Aeronautics

English
VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
120
 ECTS
2 years

The Aeronautics track of the Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering (BRUFACE) (120 ECTS) is built up modularly:

1) Common Core Courses (24 ECTS)
2) Partially Common Courses (16 ECTS)
3) Master Project (5 ECTS)(to select 1 out of 4)
4) Specific Courses (40 ECTS)
5) Master Thesis (24 ECTS)
6) Electives (11 ECTS) 

Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering: Aeronautics

Common Core Courses

Compulsory courses: year 1

Control System Design
5
Design Methodology
5
Data-Driven Engineering
4
Turbomachinery
5

Compulsory courses: year 2

Electrical Drives
5

Partially Common Courses

Partially Common Courses: year 1

Piston Engines
3
Structural Analysis and Finite Elements
5
Mechanical Vibrations
5
Composite Structures
3

Master 1 Projects

You select one elective from four options

Project in Electromechanical Engineering
5
Development Cooperation Project
5
Hands-on learning: project manager (chef de projet)
5
Eco-Marathon Project
5

Specific Courses

Specific Courses: year 1

Aerodynamics
5
Aircraft structures
4
Computational Modelling in Aerospace
3
Aerospace seminars: Sustainability, Space & Drones
3

Specific Courses: year 2

Aircraft Performance and Stability
5
Aircraft Propulsion
5
Aircraft Conceptual Design
5
Avionics
3
Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics
3
Technology of the Aerospace Industry
3
Damage Testing in Aeronautics
3

Master Thesis

Master Thesis Electromechanical Engineering
24

Electives

You choose a total of 11 credits of courses from the following options

Technological Business Development Project - EUTOPIA Learning Unit
3
Internship (40 days)
6
Wind turbine aerodynamics and design
4
Advanced Computational Structural Mechanics
4
Aircraft Systems
3
Aircraft Specification and Certification
3
Experimental Fluid Mechanics
3
Optimization-based Control Design
4
Model-Based and Data-Driven Fault Detection and Isolation
4
Helicopters
3
Internship (60 days)
10
Total number of ECTS
120