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Space Studies Program (SSP)

Course Details

Objectives : The Space Studies Program (SSP) offers an intensive nine-week course hosted each year in the timeframe June-August in different locations around the world. It provides courses in all space disciplines, as well as hands-on education through workshops and professional visits. This program offers a unique curriculum designed specifically for professionals starting or changing direction in their space careers. The SSP is intended for people working in space-related fields who wish to broaden their knowledge base. During the SSP, participants work on team projects to address current and future challenges in the space sector. Since 1988, the SSP program exposes participants to broad new perspectives on the world’s space activities.

The Space Studies Program (SSP) is a graduate level professional development program conducted by ISU since 1988. The curriculum covers the principal space related fields, both non-technical and technical and ranges from policy and law, business and management and humanities to life sciences, engineering, physical sciences and space applications.
The shared experience of an international, interactive working environment is an ideal networking forum leading to the creation of an extensive, international, multidisciplinary professional network comprising the program’s alumni (numbering more than 4000 to date), faculty members and visiting lecturers.
There are seven academic departments in the SSP. The number of participants in each department is generally limited to 20 to 25 participants, depending upon the type of activities and specialized equipment and software availabilty for each. Departmental activities enable a more in-depth and focused experience be it a debate or discussion, advanced lecture, or hands-on activity.
At the beginning of the program each student chooses one of the following SSP departments, depending upon his or her personal interests.

- Space Applications Department
- Space Engineering Department
- Human Performance in Space Department
- Space Humanities Department
- Space Management & Business Department
- Space Policy, Economics & Law Department
- Space Sciences Department

Public concerned : Young professionals

Admission requirements : - Diploma or similar professional background
- Minimum level in English (TOEFL)
- Motivation

Prerequisites : Minimum: 3 years higher education (such as French Baccalauréat +3)

Duration and terms : Space Studies Program (SSP) 9 weeks
The International Space University’s 36th annual Space Studies Program (SSP) session will convene in Houston, Texas, USA from June 8th – August 3rd 2024.

Partnerships with national organisations : CNES

International partnerships : Agences Spatiales (NASA, ESA, JAXA...)

Dedicated web site : https://www.isunet.edu/ssp/

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