The George Washington University is a private research university chartered in 1821 in Washington, D.C. Its Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with an Aerospace Option, a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with aerospace focus areas, and a dual B.S./M.S. pathway. Aerospace study covers aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, orbital mechanics, spacecraft dynamics, aircraft and spacecraft design, aeroacoustics, aeronautics, astronautics, and space systems.