Program: Aerospace, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 04, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Aerospace
615-898-2788
Kevin Corns, program coordinator
Kevin.Corns@mtsu.edu

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology (UAST) concentration is designed not only to give learners the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as unmanned remote pilots, but also the knowledge and experience to fill roles in the technology aspect of the unmanned aircraft systems industry. UAST will be based on the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations (UAS) concentration to provide learners with the knowledge and experiences for unmanned aircraft systems operations in the National Airspace System (NAS).

NOTE: All major courses, program accreditation, and/or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related coursework (physics, mathematics, and selected engineering technology courses) must be completed with a grade of C or better in order to graduate.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Aerospace, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	43 hours*
Aerospace Core	13 hours
UAST Concentration	30 hours
Supporting Courses	8-9 hours*
Approved Minor	15-19 hours
Electives	8-20 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours may increase.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

MATH 1810 or MATH 1910 (Quant Lit)
PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 or PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 (Sci Lit)

Major Requirements (43 hours)

Aerospace Core Requirement (13 hours)

AERO 1010 - Introduction to Aerospace 3 credit hours
AERO 1020 - Theory of Flight 3 credit hours
AERO 3020 - Aerospace Materials 3 credit hours
AERO 3030 - Propulsion Fundamentals 3 credit hours
AERO 4040 - Professional Aviation Pathways 1 credit hour

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology Concentration (30 hours)

AERO 1710 - Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3 credit hours
AERO 2710 - sUAS Remote Pilot Certification 2 credit hours
AERO 3440 - Fundamentals of Aerodynamics 3 credit hours
AERO 3710 - Unmanned Aircraft 1 credit hour AND
AERO 3711 - Unmanned Aircraft Lab 2 credit hours
AERO 3720 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems 1 credit hour AND
AERO 3721 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Lab 2 credit hours
AERO 3730 - Unmanned Remote Sensing 1 credit hour AND
AERO 3731 - Unmanned Remote Sensing Lab 2 credit hours
AERO 4440 - Aircraft Performance 3 credit hours
AERO 4700 - Advanced UAS Operations and Applications 4 credit hours AND
AERO 4701 - Advanced UAS Operations and Applications Lab 0 credit hours
AERO 4720 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology Research Capstone I 3 credit hours
AERO 4721 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology Research Capstone II 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (8-9 hours)

MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (may be counted in True Blue Core)
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
OR
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I 4 credit hours (may be counted in True Blue Core)
EXL 4000 - Experiential Learning Seminar 1 credit hour

Minor (15-19 hours)

Choose one minor from the following:

Computer Science Minor , Data Science Minor , Electrical Engineering Minor , Electronics Minor , Engineering Systems Minor , Engineering Technology Minor , Mathematics Minor , or Physics Minor .

Electives (8-20 hours)

Curriculum: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology Concentration

Freshman Fall

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
AERO 1010 - Introduction to Aerospace 3 credit hours
AERO 1020 - Theory of Flight 3 credit hours
MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Quant Lit)

Subtotal: 15-16 Hours

Freshman Spring

AERO 1710 - Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Fall

AERO 2710 - sUAS Remote Pilot Certification 2 credit hours
AERO 3030 - Propulsion Fundamentals 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
AERO 3710 - Unmanned Aircraft 1 credit hour AND
AERO 3711 - Unmanned Aircraft Lab 2 credit hours

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Sophomore Spring

AERO 3720 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems 1 credit hour AND
AERO 3721 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Lab 2 credit hours
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
OR
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit)
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy/Elective 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

AERO 3020 - Aerospace Materials 3 credit hours
AERO 3440 - Fundamentals of Aerodynamics 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
AERO 3730 - Unmanned Remote Sensing 1 credit hour AND
AERO 3731 - Unmanned Remote Sensing Lab 2 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

AERO 4440 - Aircraft Performance 3 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
AERO 4700 - Advanced UAS Operations and Applications 4 credit hours AND
AERO 4701 - Advanced UAS Operations and Applications Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 17 Hours

Senior Fall

AERO 4040 - Professional Aviation Pathways 1 credit hour
AERO 4720 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology Research Capstone I 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 13 Hours

Senior Spring

AERO 4721 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology Research Capstone II 3 credit hours
EXL 4000 - Experiential Learning Seminar 1 credit hour
Scientific Literacy/elective 4 credit hours
Minor course or elective 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours