Marquette’s Opus College of Engineering has announced a new concentration in aerospace engineering, adding to the university’s curriculum pathways to educate the next generation of engineering leaders.
The concentration is available to all engineering majors, building on their primary degree major. The concentration requires students to take Introduction to Aerospace, Intermediate Fluid Mechanics and additional approved elective course work.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports employment of aerospace engineers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, and McKinsey & Company estimates the global space economy will be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035.
“This new educational opportunity is designed to meet the needs of both a growing interest among high school applicants as well as growing demand from industry partners looking to develop an aerospace engineering talent pipeline,” says Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean of Marquette’s Opus College of Engineering. “As we look to serve the world by preparing engineering leaders in our Catholic, Jesuit tradition, we are excited to expand our horizons for Marquette engineers to continue leading in growing fields.”
Marquette engineers have a long history of leading the aerospace industry across a variety of applications, with alumni working in aviation design and manufacturing, rocketry and space exploration, materials science, systems engineering and advanced research laboratories. Current Marquette students regularly pursue aerospace experiences through co-ops and internships, undergraduate research and in the Marquette Rocketry student organization.
Students are encouraged to speak to their academic advisers to discuss course planning for this new concentration.
