Advanced Air Mobility Autonomous Operations

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Students can earn a MicroCertificate to gain skills for their job and improve their resume. 

Program Overview

The 6-credit hour Graduate MicroCertificate in Advanced Air Mobility Autonomous Operations is open to any student with an accredited bachelor’s degree. Students will gain the specialized knowledge and skills obtained in FAA Remote Pilot certification. Students will learn how to perform complex autonomous missions, create and track effectiveness of complex mission plans and build effective models to meet standard industry use cases.

This MicroCertificate, which can be added to your resume, is one step in an educational pathway that could lead to a master’s degree.

With the MS in Operations Management and the MS in Engineering Management, you can start with a two-course MicroCertificate, continue with additional MicroCertificates or four-course Graduate Certificates, then apply all courses to a 10-course graduate degree. You can obtain your first credential in as little as eight weeks.

 

Advanced Air Mobility Autonomous Operations MicroCertificate Curriculum

6 credit hours

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! These are considered graduate classes and you will receive graduate level credit for the courses you take toward the certificate.

Only courses completed within six years of certificate completion will count toward the certificate.

To be admitted, you must have a conferred bachelor degree from a regionally accredited institution with at least 60 graded credit hours. You must also have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better, OR a 2.5 or better GPA in the last 60 credit hours. The GRE is not required for admission.

The application fee is free if you are currently enrolled as a graduate student. Otherwise, the fee is $30.

Micro-certificates are not shown on the diploma, but are listed on a student’s transcript upon completion.  Students do not receive a certificate in the mail upon completion of a micro-certificate, like they do for Graduate Certificates or Master’s degrees.