San Diego State University Courses

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Aerospace

The SDSU Department of Aerospace Engineering offers a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. The undergraduate program in Aerospace Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

The department also offers an M.S in Aerospace Engineering. Students in the M.S. degree program in Aerospace Engineering can choose between two areas of specialization, namely, Aerodynamics/Astronautics and Structural Mechanics.

The Department of Aerospace Engineering offers a doctoral degree in Engineering Science (concentration in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego.

The Ph.D. degree is awarded jointly by the two institutions.

The Aerospace Engineering Department at SDSU has 9 full time professors.
Southern California has always had a rich tradition in aerospace design and development. In fact, San Diego is the birthplace of Naval Aviation and the home to aerospace pioneers like John Montgomery and Charles Lindbergh.

Areas of Expertise:

  • list items Structure Dynamics
  • list items Acoustics
  • list items Aerospace Structures
  • list items Fracture Mechanics
  • list items Fluid Mechanics & Fluid-Structure Interactions
  • list items Advanced Guidance & Control
  • list items Composite Structures
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Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering offers:

  • list items Three 4-year Bachelor of Science courses - B.S. in Civil Engineering
  • list items B.S. in Construction Engineering and B.S. in Environmental Engineering.

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at San Diego State University (SDSU) offers a Master of Science (MS) degree in Civil Engineering.

The areas of specializations offered are:

  • list items Construction Engineering
  • list items Geotechnical Engineering
  • list items Structural Engineering
  • list items Transportation Engineering
  • list items Water Resources Engineering

Students can also choose a Concentration -

  • list items Environmental Engineering
  • list items Construction Engineering.

Jointly with the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), the department also offers a Doctoral degree in Engineering Science and Applied Mechanics.
The Department has 5 full-time Professors. 

Areas of Expertise:

  • list items Structures
  • list items Soil Mechanics
  • list items Geotechnical
  • list items Hydraulics and Hydrology
  • list items Transportation
  • list items Environmental Engineering

List of Labs:

  • list items Center for Innovations in Transportation Infrastructure
  • list items Efficiency and Sustainability (CITIES)
  • list items Concrete Research Institute
  • list items Computational Hydraulics Virtual Lab
  • list items Geo-Innovations Research Lab
  • list items Visualab and Water Innovation and Reuse Lab.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a B.S Degree in Computer Engineering and a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering. Both are 4-year degree programs.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers graduate study leading to a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE). Students are offered a choice between a Thesis Plan and a Project Plan.

The Department also offers :

  • list items A Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

The Ph.D. degree is awarded jointly by the two cooperating institutions.

Another program offered in collaboration with Clairmont Graduate University is the Joint Doctoral Program of the Computational Science Research Center (CSRC). The graduates from this program receive a Ph.D. in Computational Science.

The research areas include:

  • list items Digital Signal and Image Processing
  • list items Multimedia
  • list items Computer Networks, Communication Systems, RF and Antennas, Computer Engineering, Digital System Design, VLSI Design, Electro-Optic System Design and Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Biomedical/ Rehabilitation Engineering.

The department has 9 full time professors.
Areas of Expertise:

  • list items Computers and Digital Systems
  • list items Software Engineering and Computer Networks
  • list items Electric Drive Transportation
  • list items Communications and Signal Processing
  • list items Electrical Devices and Instrumentation
  • list items Optoelectronics and Physical Electronics
  • list items VLSI Circuits

List of Labs: Communications Systems and Signal Processing Institute.  

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Mechanical Engineering

The undergraduate 4-year degree plans offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering are Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Bioengineering. In addition, the department also offers a combined (4+1) B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Bioengineering.

The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) is a graduate degree programme offered by the department. Students can choose one among these specializations offered :

  • list items Design and Manufacturing
  • list items Dynamics and Control
  • list items Energy and Thermofluids
  • list items Materials and Mechanics

The department also offers a Master of Engineering (MEng).

The Ph.D. degree in the Department is offered jointly with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Applicants to this program are admitted to both Ph.D. programs and graduates receive separate Ph.D. degrees from both Institutions. Graduates receive Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from SDSU (San Diego State University) and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from UCSD or Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering from SDSU and Bioengineering from UCSD.

Areas of Expertise:

  • list items Energy Conversion and Solar Energy
  • list items Multiscale Modeling of Materials & Molecular Dynamics
  • list items Combustion Controls
  • list items Bioengineering
  • list items Experimental Mechanics
  • list items Control and Automation
  • list items Advanced Materials and Powder Processing
  • list items Heat Transfer and Thermal Systems

List of Labs:

  • list items Energy Engineering Institute.

The Department has 9 full time Professors.

 
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