Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering

The completion of a classic program typically entails earning 120 ECTS credits.

Master's Degree Duration: Two academic years.

Course 1

• Mechanical and Structural Design
• Aerothermodynamics and Heat Transfer
• Simulation of Aerospace Elements
• Experimental and Measurement Techniques
• Advanced Materials
• Air Transport
• Aeroelasticity and Unsteady Aerodynamics
• Advanced Propulsion Systems
• Communications in Aerospace Navigation
• Modern Control of Aerospace Systems
• New Production and Manufacturing Technologies

Course 2

• Electrification, Avionics and Integrated Systems
• Projects
• Engineering and Airport Management
• Astrodynamics and Attitude Dynamics
• Flight Dynamics
• Testing, Certification and Maintenance
• Systems Engineering in Aerospace Vehicles
• Final Master's Project

Basic Skills

• CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
• CB7 - That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study
• CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
• CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the ultimate knowledge and reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
• CB10 - That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will have to be largely self-directed or autonomous.

General Competences

• CG01 - Ability to design, build, inspect, certify, and maintain all types of aircraft and space vehicles, with their corresponding subsystems.
• CG02 - Ability to plan, project, and control the construction processes of infrastructures, buildings, and airport facilities, as well as their maintenance, conservation, and operation.
• CG03 - Capacity for general management and technical management of research, development, and innovation projects, in companies and aeronautical and space technology centers.
• CG04 - Ability to integrate complex aerospace systems and multidisciplinary work teams.
• CG05 - Ability to analyze and correct the environmental and social impact of the technical solutions of any aerospace system.
• CG06 - Ability to analyze and solve aerospace problems in new or unknown environments, within broad and complex contexts.
• CG07 - Competence to plan, project, manage and certify the procedures, infrastructures, and systems that support aerospace activity, including air navigation systems
• CG08 - Competition for the project of aeronautical and space constructions and facilities, which require an integrated project as a whole, due to the diversity of their technologies, their complexity or the extensive technical knowledge required.
• CG09 - Competence in all those areas related to the airport, aeronautical, or space technologies that, by their nature, are not exclusive to other branches of engineering.
• CG10 - Knowledge, understanding, and ability to apply the necessary legislation in the exercise of the profession of Aeronautical Engineer.
• CG11 - Ability to analyze cutting-edge techniques and methodologies in their specialization.
• CG12 - Knowledge and understanding of the broad multidisciplinary context of the field of engineering and tangential issues relating to different fields.
• CG13 - Ability to consult and apply codes of safety regulations and practices.

Transversal Competences

• CT01 - Ability to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects that require new strategic approaches, assuming responsibility for such decisions.
• CT02 - Ability to communicate conclusions clearly and effectively, as well as the knowledge and reasoning that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in national and international contexts.
• CT03 - Ability to work effectively in national and international contexts as a member or leader of a team made up of members from different disciplines and levels.
• CT04 - Ability to integrate knowledge and manage complexity to formulate judgments with incomplete or limited information that includes reflections related to technical and social issues associated with the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• CT05 - Ability to train permanently, including the necessary skills to train independently
• CT06 - Ability to carry out bibliographic searches, consult and critically use databases and other information resources to carry out simulations with which to carry out exhaustive investigations of complex technical issues.

Specific Competences

• CE01 - Ability to design, build, inspect, certify, and maintain all types of aircraft and space vehicles.
• CE02 - Adequate knowledge of Advanced Fluid Mechanics, with special emphasis on Computational Fluid Mechanics and Turbulence phenomena.
• CE03 - Understanding and mastery of the laws of External Aerodynamics in different flight regimes, and their application to Numerical and Experimental Aerodynamics.
• CE04 - Application of the knowledge acquired in different disciplines to the resolution of complex Aeroelasticity problems.
• CE05 - Understanding and mastery of Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (Static and Dynamic Performances and Stability and Control), and Orbital Mechanics and Attitude Dynamics.
• CE06 - Adequate knowledge of the Metallic Materials and Composite Materials used in the manufacture of Aerospace Vehicles.
• CE07 - Knowledge and skills that allow understanding and carrying out the Manufacturing Processes of Aerospace Vehicles.
• CE08 - Knowledge and skills for the Analysis and Structural Design of Aircraft and Space Vehicles, including the application of calculation programs and advanced design of structures.
• CE09 - Ability to design, execute and analyze the Ground and Flight Tests of Aerospace Vehicles, and to carry out the complete Certification process thereof
• CE10 - Adequate knowledge of the different Subsystems of Aircraft and Space Vehicles.
• CE11 - Ability to design, build and select the most suitable power plant for an aerospace vehicle, including aeroderivative power plants.
• CE12 - Adequate knowledge of Advanced Fluid Mechanics, with special emphasis on Experimental and Numerical Techniques used in Fluid Mechanics.
• CE13 - Understanding and mastery of the phenomena associated with Combustion and Heat and Mass Transfer.
• CE14 - Understanding and mastery of the laws of Internal Aerodynamics. Application of the same, together with other disciplines, to the resolution of complex problems of Aeroelasticity of Propulsion Systems.
• CE15 - Adequate knowledge of the Materials and Manufacturing Processes used in the Propulsion Systems.
• CE16 - Adequate knowledge of Aerojets, Gas Turbines, Rocket Engines and Turbomachines.
• CE17 - Ability to undertake the Mechanical Design of the different components of a propulsion system, as well as the propulsion system as a whole.
• CE18 - Ability to design, execute, and analyze Propulsion System Tests, and to carry out the complete process of Certification thereof.
• CE19 - Adequate knowledge of the different Subsystems of the Propulsion Plants of Aerospace Vehicles.
• CE20 - Ability to define and project navigation and air traffic management systems, and to design airspace, maneuvers and aeronautical easements.
• CE21 - Adequate knowledge of Avionics and Embedded Software, and Simulation and Control techniques used in air navigation.
• CE22 - Adequate knowledge of Wave Propagation and the problems of Links with Earth Stations.
• CE23 - Ability to project Radar systems and Air Navigation Aids.
• CE24 - Adequate knowledge of Information Technologies and Aeronautical Communications.
• CE25 - Adequate knowledge of the different Regulations applicable to navigation and circulation areas and ability to certify Air Navigation Systems.
• CE26 - Ability to carry out the Master Plans of airports and the projects and direction of construction of infrastructures, buildings and airport facilities.
• CE27 - Capacity for the Planning, Design, Construction and Management of Airports, and capacity for the project of their Electrical Installations.
• CE28 - Adequate knowledge of the Operation of Air Transport.
• CE29 - Understanding and mastery of the national and international Aeronautical Organization and the operation of the different modes of the world transport system, with special emphasis on air transport.
• CE30 - Adequate knowledge of the disciplines Cartography, Geodesy, Topography and Geotechnics, applied to the design of the airport and its infrastructures.
• CE31 - Ability to carry out the Certification of Airports.
• CE32 - Carrying out, presenting and defending, once all the credits of the study plan have been obtained, an original exercise carried out individually before a university board, consisting of a comprehensive Aeronautical Engineering project of a professional nature in which the skills acquired in the teachings.