Unmanned Aircraft Systems / Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours:  128

Major Credit Hours:  80-81

Ethical uses of unmanned aircraft vehicles and systems will be the heavily stressed in this academic program, keeping in mind the Lasallian and Catholic values espoused by Lewis University. The UAS curriculum and every course syllabus and instructor will stress the importance of the privacy of citizens and peaceful applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems.The Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) prepares the student for a career as a professional UAS operator.  Upon graduation, the successful student will have a minimum of 128 semester hours and will hold the following FAA certificates and ratings:  Pilot Certificate—Airplane Single-Engine Land with Instrument Airplane rating.

After matriculation at Lewis University, students are required to do all their flight training at Lewis. For all flight majors, including those who have completed FAA Certificates or Ratings prior to matriculation, the Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Aircraft Systems is awarded only to those students who have successfully completed a Commercial Pilot Certificate at Lewis University.

UAS majors may double major in another Aviation and Transportation major if four upper-division courses (12 hours) in each major are not duplicated and help to distinguish one major from the other.

Degree Requirements

Program: BS-UASY-1

I. Core Courses (57)

PHYS-13000Applied Physics for Aviation

3

AVMT-34000Composite Material Fabrication and Repair

3

AVTR-12000Unmanned Systems Electricity

4

AVTR-13000Private Pilot Ground 1

3

AVTR-13100Private Pilot Ground 2

3

AVTR-22500Introduction to Unmanned Systems

3

AVTR-23100Instrument Pilot Ground School

4

AVTR-25100Unmanned Systems

3

AVTR-30000Professional Development for Aviators

1

AVTR-30500Crew Resource Management

3

AVTR-31300Air Traffic Control Systems

3

AVTR-33100Commercial Pilot Ground School

3

AVTR-34200Aerodynamics

3

AVTR-34300UAS Operations 1

3

AVTR-34900Unmanned Systems Field Operations

3

AVTR-37300Transportation Safety Management Systems

3

AVTR-44300UAS Operations 2

3

AVTR-46300Aircraft Accident Investigation

3

AVTR-47700UAS Senior Capstone

3

II. Computer Science and Computer Engineering Courses (12)

CPSC-20000Introduction to Computer Science

3

CPSC-21000Programming Fundamentals

3

CPSC-24500Object-Oriented Programming

3

CPSC-47000Artificial Intelligence

3

III. Electives (2-3)

Choose one elective from the following or an advisor-approved course:
AVTR-13200Private Pilot Flight Lab

2

AVTR-23200Instrument Pilot Flight Lab

2

AVTR-32100Transportation Legislation

3

AVTR-33200Commercial Pilot Flight Lab

2

BIOL-31200Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

3

COMM-11900Introduction to Radio

3

COMM-18000Introduction to Visual Storytelling

3

COMM-35700Postproduction

3

CSJS-44500Criminal Procedure / Rules of Evidence

3

PSYC-30600Special Topics in Psychology

3

IV. Required General Education Courses* (10)

The following specific General Education Courses are required of the UAS major:
MATH-21000Discrete Mathematics

4

AVTR-25000Aviation Meteorology 1

3

AVTR-25200Aviation Meteorology 2

3

*For details on additional required General Education courses, see the General Information section of this Undergraduate Catalog and consult with an advisor.

V. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
AVTR-37300Transportation Safety Management Systems

3