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Lewis is one of the only schools in the nation that can offer you the direct experience and degree you need to launch your career in this high-paying and dynamic field.

Quickly Growing Commercial Drone Market for UAS/UAV Applications

From expedited package delivery to precision agriculture, the commercial potential for unmanned aircraft drone system applications has begun and will include:

• Aerial/field mapping (GIS)
• Precision, digital and smart farm
• Disaster and emergency management
• Environmental research
• Law enforcement and photogrammetry (crime scene preservation)
• Parcel delivery
• Photography/videography

Employers are beginning to notice the potential of drones and are planning to maximize the new technology. By earning a Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Aircraft Systems from ȺpÎÞÂë, you will be prepared for the plethora of opportunities available in the growing field upon graduation.

Operations-Focused Curriculum with concentrations in Computer Science, Maintenance, or Media Production

You will learn how to design, develop and operate individually-tailored UAS to meet objectives through an interdisciplinary curriculum in which you will:

• Understand and apply the fundamental skills of UAS operation to project design
• Successfully apply Crew Resource Management (CRM) concepts in a collaborative UAS team environment
• Apply foundational computer science and engineering skills in developing UAS algorithms
• Apply foundational aviation maintenance, electrical and avionics skills to UAS devices
• Apply skills using video and audio production equipment
• Discuss ethical issues of UAS

Why Lewis for Your Unmanned Aircraft Systems Degree?

• Ranked as one of U.S. News & World Report's "Top Tier Colleges"
• Only university aviation program in Illinois with on-site airport for hands-on training
• High-tech Harold E. White Aviation Center – one of the most modern aviation education centers in the Midwest
• Cutting-edge UAS software

Hands-on training with state-of-the-art equipment including:

• Multirotor
• Fixed-wing platforms
• Unmanned Marine Vehicles (Gliders and Submersibles)

Senior Capstone Project: Design Your Own UAS

In the final semester of your program, you can develop your very own UAS application, and will design, build and test a UAS to make it happen.

Admission Requirements

• Students entering the program directly after graduating from high school need to have earned a minimum 3.0 GPA and a 21 ACT or 1060 SAT.
• Transfer students and students who have already earned a bachelor's degree must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Market Demand

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems industry is expected to generate an estimated 100,000 jobs and $82.1 billion in economic impact in the next decade. - Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)

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For more information contact the Office of Admission at admission@lewisu.edu or call (815)836-5250.