AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

The Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program uses a semester credit system (SKS), in which students are required to complete 144 credits designed to be finished within four years of study.

First Year

In the first semester, FTMD ITB students attend lectures as students of a single faculty, during which they study all study programs in what is known as the Joint Preparatory Stage (TPB). After completing TPB, students choose a specialization among the three study programs (Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Materials Engineering). They are then evaluated by a faculty team and directed to a study program that best matches their interests and aptitudes.

During the first semester, FTMD ITB students, like those in other faculties, complete 36 credits dominated by basic courses such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Introduction to Engineering & Design. In addition, students take three faculty-specific courses: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Materials Engineering, as well as Engineering Drawing & Structural Statics.

Second and Third Years

In the second and third years, students enrolled in the Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program take a combination of basic engineering sciences and core aerospace engineering subjects. In general, students complete 36 credits per year, or 18 credits per semester. Students who meet specific academic requirements may enroll in more than 18 credits per semester, subject to consultation with and approval from their academic advisor.

At this stage, the curriculum emphasizes fundamental engineering sciences together with discipline-specific aerospace topics, including aircraft materials and structures, aerodynamics, flight performance, flight dynamics, aircraft systems, and air transportation systems. Selected courses are delivered through laboratory-based learning, such as instrumentation, measurement, and experimentation, as well as group project assignments, including courses in structural analysis and design.

In addition to the required core courses, starting in the third year, students may begin taking elective courses. These electives allow students to explore specific areas of interest within aerospace engineering and to prepare for more advanced and specialized study in the later stages of the program.

Fourth Year

In the final stage of the program, students undertake an industrial internship to gain practical experience in an engineering or aerospace-related environment. They then complete a final project (thesis) aligned with their chosen area of specialization.

Building on the elective courses introduced in the second and third years, students in the fourth year are allowed to take advanced elective courses, both within and outside the Aerospace Engineering Program. These electives enable students to further deepen their technical focus, strengthen domain-specific competencies, and directly support the completion of the final project. The Aerospace Engineering Program offers more than 10 elective courses that are specifically designed to complement and enhance students’ thesis work.

Finally, to complete their undergraduate studies, students must successfully pass a comprehensive examination and a final project defense.