Certificate of Undergraduate Study in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Applications

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The Certificate of Undergraduate Study (CUGS) in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Applications is designed to give students the theoretical knowledge of drone flight and hands-on experience in a fast-growing career field. The program and area of study will be new to Rowan University. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Applications CUGS is not designed to create expert pilots, that will come as students gain more experience; however, the CUGS is designed to train students how to use data collected from Unmanned Aircraft Systems. As such, the classes are not designed for flight instruction as a primary skillset but rather to reinforce data collection and analysis skills.

Program Requirements

The requirements include the following five courses:

DPEM 00282 - Drones: Foundations, Design, and Maintenance Credits: 3
DPEM 00380 - Drone Applications in Emergency Management Credits: 3
or
GEOG 16375 - Remote Sensing of the Environment Credits: 3 *
DPEM 00381 - Drones: Legal, Ethical, and Security Issues Credits: 3
SET 01307 - Photogrammetry Credits: 3

Select one of the following courses

SET 01308 - Surveying from Unmanned Aerial Systems Credits: 3
or
GEOG 16370 - Drones, Planes, and Satellites Credits: 3

Total Required Credits for the Program: 15 s.h.

*Permission by Instructor can be obtained to enter this course if a student has not completed GEOG 16160 Digital Earth: Mapping and Geographic Information Science ; however, the student has completed coursework that is equivalent to GEOG 16160 Digital Earth: Mapping and Geographic Information Science . Permission is granted on a case-by-case basis.

To be awarded the CUGS in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Applications, students must complete all courses required for the CUGS in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Applications with at least a 2.0 average.

DeMond Miller
Advisor
Campbell Library 548
856.256.3517
millerd@rowan.edu