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Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at California Institute of Technology is a 135-credit, 1-year, in-person ms program based in Pasadena, US. Tuition is $65,622 and the program is STEM-OPT eligible for international students.
Provides intense education in the foundations of the aeronautical and space sciences, with emphasis on analytical, computational, and experimental methods. Students pursue major study in areas such as physics of fluids, physics of solids, structural mechanics, space technology, computational solid mechanics, computational and theoretical fluid dynamics, aeronautical engineering and propulsion, biomechanics, technical fluid mechanics, or control of aerospace systems.
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Sign up for 7-day free trial12 months OPT (US), 24 months with STEM extension
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