Space Studies
First and global leader in interdisciplinary graduate studies
As the world's first interdisciplinary space program, the Department of Space Studies offers a truly one-of-a-kind educational experience. While most colleges and universities offer degrees in space sciences and engineering, UND's Space Studies Master of Science degree combines human space flight, space physical science, space life science, space engineering, space policy and law, management of space organizations, and space history. The next generation of space program decision-makers will need the expertise provided by this program to oversee future space achievements. While engineers and scientists provide the technical craft to accomplish space goals, knowledgeable managers and analysts with broader backgrounds who understand the linkages between technology, science, policy, law, and management will decide what those goals should be and how to implement them.
Our Programs
Prepare for a career in space with a broad-based approach that links engineering, science, and policy.
Be a part of the next generation of aerospace leaders overseeing cutting-edge breakthroughs in aviation and space.
Reach for new horizons with a broad-based approach that links engineering, science, and policy.
What sets UND's Space Studies Department apart?
- Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary space program, and oldest and largest in the nation
- Distance education opportunities for current space professionals and educators
- On-site human space flight analog
- Access to world-class researchers at a public university price
- Networking opportunities across a wide range of current space professionals
fields of space-related study
dollars in NASA-funded research
alumni in space fields
years supporting the space industry
Mission
To provide a professional and creative learning environment that fosters development and advancement of the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields of space studies.
Stay connected to the department, university, current students, each other, staff, and faculty! It is our hope that you will contribute to this endeavor by taking a few moments to let us know how you are doing, as well as update us with your current employment status along with any additional information you are willing to share in the alumni directory. This information not only allows alumni to interact with each other, but it is also a beacon to show current and/or prospective students the spectrum of careers achieved by space studies graduates. We hope you will welcome this networking initiative as it is meant to serve as a professional benefit.
We encourage alumni to pass along possible internship positions, employment opportunities, conferences, or networking prospects in your region that might be of interest to our recently-graduated and/or current students. To do so, contact info@space.edu. In addition to using this alumni directory, we have set up an alumni email address to allow you to contact all of the alumni as one group.
In the early 1980s, John D. Odegard, the Dean of the College of Aerospace Sciences, invited Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, to come to UND to help organize a space education program within the college.
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