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School of Aerospace Engineering

System and Design

Further Studies

With a Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, or other related engineering and science fields, you can also choose to further your studies with a Master’s or a PhD degree at SAE .

These postgraduate degrees require students to undertake a research project under the supervision of one or more lecturers at SAE or from other engineering or non-engineering schools from USM or other institutions, depending on the needs of your research projects. In the case of a postgraduate student having many supervisors, the main supervisor has to be from SAE. We invite you to explore further about these opportunities here.

There are many research projects being undertaken by the academic staffs and researchers at SAE with the aims of benefitting various stakeholders, which includes aerospace and related industries, the nation, as well as the society and various communities within. Examples of our research projects include drones and UAVs, control systems and AI, aerodynamics and CFD, composites and manufacturing technology, as well as renewable energy systems such as wind and hydro turbines. We invite you to explore more about these here.

Credit Transfer & Exemption

Newly accepted undergraduate students who have taken some courses at the university or diploma level can request for the exemptions of similar courses at SAE. This is referred to as the Unit Exemption Process. These cases normally apply to students who have transferred to SAE from other universities (without fully completing their degree-level studies there), or those who have completed their diploma-level studies at other institutions.

Once at SAE, students can also request to take some of their courses (normally for one or two semesters) at other local or overseas universities. In this scenario, students can apply to transfer the credits taken there such that they do not have to repeat the same courses at SAE.

For example, SAE students can apply for the Student Exchange Program to study at selected universities overseas that offer similar aerospace (or related) engineering programmes. Once completed, they can apply to transfer the credits back to SAE. This is referred to as the Credit Transfer Process. Many of our own SAE students have had the wonderful opportunities to study abroad through this program.

Both the credit transfer or unit exemption processes undergo internal evaluation processes at SAE, which will be evaluated thoroughly by a panel. A maximum of 33 exempted units (and a maximum of two semester), equivalent to a-third of the units for graduation, can be given to students if approved by the panel.

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