1 / 1
Aerospace Propulsion / 9 / E / B / 1 / 1
Mod. 1 Aeronautical propulsion / ING-IND/07 / (6)
Mod. 2 Rocket Propulsion / ING-IND/07 / (3)
Aerospace Telecommunication Systems / ING-INF/03 / 6 / E / C / 1 / 1
Flight Mechanics / 9 / E / B / 2 / 1
Mod. 1 Atmospheric Flight Mechanics
Mod. 2 Space Flight Mechanics / ING-IND/03 / (6)
ING-IND/03 / (3)
Free choice subjects (6 CFU in B)
Space Environment / ING-IND/05 / 6 / E / B / 2 / 1
Aircraft Systems / ING-IND/05 / 6 / E / B / 2 / 1
Space exploration systems / ING-IND/05 / 6 / E / B / 2 / 1
Aeronautical propulsion systems / ING-IND/07 / 6 / E / B / 2 / 1
Space Systems / ING-IND/05 / 6 / E / B / 2 / 1
Aerospace Structures Technology / ING-IND/04 / 6 / E / B / 2 / 1
Free choice subjects (3 CFU in AAF)
Aerodynamics Calculation Lab. / 3 / V / AAF / 2 / 1
Aerodynamic Experimental Lab. / 3 / V / AAF / 2 / 1
Aircraft Design Lab. / 3 / V / AAF / 2 / 1
Structural Calculation Lab. / 3 / V / AAF / 2 / 1
Aircraft Propulsion Lab. / 3 / V / AAF / 2 / 1
Aerospace Propulsion Lab / 3 / V / AAF / 2 / 1
Space Systems Lab. / 3 / V / AAF / 2 / 1
Structures experimental Lab. / 3 / V / AAF / 2 / 1
OTHER COMMON ACTIVITIES
CFU / Valut. / Tipo attivitàOther academic activity / 1 / V / AAF
Exams chosen by the student / 12 / E / D
Final exam / 5 / E
Key
Academic activity types: basic A, characteristic B, analogous and additional C, free choice by students D, final test E, other academic activities (art 10, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph d) placements E.
Marking: E exam, V eligibility verification
Optional subjects chosen by the student
The optional subjects chosen by the student (worth 12 credits) can be subjects for the three-year course that are not already included in their personal curriculum, except for workshop modules in AAF (other types of learning activity) worth 3 Italian credits, or subjects in related sectors that are delivered by other three-year courses.
Prerequisites
It is not possible to sit exams on / if students have not passed the exams onAerodynamics / Calculus I, Physics I
Space Environment / Physics II
Aerospace Structures / Mechanics of Solids and Structures
Electrotechincs / Calculus I
Physics II / Calculus I, Physics I
Applied Physics / Calculus I, Chemical Principles
Aircraft Systems / Electrotechnics
Applied Mechanics and Technical Drawing / Calculus I, Physics I, Calculus II
Analytical Mechanics / Calculus I, Geometry
Programming and Numerical Methods / Calculus I, Geometry
Mechanics of Solids and Structures / Calculus I, Calculus II, Physics I
Flight mechanics / Analytical Mechanics, Aerodynamics
Aerospace Propulsion / Chemical Principles, Applied Physics, Aerodynamics
Materials Science and Technology / Chemical Principles
Space exploration systems / Analytical Mechanics
Aeronautical propulsion systems / Chemical Principles, Applied Physics
Space Systems / Analytical Mechanics
Aerosp. Structures Technology / Mechanics of Solids and Structures
Aerospace Telecommunication Systems / Physics II
Tuition
Faculty tutoring support on this Course is provided by Antonio Culla, Andrea Dall’Aglio, Annalisa Fregolent, Paolo Gasbarri, Giorgio Graziani, Walter Lacarbonara, Mauro Lo Schiavo, Paola Nardinocchi, Fulvio Stella, Francesco Trequattrini, and Stefano Vecchio Ciprioti, in their particular subject areas
Section II – General Regulations
Admission requirements
Admission to the Degree Course requires an upper secondary school diploma or if the applicant is from outside Italy, a recognised equivalent. Other requirements are an ability to think logically, an adequate background in mathematics, and good knowledge of the Italian language.
Admittance competence assessment
The competences required for admittance are assessed through a procedure which assigns the overall available number of positions to two successive selection procedures;
Prior to participating in a selection procedure, it is mandatory to have taken the CISIA TOLC-I test.
The enrollment requirements for such admission procedure, the registration process to the selection procedures and the criterion for the generation of the prospective students ranking are all described in the official call for the enrollment to the course of study.
Transfers from periods of study outside Italy, and procedures for verification thereof
If the applicant is transferring from another university, a different faculty of Sapienza, or another course, the CAD can recognise any credits already held. These should normally not be worth more than the SSDs (subject areas) given in the Prospectus, or if they are in SSDs not included in the Prospectus, more than 12 CFU.
If an applicant holds credits acquired from studies, examinations, or academic qualifications taken outside Italy, in each case the CAD (as per the University Academic Regulations), will examine the programmes thereof and assign equivalent credits in subject areas that correspond.
Courses previously taken at universities in other EU Member States, or non-EU countries, with which the Faculty of Engineering currently has agreements, projects, and/or conventions, are recognised in accordance with those agreements.
Students can spend a period of study outside Italy as part of the LLP Erasmus programme, if authorised in advance by the CAD.
For more information on how to transfer credits and have them validated see the Manifesto degli studi (the University Prospectus).of the University (http://www.uniroma1.it/didattica/regolamenti/manifesto-degli-studi-regole-procedure-scadenze) and the Students section of the CAD website.
Readmitted students
If the applicant is no longer enrolled as a student the CAD may, if it so decides, and exclusively on the basis of the currently applicable regulations, approve their reinstatement and may wholly or partially recognise any credits they previously acquired.
For the readmission procedure see the Manifesto degli studi of the University (the University Prospectus).
Recognition of credits
Previously acquired professional knowledge and skills that are recognised under current legislation, or were acquired in post-secondary school education courses devised and structured with university input, can be given recognition as credits by the CAD, normally as part of the 12 CFU attainable in the optional subjects chosen by the student. No more than 6 credits can be recognised in this way.
Any subject areas recognised in this way for the purpose of having them attributed as CFU in the Degree Course cannot be recognised a second time for the Graduate Degree Course.
Teaching methods
Teaching methods are conventional and are divided into semesters.
Classes take the form of lectures, classroom exercises, workshop activities, and group work, leaving the student sufficient time for personal study.
Nominally the course lasts for 6 semesters spread over 3 years. Students who have already completed the course but have not been awarded the degree, or did not pass all the required examinations for admission to the Final Examination, are enrolled “fuori corso” (“outside the course”).
· Credits
The credits (CFU: Crediti Formativi Universitari) are a measurement of the amount of work completed by a student in pursuit of an educational objective. The student acquires credits either by passing examinations or if it is required, by obtaining validation.
In accordance with the credits system (ECTS) in use by universities in Italy and the other EU Member States, 1 Italian credit equates to a time commitment of 25 hours on the part of the student, split between the collective learning prescribed by the University (e.g. lectures, exercises, workshop activities) and personal study.
As required by Art. 23 of the Academic Regulations of the University, 1 Italian CFU in the Aerospace Engineering course equates to 8 hours of lectures, or to 12 hours of workshops or guided exercises.
An information sheet for each subject is available on the CAD website, giving a breakdown of the CFU and the number of teaching hours for the various activities, along with the admission requirements, teaching objectives, and programmes.
The total workload required to successfully take the Degree is 180 CFU, equating to a time commitment of 4,500 hours on the part of the student.
At least 60% of the student’s overall time commitment should be for personal study or other types of personal learning.