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College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology
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College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology

127 Aeronautics and Technology Building
Tel: 330-672-2892
E-mail: caest@kent.edu
Web: www.kent.edu/caest

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems minor provides students with an introduction to unmanned aerial systems and their increasing role in today's society. Using a systems engineering perspective, students will study roles and applications of unmanned aerial systems and apply their knowledge to the development of sensors, control, communications and flight operations. 

Students graduating with this minor will be able to analyze various aspects of unmanned aerial systems operations, including safety, certification, applications, trends, regulations and performance; analyze the system components of unmanned aerial systems; and determine the communication and control systems necessary for unmanned aerial systems platform operations. 

 

Graduation Requirement: minimum overall 2.000 GPA in the minor is required.

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity-Domestic; DG Diversity-Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

PREREQUISITE 1
Attribute Course Title Credits
  AERN
AERN		 15740
15745		 Elements of Flight Theory (5)    or
Non-Pilot Elements of Flight Theory (3)		  
  AERN 25250 Elements of Aviation Weather (3)  
  AERN 25350 Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control (2)  
  AERN 25351 Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control Laboratory(1)  
  AERN
AERN		 35644
35650		 Instrument Flight Theory (3)     or
Non-Pilot Instrument Theory (3)		  
  AERN 45150 Applied Flight Dynamics I (3)  
MINOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (16 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits
  AERN 25800 Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3
  AERN 35810 Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3
  AERN 35830 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sensing and Sensor Systems 3
  AERN 35840 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Command, Control and Communications 3
  AERN 45800 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Operations Theory 4
MINIMUM TOTAL 16
  1. All aeronautics concentrations include all of the prerequisite courses for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems minor. Aeronautics majors will need 16 additional credit hours (AERN 25800, 35810, 35830, 35840 and 45800) to complete the requirements for the minor.