Launching in Fall 2022
Curriculum Flowchart (Prototype 2)
Aerospace Major
Freshman Year
Sophomore Year
Junior Year
Senior Year
FALL
SPRING
FALL
SPRING
FALL
SPRING
FALL
SPRING
16 Units
16 Units
14-15 Units
14-16 Units
14-16 Units
14-16 Units
14-16 Units
14-16 Units
Notes
*A minimum of 120 units is required for graduation.
1 MAT SCI 45L (the 1-unit laboratory component of MAT SCI 45) is encouraged but not required.
2 Choose one of ASTRON 7A, ASTRON 10, BIOLOGY 1A/1AL, BIOLOGY 1B, CHEM 1A/1AL, CHEM 1B, CHEM 3A/3AL, CHEM 3B/3BL, CHEM 4A, CHEM 4B, MCELLBI 32, or PHYSICS 7C.
3 ENGIN 7 or COMPSCI 61A (the latter can be taken in the Fall with MAT SCI 45 taken in the Spring)
4 The Humanities/Social Sciences (H/SS) requirement includes two approved Reading & Composition (R&C) courses and four additional approved courses, with which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied. R&C courses must be taken for a letter grade (C- or better required). The first half (R&C Part A) must be completed by the end of the freshman year; the second half (R&C Part B) must be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year. The remaining courses may be taken at any time during the program. See engineering.berkeley.edu/hss for complete details and a list of approved courses.
5 ENGIN 40 or MEC ENG 40
6 MEC ENG 100, ELENG 120 or ELENG 149
7 CIV ENG 126 or MEC ENG 104
8 ENGIN 178, CIVENG 93 or DATAC100
9 MECENG 132, ELENG C128/MECENG 134
10 Technical electives: Four elective courses must be selected from two of the areas listed below:
Communication Systems (ELENG 121, ELENG 122, ELENG 117, ELENG 142, COMPSCI 168)
Computational Tools (CIVENG C133/MEC ENG C180, ENGIN 150, INDENG 174, NUCENG 155)
Control, Autonomy, & AI (MECENG 136, ELENG 106A, ELENG 106B, COMPSCI 188, COMPSCI 189, IND ENG 142)
Design (MECENG 135, ELENG 192)
Dynamical systems (MECENG 170, MECENG 175)
Fluid Mechanics (ENGIN 160)
Humans & Automation (CIVENG 190 (Aviation control topics), COMPSCI 160,
COGSCI 131, INDENG 170)
Manufacturing (INDENG 130, MATSCI 121, MECENG 122, MECENG 127)
Materials (MATSCI 113, MATSCI 136, MATSCI 102, MATSCI 104/L,
MATSCI 112, MECENG 127, MECENG 108, NE 120)
Mechanics (MECENG184, MECENG 185, CIVENG 132)
Operations & Project Mgmt (CIVENG 167, ENGIN 120, INDENG 130, INDENG 150, INDENG 153)
Optimization (EECS 127, INDENG 160, INDENG 162, INDENG 164)
Power (CIVENG 190 (Power topics), MECENG 140, MECENG 146, MECENG 154, NUCENG 150, NUCENG 161)
Propulsion (AEROENG 143, MECENG 109, MECENG 140, MECENG 151A, MECENG 151B, MECENG 154)
Risk management (CIVENG 193, INDENG 165, INDENG 166, INDENG 172, NUCENG 167, NUCENG 175)
Space technologies (NUCENG 140, NUCENG 162)
11 Free electives can be selected from any engineering or physical science programs.