Every individual has a set of goals towards their career, to achieve them, firstly they need to choose the right course that will cater to the requirements of the desired profession. With the developing scenario of technology students, today has abundant options in selecting a degree programme and their career. And the students who show interest in studying about Aircraft faces great confusion in selecting the right course between Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering. The terms used in addressing the courses builds a sort of confusion in the candidates, so, following are some of the differences between Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, to guide the students in choosing a right degree depending on their interests –

1. Aerospace Engineering –

This branch of engineering offers courses on designing, building, examining and maintaining the aircraft that are used both in and out of the earth’s atmosphere. Such as Aircraft, Rockets, Space Shuttles, Missiles and many more in the list, and also comprises the Aeronautical Engineering course, as it is part of subjects that comes under Aerospace Engineering.

2. Aeronautical Engineering –

Aeronautical Engineering is a subject that comes under the core subject, Aerospace Engineering. This branch of engineering deals only with structuring and building aircraft that are used within the earth’s hemisphere such as Aeroplane, Helicopters and Jets.

3. Curriculum –

Aeronautical Engineering is a subject that is a part of the curriculum of Aerospace Engineering, also Aerospace Engineering is a broader subject that covers more about aircraft, orbit, space and many other topics. Aeronautical engineering is a subject that is only limited to the aircraft that are used with the hemisphere of the earth.

4. Scope –

The Scope for Aerospace Engineering is much larger than Aeronautical Engineering in the country. Both the sectors such as the Government and Private offers, higher job opportunities for the candidates holding a degree in Aerospace Engineering, because most of the aircraft building companies are based out of India. Hence the best career opportunities for Aeronautical Engineering candidates are more in foreign countries.

5. Career Opportunities –

The career opportunities for both the courses are to a larger extent, both in India and International. But comparatively, Aerospace Engineering holds more chances due to its broader subjects and Aeronautical is one among those subjects. But, the career and job in these fields completely depend on the field of interests and capabilities of an individual.

List of Courses under Aerospace Engineering are –

1. Aircraft Designing and Building
2. Introduction to Aeronautics
3. Space or Orbital Mechanism
4. Aircraft Propulsion
5. Aerodynamics
6. Fundamental of Aircraft Propulsion
7. Aviation Management

List of Courses under Aeronautical Engineering are –

1. Aerospace Propulsion
2. Aircrafts Designing
3. Aircraft Analysis
4. Fluid Dynamics
5. Flight Mechanism
6. Aircraft Stability
7. Electronic Dynamics and System

To conclude, for the students showing an interest in making a career in aircraft, Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering holds equal importance because the duration required for both courses is four years. Both courses have good scope and job opportunities and also a good package. Also, both the courses are equally challenging to students because directly or indirectly they rely on designing and building aircraft. You can choose the right course depending on the strengths, capabilities and interests accordingly. Hope so, this article helps you in choosing the right course and career.