University of Washington Certificate Program
in Modern Aircraft Structures
Sponsored by the University of Washington's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and The Boeing Company's Learning, Training and Development (LTD) organization.
For Course III: Fatigue and Failure Analysis, students can opt to earn either UW AA academic credits or Continuing Education Units (CEU's), a nationally recognized measure of participation in a noncredit continuing education program. Under certain circumstances, students taking the course for credit may use the credits toward a graduate degree at the University of Washington, provided that you obtain graduate status before beginning the course. If you have questions about applying credits to a UW degree program, contact the individual department Graduate Advisor for more information. A list of graduate advisors is available on the Graduate School website: www.grad.washington.edu/index.html
Find out more »Continual advances in structural analysis and design, computational methods, and fatigue and fracture analysis require that engineers refresh their knowledge of the fundamentals and keep up with new developments. To assist with this effort, the Boeing Learning, Training, and Development (LTD) group and the University of Washington have developed a Certificate Program in Aircraft Structures.
The certificate program includes an in-depth study of critical design and analysis topics. There are three tailored aircraft structures courses in design and analysis, finite element methods, fatigue & fracture covering theoretical and practical developments. Design and analysis projects are used extensively to enhance the learning process. Instructors are University of Washington faculty and leading professionals from industry and government.
Registration in Individual Courses
While priority will be given to certificate program participants, you may register for individual courses.
Admission Requirements
You must be a Boeing employee to enroll in these courses. To participate in the certificate program, students must have a B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or civil engineering.
Required Courses
Coursework must be completed in order, beginning with Course I: Design and Analysis of Aircraft Structures. You may request a waiver of the Course I requirement if you have completed the UW Aircraft Structures course. To request a waiver please contact Program Manager Emily West.
| Course I: Design and Analysis of Aircraft Structures I | ||
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| Dates | October 5 – November 18, 2009 |
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| Time | Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00-7:00 p.m. | |
| Location | Boeing Everett | |
| Credit | 4 CEUs | |
| Course II: Design and Analysis of Aircraft Structures II | ||
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| Dates | January 11 – March 1, 2010 | |
| Time | Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. | |
| Location | Boeing Everett | |
| Credit | 3 CEUs | |
| Course III: Fatigue and Failure Analysis | ||
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| Dates | April 7 – June 9, 2010 | |
| Time | Wednesdays, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. | |
| Location | Boeing Everett | |
| Credit | 3 CEUs or 3 UW credits in AA
Note: UW GNM application deadline 3/1/2010 |
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Advisory Board
An advisory board consisting of administrative and technical experts from the University of Washington, Boeing and FAA have joined to review this program’s objectives and course syllabi to ensure high quality and relevance for the target audience.
Questions
If you have questions about this program, please call UW Educational Outreach Advising at 206-685-8936 in the greater Seattle area or 1-800-543-2320. If you have questions about registration for this program, please call the UW Educational Outreach Registration Department at 206-543-2310 or 1-800-543-2320.
For more information about Boeing initiatives in composites education, email Michael Richey, Boeing Learning Training and Development, Engineering & Operations Group.