<p>I was just wondering, does Cornell have an Aerospace Engineering department? I heard they just recently added one this year.</p>
<p>Cornell's program has been around for a long time. Drawing in part on the fact that the current Mars mission has been headed up by Cornell professors with strong student participation, I expect it's an exciting time to be in aerospace engineering at Cornell, which also draws heavily on the exceptional astronomy program. In the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Division, these are the direct aerospace engineering courses offered:</p>
<p>MAE 305 Intro to Aeronautics
MAE 306 Spacecraft Engineering
MAE 415 GPS: Theory and Design
MAE 423 Intermediate Fluid Dynamics
MAE 506 Aerospace Propulsion Systems
MAE 507 Dynamics of Flight Vehicles </p>
<p>Incidentally, the movements of the Mars rovers are now directly controlled out of Ithaca.</p>
<p>Cornell does not have an undergraduate aerospace engineering program. What you can do is get a BS in Mechanical Engineering and do your upper level concentration in aerospace.</p>
<p>Would that look adequate to have a BS in Mechanical Engineering if you intend to work as an Aerospace Engineer for NASA or Beoing?</p>