Unmanned Aircraft Systems Management, B.S. (490101)

Required for a Major

Total Hours 45

Note:

To progress satisfactorily, a student must complete all required developmental courses, plus AVIA 1010 and AVIA 1011 , with a grade of “C” or better, before enrolling in 3000- or 4000-level courses.

Freshman Year

ACCT 2020 - Introductory Managerial Accounting or
ACCT 2030 - Introductory Financial Accounting
AVIA 1001 - Introduction to Aviation
AVIA 1010 - Primary Ground Instruction
AVIA 1011 - Primary Ground Instruction
CSCI 1070 - Computer Literacy
Core English Composition 6 cr. *
Core Mathematics 6 cr. *
COMM 1018 - Interpersonal Communication
UNIV 1001 - University Seminar

Total Hours 30

Sophomore Year

AVIA 2020 - Instrument Pilot Ground School or Applied Elective
AVIA 2030 - Aviation Professionalism or
COMM 2052 - Video Production
AVIA 2080 - Introduction of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) **
PHYS 1001 - The Physics of Everyday Phenomena I ^cnp
PHYS 1002 - The Physics of Everyday Phenomena II ^cnp
COMM 2060 - Small Group Communication
Core Social Science 3 cr. *
Core Biological Science 3 cr. *
Core Humanities 6 cr. *
Core Fine Arts 3 cr. *

Total Hours 33

Junior Year

AVIA 3017 - Federal Aviation Regulations
AVIA 4005 - Aviation Safety
Core Humanities Elective 3 cr. *
Core Social Science 3 cr. *
ENGL 3024 - Professional Writing and Communication
MGMT 3001 - Management Concepts and Practice
MGMT 3005 - Organizational Behavior
AVIA 3080 - UAS Design and Systems **
AVIA 3081 - Unmanned Aircraft Ground Systems and Comm. and Telemetry Systems **

Total Hours 27

Senior Year

AVIA 3010 - Commercial Ground Instruction or
AGRB 1050 - Technology in Agriculture
AVIA 4030 - Aviation Law
AVIA 4070 - Airport Administration
AVIA 4080 - Image Interpretation and Geospatial Information **
AVIA 4081 - UAS Operations **
BLAW 4001 - Legal Environment of Business
BUSN 3005 - Business Communication ^uc
Applied Electives 9 cr. or AVIA 2020 , AVIA 2030 , AVIA 3010

Total Hours 30

Total Hours 120

Note:

*Students should see 2020-2021 Undergraduate Core Curriculum requirements.

** As some of the technologies involved with UAS fall under International Traffic in Arms Regulations, students wishing to pursue this degree program must be able to prove United States citizenship prior to enrolling in the following courses: AVIA 2080 , AVIA 3080 , AVIA 4080 , and AVIA 4081 . There are no exceptions to this policy. Students ineligible to take these courses may complete the degree by substituting program defined Applied Elective.

NOTE: The UAS is an emerging industry and under strict control of the FAA. Currently the only agencies allowed to operate UAS are government, state/local government, and qualifying universities.