The University of South Carolina offers the first aerospace engineering program established in South Carolina. Students work in project groups, acquiring skills to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and learn how to present their work. Through the design and lab work, they gain hands-on experience that shapes them into responsible and innovative individuals. Students that successfully complete the aerospace program will be ready for employment in a knowledge based economy and be competitive in a global society

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering. The program is intended to train students in the field of aerospace engineering such that they are well prepared for a career as a multidisciplinary engineer.  The skills learned in the Aerospace Engineering program are transferable to any other field.

The objective of the aerospace engineering undergraduate program is to produce graduates who within a few years of graduation will

• Advance professionally in the aerospace industry, automotive industry, technical consultancy or in any other chosen career field 
• Attain key positions in today’s rapidly changing, increasingly technological, global society
• Be agents of innovation and function effectively as responsible members of professional teams.