{"id":10583,"date":"2025-11-12T16:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=10583"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:09:42","slug":"aviation-uncrewed-aircraft-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/engineering\/aviation-uncrewed-aircraft-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Aviation \u2013 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10583\" class=\"elementor elementor-10583\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b485f5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b485f5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5518c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5518c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac4762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cac4762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">B.S. in Uncrewed Aircraft Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c82a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9c82a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b93e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6b93e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeacc2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eeacc2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000394c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"000394c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad6a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cad6a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">B. S. in Aviation Management, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (AUSM) Concentration\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ac870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"36ac870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc78d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc78d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We offer a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management: Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) where students earn their Part 107 Remote Pilot certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well as education for Part 108 UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) and Part 146 Automated Data Service Providers programs. Students with these degrees can craft careers in the rapidly expanding and far reaching UAS commercial, public safety and military aviation industries.<\/p><p>This new program is designed to meet the rapidly growing demand for drone pilots in the booming $82 billion uncrewed aircraft industry through FAA-aligned training, hands-on research, and industry partnerships. The program includes 120 credit hours over four years. Hampton\u2019s program prepares students for roles in FAA regulations, flight operations, data collection, and systems integration.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ec24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"86ec24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3779f87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3779f87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad9135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ad9135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Drone pilots are making around $100,000 as of 2025. They can expect successful careers within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other aviation companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb799cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cb799cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5ac77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c5ac77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hampton University is a proud member of the<strong> United States Air Force&#8217;s University Affiliated Research Center (UARC)<\/strong> for Tactical Autonomy. Through this, AUSM students will contribute to federally funded projects in AI, remote sensing, and autonomous flight. The AUSM program will prioritize outreach to STEM-based public high schools in Hampton Roads, as well as statewide technical community colleges, to build a highly skilled autonomy pipeline.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad56e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ad56e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be09b28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be09b28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b140c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62b140c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b722840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b722840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The university is also a member of the <strong>FAA UAS-Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI)<\/strong> along with an elite network of academic partners recognized for their rigorous UAS training standards. 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Combined with a strong liberal arts background, the aviation program prepares students to participate in building the future of the aviation industry. The Department also prepares its students to be professionals by demonstrating the value of life-long learning through research projects and the value of service to the University, aviation profession, and community.<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The Department of Aviation is committed to providing high-quality aviation education for all its students with faculty actively involved in advancing the aviation community as a whole. We strive to prepare students for meaningful aviation careers within government and the aerospace industry, and to instill a strong sense of social awareness and responsibility to the public. The Department of Aviation has established itself as a high-quality Bachelor of Science degree program with a national reputation for outstanding graduates.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfeaa13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cfeaa13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae0754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cae0754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROGRAM OBJECTIVES &amp; GOALS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfa3c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0cfa3c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804cfb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"804cfb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"> Provide an educational setting and methodology that prepares graduates to compete for meaningful careers within the field of aviation.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Provide an atmosphere conducive to the encouragement of analytical thought appropriate for professional and administrators in aviation.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Encourage and develop student growth as responsible, perceptive citizens, imbued with the distinctive ethical code and culture of Hampton University.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Encourage participation in national organizations, which will provide graduates with a network of support for their chosen career path.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">To facilitate intern\/cooperative opportunities for students with the Aviation industry.<\/div>\n<div 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