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Virginia Tech

AOE-4864: Special Topics in Space Engineering

Description: Advanced undergraduate topics in space engineering. Covers technical, environmental, and economic challenges and opportunities in contemporary and future space systems and space missions. Comparative analyses of current and future space systems and missions, and space platform and payload concepts. Topics may include remote sensing, disaggregation, infrastructure, and mission modeling and simulation. May be repeated with different content for a maximum of 6 credits.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: AOE-3154

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 6 credit hours

Sections Taught: 4

Average GPA: 3.33 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 34.19%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.36%

Jonathan T Black202251.4%35.7%8.8%0.0%0.0%4.2%3.412
Kevin K Schroeder2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.941
Leon K Harding202127.3%22.7%22.7%9.1%9.1%9.1%2.571

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Term050% W