Aero Courses at University
Having just come across this site I am aware of a great deal of ill feeling from U/Gs reading for aero degrees.
I wish that the word reading was indeed correct because an awful lot of students do their very best to avoid it.
Now - if you want changes in the courses then don't just whine about it - tell us what changes you want. Aero is hard - of course it is - when an aircraft flies one hopes that the designers and technical staff knew a thing or two. There will be a lot of metal falling from the sky if not! Yes I work in an academic world - and yes I have had 15 years in the industry, so I am very aware of what is needed. I am just sorry that the learning process has become so passive. Aero is an active subject which requires commitment - if this is too difficult then by all means study theatre studies or coffee pot ergonomics or underwater knitting. If your social science friends are loafing around- that is probably because that is the most difficult part of their course.
So - I throw down a challenge - what do you want, and I will put our side of the story - and then maybe we can find the middle ground.