Aviation Unmanned Aerial Systems Minor

This course will provide students with insight into the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry through the introduction of UAS history, systems elements, regulatory system, COA (Certificate of Approval) process, operations, geospatial data, automation and autonomy, safety assessments, detect, sense and avoid, sensors and payloads, human factors, and the future of UAS. (3 Units)

A survey of the U.S. aviation industry, including the history of aviation, attributes of an aviation professional, career planning, certification, airports, airspace, air traffic control, and navigational aids. (3 Units)

An in-depth study of aviation weather, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind and moisture, stability, turbulence, clouds, air masses, fronts, thunderstorms, and icing. A study of weather charts, weather reports, and forecasts. (3 Units)

A review of the psychological human factors that affect aviation, including individual and organizational factors, and technology-induced errors. Includes common human errors and detection and recovery skills. The chain of events leading up to an aircraft accident are examined in light of specific aircraft accidents. (3 Units)

Flight training in both quadrotor and fixed wing unmanned aerial systems to include external pilot training, first person view, and sensor operations. Prerequisite: UAS115 (3 Units)

An introduction to the safety regulations, requirements, and environment in the U.S., including an in-depth examination of Safety Management Systems (SMS). (3 Units)

This course studies the many aspect of leadership in aviation. Various theories of leadership will be studied through study at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Multiple examples will be studied along with studying timeless principles of leadership. Past as well as current leaders will be studied to assess their success and failures. The student will be challenged to develop their personal aspects of leadership to prepare them to be leaders in aviation. Prerequisite: AVN110 (3 Units)

The course focuses on the systematic planning, design, and operations of the business process that ultimately impacts the management of production and the delivery of goods and services to end-users. Particular emphasis will give an overview of the business processes, and outlines and supports the understanding of how a business operates. The topics of the course will cover the tactical and strategic sourcing relationships of resources including supply aspect, purchasing, procurement, forecasting, inventory control, quality, sustainability, work-in-process, and negotiations that provide management with the tools to deliver goods and services to end-users. (3 Units)

This is a practice-oriented course covering major facets of small business with special focus on starting, financing, marketing, operating, and leading the people in a small business. Special emphasis is given to entrepreneurship and small business development. (3 Units)

This course explores the tools and implementations of Adobe Premiere Pro through assigned projects and exercises. Techniques will be explored and explained. Best practice work-flows will be taught. The goal of this course is for the student to have a working knowledge of the Adobe Premiere Pro editing software. (3 Units)

The course will be a blend of academics and simulator sorties on a specific unmanned aerial system command and control system for medium size UAS and beyond line of site (BLOS) operations. The academics and simulator sorties will include preflight operations, normal command and control, recovery, and emergencies including lost link, lost communications, loss of power, and loss of battery power to mention a few of the aspects. The class will include simulators that allow the student to practice what they have learned in the academics throughout the course culminating in scenario-based training of several operational missions. Prerequisite: UAS315 (3 Units)

The course is a blend of academics and simulator sorties on a specific unmanned aerial system command and control system for large size UAS and beyond line of site (BLOS) operations. (3 Units)