Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Course code	IN2807/001PD/2024

Tuition fee	€2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Aerospace Engineering or related fields with proven skills in Mathematics, Physics, Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Systems, Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics. Additional entry requirements – Entry title and GPA Please verify country-based specific entry title and GPA requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent certificate Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions

More information	unipd.it/en/aerospace-engineering

Overview

This Master’s degree programme provides key skills to fulfil management, R&D and production roles in the aerospace industry and in the many industries that provide services or supply components to it. The programme offers both strong theoretical courses and applied research-oriented teachings, preparing students to develop advanced technologies for the society of the future. Students may choose one of the two curricula provided within the programme, focusing respectively on Space and Aeronautics technologies.

Programme structure

Common course units: Aerospace structures, Manufacturing Technologies of Aerospace Materials, Advanced Aerodynamics

• Curriculum Space: Measurement for Space Projects, Space Propulsion, Astrodynamics, Mechanical Vibrations, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control, Space Instrumentation, Spacecraft Thermal Control.
• Curriculum Aeronautics: Aircraft Propulsion, Materials for Aeronautical Engineering, Atmospheric Flight Dynamics, Aircraft Air Conditioning Systems, Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity, Measurements and Flight Instrumentation, Aircraft Systems.

Elective course units: Space Robotic Systems, Laboratory of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aerospace Structures Laboratory, Space Propulsion Laboratory, Laboratory of aircraft propulsion, Space Systems Laboratory, Space optics instrumentation, Modelling and Control of Electric Drives, Global Positioning and Navigation, Composite Materials.

Career opportunities

Aerospace engineers work in the field of research and development, advanced design, integration and maintenance of aerospace systems. Typical employers of our graduates are international aircraft manufacturing companies, component supplier companies, national or international aerospace agencies, research centres active in the aerospace sectors. Graduates can also pursue with a PhD programme in the University or abroad.