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

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Required for a Major

Total Hours 39

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

Total Hours 30

Sophomore Year

ENTR 2050 - Entrepreneurship
AVIA 2030 - Aviation Professionalism
AVIA 2080 - Introduction of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) **
COMM 2060 - Small Group Communication
Core Social Science 3 cr. *
Core Natural Science 6 cr. *
Core Humanities 3 cr. *
Core Fine Arts 3 cr. *
RMIN 2005 - Risk and Insurance

Total Hours 30

Junior Year

AVIA 3017 - Federal Aviation Regulations
AVIA 4005 - Aviation Safety
Core Humanities Elective 6 cr. *
Core Social Science 3 cr. *
MGMT 3001 - Management Concepts and Practice or
MGMT 3005 - Organizational Behavior
AVIA 3080 - UAS Design and Systems **
AVIA 3081 - Unmanned Aircraft Ground Systems and Comm. and Telemetry Systems **
Elective 6 cr.

Total Hours 30

Senior Year

Total Hours 30

Total Hours 120

Note:

*Students should see 2023-2024 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.