UAS Development & Analytics, Graduate Certificate

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Department Head:	Glenn Shaw
	(406) 496-4809
	MG 213E

Degree Program

This is a 15-credit certificate targeting students in graduate degree programs. As the graduate level, students will a) be prepared to become FAA Part 107 Certified drone pilots, b) gain hands-on experience with advanced UAS and designing data collection campaigns, and c) develope a balanced UAS skillset based on thorough knowledge of hardware and components, sensors and data interpretation, and advanced applications software.

As a Certificate, Montana Tech does not offer federal financial aid for this program. Some students seeking a degree that is eligible for financial aid may qualify for assistance and should contact Financial Aid at (406) 496-4223 or financialaid@mtech.edu for more information.

Required Core: 12 credits

UAS 401 - UAV Regulations, Flight Planning, & Data Collection 1 credit
UAS 402 - Basic Flight Lab 1 credit (or UAS 502)
UAS 420 - UAS Components & Design 3 credits
GEOE 481 - Basic Photogrammetric Modeling 1 credits (or GEOE 581)
GEOE 585 - GIS in Natural Resources 3 credits
UAS 594 - UAS Seminar 1 credit (1 credit/semester = 2 credits total) *
UAS 599 - UAS Capstone 1 credit
Capstone requirement can also be satisfied by the following (with UAS content & approval)
- XXX 599W Graduate Thesis Research in the major
- XXX 590W Graduate Research or Design Project in the major

Remote Sensing Elective: 3 credits

Select 3 credits from the following:

GEOP 425 - Remote Sensing for the Earth Sciences 3 credits (or GEOP 525)
XXX 491/591 Special Topics (with “UAS” & “Remote Sensing” in the title) 3 credits

Other Electives

Can be included if the above courses have already been taken ***

EELE 421 - Feedback Control II 3 credits
EENV 402 - Surface Water Hydrology 3 credits (or EENV 502)
EENV 404 - Sustainable Water Quality 3 credits (or EENV 504)
EENV 414 - Land & Stream Restoration 3 credits (or EENV 514)
GEOE 449 - Field Geotechnical Engineering 1-4 credits (w/UAS)
NRSM 494 - Restoration Seminar 1 credit (or NRSM 594)
NRSM 435 - Restoration I 3 credits (or NRSM 535)
XXX 491/591 Special Topics (should have UAS in the title) variable credits

Total: 15

Notes:

** At least one seminar credit must be UAS 594. Other seminar courses with documented UAS content may be substituted for the second seminar credit.

*** Some courses with partial UAS content have fewer “UAS credits” than total credits

A minimum of 6 coursework credits must be taken at the 5XX level or higher. Seminar and Capstone credits do not count as coursework credits.

Graduate students are allowed to complete the “UAS Applications & Design” Certificate and advanced undergraduate may elect to complete the “UAS Development & Analytics” Certificate. Although a number of courses are listed in both curricula, any given course can only count towards one of the certificates. If one or more courses listed as required for a particular certificate have already been used to satisfy requirements for the other certificate, courses from the list of electives may be substituted to allow the 15-credit total to be reached. Courses that are cross-listed with both undergraduate & graduate sections cannot be taken at both levels for credit by an individual student.