BSc. Aerospace Engineering

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An aerospace engineer, will be specialized in the design, production and maintenance of aircraft useful within and beyond the earth’s atmosphere. Knowledge required in the achievement of these objectives are; mechanics and aerodynamics, thermodynamics, guidance and navigation techniques and control engineering. The aerospace engineers should be able to perform routine maintenance on aircraft. The engineer will also be well versed in design, which would be useful in the ever-changing requirements of the consumers of aircraft. The aerospace engineer will also be equipped with skills for technical communication, law in the aviation sector as well as management.

Entry Requirements

The following shall be eligible for consideration for admission into the degree programme:

A. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) applicants should satisfy all the requirements below:

  • A candidate must have a mean aggregrate of at least grade B – (minus) and;
  • The mean grade for the total score in the four cluster subjects must be at least
    B(plain) and;
  • In the individual cluster subjects, a candidate must have at least the scores given
    below:

Alternative A

  • Mathematics C+
  • Physics C+
  • Chemistry C+
  • English/Kiswahili C+
  • Geography or Biology, or C+
  • Any Group IV subjects

Alternative B

  • Mathematics C+
  • Physical Sciences B
  • Biological Sciences C+
  • English/Kiswahili C+
  • Geography or C+
  • Any Group IV subjects

B. Diploma applicants: A candidate must be a holder of KNEC diploma in Aeronautical engineering, or JKUAT diploma or KNEC diploma in Mechanical Engineering with at least a credit pass. Diploma holders will normally be admitted into the second year of study.

C. Higher Diploma holders: A candidate holding a Higher Diploma from KNEC in Aeronautical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering shall be admitted into the third year of study.

D. A holder of other qualifications recognized by the Senate as equivalent to A, B, or D above.

Part-Time Mature Entry Students

A. Diploma applicants: A candidate must be a holder of KNEC diploma in Aeronautical engineering, or JKUAT diploma or KNEC diploma in Mechanical Engineering with at least a credit pass. Diploma holders will normally be admitted into the second year of study.

B. Higher Diploma holders: A candidate holding a Higher Diploma from KNEC in Aeronautical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering shall be admitted into the third year of study.

C. A holder of other qualifications recognized by the Senate as equivalent to A or B above.

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Course Structure: Full Time Students

Year 1

  • EAE 2101 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
  • EMG 2102 Engineering Drawing I
  • SMA 2170 Algebra
  • SMA 2172 Calculus I
  • SMA 2177 Applied Geometry
  • SCH 2120 Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
  • SPH 2173 Physics for Engineers I
  • HRD 2101 Communication Skills
  • SZL 2111 HIV/AIDS

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  • EAE 2103 Introduction to Computer Systems
  • EMG 2103 Workshop Processes & Practice I
  • EMG 2104 Introduction to Materials Science
  • EMG 2105 Engineering Drawing II
  • SMA 2173 Calculus II
  • SCH 2121 Organic Chemistry for Engineers
  • SPH 2174 Physics for Engineers II
  • HRD 2102 Development Studies

Year 2

  • EAE 2201 Aerospace Materials
  • EAE 2202 Aerodynamics I
  • EAE 2203 Programming for Engineers I
  • EMG 2202 Workshop Processes & Practice II
  • EMG 2203 Engineering Mechanics – Statics
  • EMG 2204 Computer Aided Drawing
  • SMA 2277 Calculus III
  • SMA 2278 Differential Equations

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  • EAE 2204 Aerodynamics II
  • EAE 2205 Introduction to Aircraft Performance Analysis
  • EAE 2206 Programming for Engineers II
  • EMG 2206 Engineering Thermodynamics
  • EMG 2207 Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics
  • SMA 2370 Calculus IV
  • EEE 2230 Electrical Circuit Analysis
  • SMA 2279 Linear and Boolean Algebra
  • EAE 2210 Practical Attachment I

Year 3

  • EAE 2301 Aerodynamics III
  • EAE 2303 Applied Thermodynamics for Aerospace Engineers
  • EAE 2305 Space Engineering and Technology I
  • EAE 2307 Solid and Structural Mechanics
  • EAE 2311 Composite Materials
  • EMG 2306 Introduction to Engineering Design
  • EEE 2331 Electronics
  • HRD 2401 Entrepreneurship Skills

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  • EAE 2302 Flight Dynamics I
  • EAE 2304 Production Technology I
  • EAE 2308 Principles of Aircraft Design
  • EAE 2309 Aircraft Instruments
  • EMG 2208 Mechanics of Machines I
  • EMT 2339 Control Systems
  • EEE 2430 Microprocessors
  • SMA 2371 Partial Differential Equations
  • EAE 2320 Practical Attachment II

Year 4

  • EAE 2401 Automatic Control Systems
  • EAE 2402 Aircraft Structures I
  • EAE 2403 Vibrations in Aerospace Structures
  • EAE 2404 Aircraft Systems I
  • EAE 2405 Flight Dynamics II
  • EAE 2406 Production Technology II
  • EAE 2414 Aircraft Propulsion Systems
    • Electives (One Unit)
    • Design, Production and maintenance of aircraft and Engines
  • EAE 2416 Airframe Maintenance
    • Aerospace Flight Performance
  • EAE 2417 Flight Performance Testing
    • Avionics
  • EAE 2420 Aircraft Electrical Systems
    • Space Technology
  • EAE 2409 Space Engineering and Technology II

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  • EAE 2408 Maintenance and Reliability Engineering
  • EAE 2410 Aircraft Systems II
  • EAE 2412 Aircraft Design
  • EAE 2413 Aircraft Structures II
  • EMG 2414 Numerical Methods For Engineers
  • EAE 2415 Research Methodology and Proposal Writing
    • Electives (Any one unit)
    • Design, Production and maintenance of aircraft and Engines
  • EAE 2407 Production Technology III
  • EAE 2418 Aero Engine Maintenance
    • Aerospace Flight Performance
  • EAE 2423 Simulation, Verification and Validation
  • EAE 2424 Aerospace Systems Design Elements
    • Avionics
  • EAE 2411 Cockpit Systems Design
  • EAE 2422 Radar and Satellite Systems
    • Space Technology
  • EAE 2425 Hybrid Rockets
  • EAE 2426 Advanced Satellite Control
  • EAE 2430 Practical Attachment III

Year 5

  • EAE 2501 Final Year Project I
  • EAE 2502 Aviation Safety I
  • EAE 2503 Propulsion Systems Performance
  • EAE 2505 Systems Engineering and Technical Management
  • EMG 2518 Operations Research
  • EMG 2417 Computational Fluid Dynamics
    • Electives (Any two units)
    • Design, Production and Maintenance of Aircraft Engines
  • EAE 2504 Finite Element Methods (FEM)
  • EAE 2511 Introduction to Aero-Elasticity
  • EAE 2513 Production of Aerospace Systems
    • Aerospace Flight Performance
  • EAE 2514 Helicopter Performance
  • EAE 2528 Acoustics and Noise Control
    • Avionics
  • EAE 2516 Air Traffic Management
  • EAE 2517 Digital Signal Processing
    • Space Technology
  • EAE 2518 Space Propellants
  • EAE 2519 Space Systems Engineering and Design I
  • EAE 2529 Space Instrumentation

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  • EAE 2506 Final Year Project II (2 units)
  • EAE 2507 Aviation Safety II
  • EAE 2508 Aerospace Management
  • EAE 2509 Law for Aerospace Engineers
  • EAE 2510 Engineering Professional Practice
  • STA 2270 Statistics
    • Electives
    • Design, Production and Maintenance of Aircraft Engines
  • EAE 2523 Simulator Testing
  • EAE 2527 Computer Graphics
    • Aerospace Flight Performance
  • EAE 2523 Simulator Testing
  • EAE 2526 Fundamentals of Meteorology
    • Avionics
  • EAE 2515 Automatic Flight Control Systems Design
  • EAE 2524 Wireless Communication Systems
    • Space Technology
  • EAE 2522 Space Systems Engineering and Design II
  • EAE 2525 Rocket and Space Propulsion

Course Structure: Part – Time Students

Year 1

  • EAE 2201 Aerospace Materials
  • EAE 2202 Aerodynamics I
  • EMG 2204 Computer Aided Drawing
  • SMA 2277 Calculus III
  • SZL 2111 HIV/AIDS

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2204 Aerodynamics II
  • EAE 2203 Programming for Engineers I
  • EMG 2202 Workshop Processes & Practice II
  • EMG 2203 Engineering Mechanics – Statics

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2205 Introduction to Aircraft Performance Analysis
  • EAE 2206 Programming for Engineers II
  • EMG 2207 Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics
  • SMA 2278 Differential Equations
  • EAE 2210 Practical Attachment I

Year 2

  • EAE 2301 Aerodynamics III
  • EMG 2206 Engineering Thermodynamics I
  • EEE 2230 Electrical Circuit Analysis
  • SMA 2279 Linear and Boolean Algebra

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2303 Applied Thermodynamics for Aerospace Engineers
  • EAE 2307 Solid and Structural Mechanics
  • EEE 2331 Electronics
  • SMA 2370 Calculus IV

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2302 Flight Dynamics I
  • EAE 2304 Production Technology I
  • EMG 2306 Introduction to Engineering Design
  • HRD 2401 Entrepreneurship Skills
  • EAE 2320 Practical Attachment II

Year 3

  • EAE 2309 Aircraft Instruments
  • EAE 2311 Composite Materials
  • EMT 2339 Control Systems
  • SMA 2371 Partial Differential Equations

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2305 Space Engineering and Technology I
  • EAE 2308 Principles of Aircraft Design
  • EMG 2208 Mechanics of Machines I
  • EEE 2430 Microprocessors

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2401 Automatic Control Systems
  • EAE 2403 Vibrations in Aerospace Structures
  • EAE 2405 Flight Dynamics II
  • EAE 2406 Production Technology II
  • EAE 2508 Aerospace Management
  • EAE 2430 Practical Attachment III

Year 4

  • EAE 2402 Aircraft Structures I
  • EAE 2404 Aircraft Systems I
  • EAE 2414 Aircraft Propulsion Systems
  • EMG 2414 Numerical Methods For Engineers

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2410 Aircraft Systems II
  • EAE 2413 Aircraft Structures II
  • EMG 2417 Computational Fluid Dynamics
    • Electives (One Unit)
    • Design, Production and maintenance of aircraft and Engines
  • EAE 2416 Airframe Maintenance
    • Aerospace Flight Performance
  • EAE 2417 Flight Performance Testing
    • Avionics
  • EAE 2420 Aircraft Electrical Systems
    • Space Technology
  • EAE 2409 Space Engineering and Technology II

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2412 Aircraft Design
  • STA 2270 Statistics
  • EAE 2509 Law for Aerospace Engineers
    • Electives (Any one unit)
    • Design, Production and maintenance of aircraft and Engines
  • EAE 2407 Production Technology III
  • EAE 2418 Aero Engine Maintenance
    • Aerospace Flight Performance
  • EAE 2423 Simulation, Verification and Validation
  • EAE 2424 Aerospace Systems Design Elements
    • Avionics
  • EAE 2411 Cockpit Systems Design
  • EAE 2422 Radar and Satellite Systems
    • Space Technology
  • EAE 2425 Hybrid Rockets
  • EAE 2426 Advanced Satellite Control

Year 5

  • EAE 2415 Research Methodology and Proposal Writing
  • EAE 2502 Aviation Safety I
  • EAE 2503 Propulsion Systems Performance
    • Electives (One units)
    • Design, Production and Maintenance of Aircraft Engines
  • EAE 2513 Production of Aerospace Systems
    • Aerospace Flight Performance
  • EAE 2514 Helicopter Performance
    • Avionics
  • EAE 2516 Air Traffic Management
    • Space Technology
  • EAE 2519 Space Systems Engineering and Design I

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2501 Final Year Project I
  • EAE 2505 Systems Engineering and Technical Management
  • EAE 2507 Aviation Safety II
  • EMG 2518 Operations Research
    • Electives (Any one units)
    • Design, Production and Maintenance of Aircraft Engines
  • EAE 2504 Finite Element Methods (FEM)
  • EAE 2511 Introduction to Aero-Elasticity
    • Aerospace Flight Performance
  • EAE 2528 Acoustics and Noise Control
    • Avionics
  • EAE 2517 Digital Signal Processing
    • Space Technology
  • EAE 2518 Space Propellants
  • EAE 2529 Space Instrumentation

—————————————————————–

  • EAE 2506 Final Year Project II (2 units)
  • EAE 2510 Engineering Professional Practice
    • Electives (Any one unit)
    • Design, Production and Maintenance of Aircraft Engines
  • EAE 2523 Simulator Testing
  • EAE 2527 Computer Graphics
    • Aerospace Flight Performance
  • EAE 2523 Simulator Testing
  • EAE 2526 Fundamentals of Meteorology
    • Avionics
  • EAE 2515 Automatic Flight Control Systems Design
  • EAE 2524 Wireless Communication Systems
    • Space Technology
  • EAE 2522 Space Systems Engineering and Design II
  • EAE 2525 Rocket and Space Propulsion