Programme content and structure
For the master degree in Spacecraft Design (120 Hp) the following courses are required: compulsory courses (90 Hp) and master thesis - space technology (30 Hp). Practice during study time is recommended but is not compulsory.
For admission to the degree project course entry requirements specified in the Course Syllabus must be completed. Information regarding the application- and admission process is given and ensured by the responsible department. Swedish for beginners is offered to overseas students. The course is not included in the degree, and is read in addition to the obligatory courses.
Credits
The programme consists of 120 Credits
Degrees
Entry requirements
Successful completion of a basic engineering program or a Bachelor´s degree with a minimum of 180 ECTS in the areas of space technology, aerospace, aeronautics, mechatronics, space physics, physics, electronics, mechanics or equivalent. Course work at university level must include electronics or mechanics, and a minimum of 22.5 ECTS in mathematics at university level is required. Course work must include linear algebra, multivariable calculus and ordinary differential equations.
Good knowledge in English, equivalent to English B/6.
More information about English language requirements
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Selection
The selection procedure is based on academic qualifications, quality and quantity aspects
Compulsory courses
Compulsory courses: 120 Credits
| Code |
Course |
Cr |
Level |
Comment |
|
E7003R
|
Electronics in Space
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
P7003R
|
Master Thesis - Space Technology
|
30,0
|
Second level
|
|
|
P7012R
|
Spacecraft Design Project
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
P7013R
|
Project course: Spacecraft and Instrumentation 1
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
P7015R
|
Project course: Spacecraft and Instrumentation 2
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
R7018R
|
Spacecraft on board datahandling
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
R7021R
|
Space Communication
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
R7023R
|
Propulsion with space applications
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
R7024R
|
Space Materials and Structures
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
R7025R
|
Orbit and Attitude Dynamics
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
R7026R
|
Spacecraft Control
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
R7029R
|
Space System Engineering
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
|
R7030R
|
Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation and Control
|
7,5
|
Second level
|
|
Course offered outside the obligatory courses - not compusory - For non Scandinavian students
| Code |
Course |
Cr |
Level |
Comment |
|
S0046P
|
Swedish for International Students 1
|
3,0
|
First level
|
Selectable
|
