The rapid changes occurring in technology make it essential that a university provide opportunities for continuing engineering studies. The University of Tennessee Space Institute recognizes continuing education as an important and basic responsibility and considers it to be an integral part of the academic programs at the Institute.
The Continuing Education programs offered are designed to be responsive to the needs of engineers and scientists, and the skilled craftsman in industry and government. The courses have been carefully selected and emphasis is given to new developments. The courses are conducted by the UTSI staff and by the most qualified persons available in education, industry, government and the private sector.
Workforce Short Courses
- Technical Writing
- Hypersonic Flow
- Viscous Flow
- Introduction To Turbulence
- Hypersonics Vehicle Design, Performance and Operations
- Solid Propellant Rocket Motors
- Liquid Propellant Rockets
- Human Engineering Principles for Flight Deck Evaluations
- Aerospace Ground Test Simulations and Facilities
- Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics for Propulsion
Past Courses
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING/ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT COURSES
- Introduction to Project Management
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Risk Management
- Strategic Management in Technical Organizations
- Strategic Planning
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSES
- Aero-Propulsion Systems, Technology, Test and Evaluation
- Aerospace Ground Test Facilities
- Combustion Instability
- Fundamentals of Solid Propellant Rocket Motors
- Hybrid Rocket Propulsion
- Modern Liquid Rocket Design
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COURSES
- Introduction to Digital Signal Processing with Applications for Scientists and Engineers
- Digital Signal Processing Using MatLAB
AEROSPACE/AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING COURSES
- Introduction to Aerospace Vehicle Modeling and Simulation
- Introduction to Human Space Test
- Ground Based Low Earth Orbit Space Simulation
- Fundamentals of Flight Test Engineering
Test Engineering Series
- Test Engineer – Introduction to Test Engineering
- Test Engineer – Understanding Test Data
- Test Engineer –Test Data Displays
- Test Engineer –Linking Ground and Flight Test Performance
- Test Engineer –Test Hazards and Risk Assessment
- Test Engineer –Test Project Engineering
- Human Engineering Principles for Flight Deck Evaluations
LABVIEW, MATLAB, AND PYTHON COURSES
- Introduction to LabVIEW
- Intermediate LabVIEW
- Introduction to MatLAB
- Introduction to Python
- Numerical and Scientific Computing with Python
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING/ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT COURSES
- Advanced Topics in Project Management
- Analytical Methods for Engineering Managers
- Design of Experiments
- Financial Management for Engineering Managers
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Engineering Management
- Management Technology
- Managing Change and Improvement in Technical Organizations
- Productivity and Quality Engineering
- Strategic Management in Technical Organizations
- Theory and Practice of Engineering Management
- Electric Propulsion
- Special Topics in Aerospace Engineering: Space Environments Effects
Online Workforce Development for Aerospace and Defense (OWDAD)
The OWDAD program is only offered to A&D organizations. It is not open to the public and therefore you will not see it listed on our website. Information related to OWDAD is strictly controlled through our Continuing Education Department.
Please fill out the form below and a User Registration Link will be sent to your email account. After payment is processed you will be able to access the course that you have registered for.
Contact Us
Becky Stines
Director for Continuing Education Program
UT Space Institute
411 B. H. Goethert Parkway
Tullahoma, TN 37388
Phone: 931-393-7276
Fax: 931-393-7285
Email: bstines@utsi.edu
Accreditation
The University of Tennessee is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.