Expert: Paul Soderman - 9/11/2008

Question
i am computer engineer i would like to have master degree in aviation field "i love aviation it is my dream to be a pilot  but wih my bad sight i have no chance"  i know that today's aviation is all about computing
the problem is that i live in backworded country so whenever i ask this question here i get no answer so please good any one help me and give me as detailed as possible answer please.....
i have a chance to study in germany  
so please could any one tell me what field in aviation can a computer enginner have master degree in?
i know a little about fly by wire system ,avionics systems and simulation
but i need a name of specific master program so i can start to look for it in the internet
so as i said i need specific information please because where i live it is impossible to get any.
in fact i am more into programming more than electronics so really it is my dream to study simulation or IFCS in other words aeronautical software engineering is my dream but if any one has information about master program in avionics it is o.k "at least it is aviation"
so please could any one help me

Answer
Tarek
I can't speak for Germany, but in the U.S. all aerospace companies have teams of computer programmers writing code that may involve aeronautics one way or another.  A graduate degree in computer science might get you such a job unless that job required a U.S. citizen for security reason.  Check company websites for job opportunities and requirements or try to find a contractor to aerospace companies such as Boeing.  

Although you are called a computer engineer, getting into a graduate program in traditional engineering with a computer science background is much more difficult because you probably haven't had the basic engineering and science courses.  Check a school website and see what department requirements are, for example, in aeronautical engineering.  You might have to go back and get a bachelor's degree in aeronautical or mechanical engineering if you really want that type of graduate work.
Paul