Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Aerospace Engineering

Curriculum Space: for students enrolled a.y. 2025/26

First Year

Compulsory courses

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
93748 Advanced Aerodynamics (I.C.) - Not available for the year  2026/2027 1
93749  Applied Aerodynamics 1 B IIND-01/F 6
93750  Flow Stability And Turbulence 1 B IIND-01/F 6
93751 Numerical And Mathematical Methods For Engineering (I.C.) 1
35143  Mathematical Methods for Engineering 1 C MATH-03/A 6
37261  Numerical Analysis 1 C MATH-05/A 6
73184 Aerospace Structures (I.C.) 2
93846  Aerospace Structures 2 B IIND-01/D 6
93847  Fatigue And Damage Tolerance 2 B IIND-01/D 6
93848 Atmospheric Flight Dynamics 2 B IIND-01/C 6
73202 Spacecraft Orbital Dynamics and Control 2 B IIND-01/E 6

Elective Courses - 12 cfu (6 - 12 CFU)

Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering I.C. is exclusively reserved to students who achieved less than 24 ECTS in the scientific disciplinary sectors ING/IND-03, ING/IND-04, ING/IND-05, ING/IND-06, ING/IND-07 (or equivalent if obtained abroad) in the previous university career. These students will be notified during selection and admission procedures.
Elective courses suggested by the School (6 - 12 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
93752 Fundamentals Of Aerospace Engineering (I.C.)
Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering I.C. is exclusively reserved to students who achieved less than 24 ECTS in the scientific disciplinary sectors ING/IND-03, ING/IND-04, ING/IND-05, ING/IND-06, ING/IND-07 (or equivalent if obtained abroad) in the previous university career. These students will be notified during selection and admission procedures.
1 D
93905  Flight Mechanics 1 D IIND-01/C 3
93753  Fundamentals Of Aerodynamics 1 D IIND-01/F 3
93756  Fundamentals Of Aircraft Design 1 D IIND-01/D 3
93754  Principles Of Aerospace Propulsion 1 D IIND-01/G 3
91187 Fundamentals of Astrophysics
Taught in Bologna - Second cycle Degree in Physics
2 D PHYS-05/A 6
93849 Helicopters 2 D IIND-01/C 6
99256 Launchers and Re-entry 2 D IIND-01/E 6
73369 Materials Chemistry 2 D CHEM-06/A 6
73346 Simulation and Modelling in Fluid Dynamics 2 D IIND-01/F 6

Second Year

Compulsory courses

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
73204 Radio Communication and Radar Systems 1 C IINF-03/A 6
93854 Rocket Propulsion 1 B IIND-01/G 6
73208 Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control 1 B IIND-01/E 6
77956 Spacecraft Subsystems and Space Mission Design 1 B IIND-01/E 6

Elective Courses - 6 cfu (6 - 12 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B8229 AIRCRAFT DESIGN 1 D IIND-01/D 6
93853 Advanced Guidance and Control of Aircraft and Spacecraft 1 D IINF-04/A 6
73205 Aerospace Technologies and Materials 1 D IIND-01/D 6
73194 Design Methods in the Aerospace Industry 1 D IIND-03/B 6
73198 Experimental Methods in Aerodynamics 1 D IIND-01/F 6
B4005 Spacecraft Deep Space Navigation 1 D IIND-01/E 6
93850 Unmanned Systems 1 D IIND-01/C 6

Final project (24 CFU)

Students must select the activities of one of the two groups up to 24 cfu
Final project (18 + 6 cfu) (max limit 24 CFU)
All the students which carry out activities in a Laboratory of the University of Bologna MUST follow the Health and Safety Training in Work-Places. This training is made up of three parts: the first two are online, the third is delivered as a lesson (in presence or on the Teams platform). Information can be found at the page “Health and Safety mandatory training”, in the section Studying of the web site
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
cfu ? Credits
35500 Final Project 1 E 6
90779 Internship for Preparation for the Final Project 1 E 18
93851 Internship for Preparation of the Final Project Abroad 1 E 18
93852 Preparation of the Final Project Abroad 1 E 18
Final project (24 cfu) (max limit 24 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
cfu ? Credits
30800 Final Project 1 E 24

Internship (6 CFU)

Student must select one of the two internship. All the students which carry out activities in a Laboratory of the University of Bologna MUST follow the Health and Safety Training in Work-Places. This training is made up of three parts: the first two are online, the third is delivered as a lesson (in presence or on the Teams platform). Information can be found at the page “Health and Safety mandatory training”, in the section Studying of the web site
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 2: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
cfu ? Credits
71137 Internship 1 F 6
85319 Internship Abroad 1 F 6