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Space Education at Georgia Tech

With a range of space-related courses, certificates, minors, and degrees, Georgia Tech offers an interdisciplinary range of opportunities for students wishing to pursue a career in space sciences, policy, or industry. 

Distance Learning Master's Degree

These space-related academic programs provide a distance learning Master’s Degree options. 

Aerospace Engineering
Research
Computer Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering

In addition to its distance learning master’s programs, Georgia Tech’s College of Lifetime Learning offers a wide range of professional courses and certificate programs. Explore the selection of space-related offerings here. https://pe.gatech.edu/search/professional_development?search=aerospace

Minors

Certificates and minors provide another option for Georgia Tech students who are interested in taking space-related courses. These can introduce students to topics that share a common theme and provide a focus to enhance a degree program. Some of Georgia Tech’s space-related certificates and minors are provided below. 

Astrophysics Minor

The Astrophysics Minor for non-physics majors allows for the study of astrophysics-related topics such as relativity, cosmology, atomic physics, and astrophysics. Related Programs: Physics 

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Aerospace Engineering Minor

This Aerospace Engineering Minor is for undergraduate students who are not majoring in aerospace engineering. Related Programs: Aerospace Engineering.  

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Certificates

Certificates and minors provide another option for Georgia Tech students who are interested in taking space-related courses. These can introduce students to topics that share a common theme and provide a focus to enhance a degree program. 

Astrobiology Graduate Certificate Program

The embedded Astrobiology Certificate is part of an initiative linking the Georgia Tech Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. It expands opportunities for students in the interdisciplinary field of astrobiology and forges links between astrobiology research at Georgia Tech, mission technology, and science communication. 

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Remote Sensing Graduate Certificate

This embedded Remote Sensing Certificate has applications from astronomy and weather to security-enhancing sensors and collision avoidance radars. Related Programs: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and City Planning. 

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International Security and Aerospace Systems Certificate

This is an interdisciplinary certificate for graduate and post-baccalaureate professionals studying on a non-degree basis. Courses explore the intersection of international security, military gaming and modeling, and aerospace systems, and provide students with technical knowledge of aerospace systems and an understanding of relevant political and strategic context. Related Programs: Aerospace Engineering and International Affairs. 

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Space Entrepreneurship Certificate

The Space Entrepreneurship Certificate program expands opportunities for students in the field of ‘space entrepreneurship’ and forges innovative links between different communities conducting space research at Georgia Tech, including space technology, space science, space policy and business entrepreneurship. Related Programs: College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, College of Business. 

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Colleges and Schools

Many of Georgia Tech’s academic units have space-related courses. Here is a partial listing of schools at Georgia Tech that have space content offered within their curricula. 

College of Computing

School of Computational Science and Engineering - https://cse.gatech.edu/ 
School of Computer Science - https://scs.gatech.edu/ 
School of Interactive Computing - https://www.ic.gatech.edu/ 

College of Engineering

School of Aerospace Engineering - https://ae.gatech.edu/ 
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - https://www.chbe.gatech.edu/ 
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - https://ece.gatech.edu/ 
School of Materials Science and Engineering - https://www.mse.gatech.edu/ 
School of Mechanical Engineering - https://www.me.gatech.edu/ 
 

College of Business

Scheller College of Business – https://scheller.gatech.edu

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

School of History and Sociology - https://hsoc.gatech.edu/ 
The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs - https://inta.gatech.edu/ 
School of Literature, Media, and Communications - https://lmc.gatech.edu/ 

College of Science

Chemistry and Biochemistry - https://chemistry.gatech.edu/ 
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences - https://eas.gatech.edu/ 
Mathematics - https://math.gatech.edu/ 
Physics - https://physics.gatech.edu/