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The Department of Aerospace Engineering (AE) provides advanced degree programs for both Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy candidates. The AE graduate curriculum equips students with a solid foundation in engineering and applied sciences, with a particular focus on aircraft and spacecraft engineering. Students can specialize in various disciplines including aerodynamics, astrodynamics, propulsion and combustion, control systems, dynamical systems, fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, and materials science. At Illinois, the Aerospace Engineering department offers both MS and PhD programs in AE, allowing students to concentrate their studies in specialized fields such as aerodynamics, astrodynamics, propulsion systems, control engineering, dynamical systems analysis, fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, and advanced materials research.