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UAS Engineering Certificate

Get ahead of your competition with a certificate in a groundbreaking engineering field.

A graduate certificate in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Engineering will put you at the fore-front of one of the fastest-growing technical fields in modern history. Training that focuses on detailed, aerospace topics provides high-level engineers more opportunities to advance their careers and command greater salaries.

Program type:
Certificate - Graduate
Format:
On Campus or Online
Est. time to complete:
1 year
Credit hours:
9
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Why earn a drone certificate?

The University of North Dakota is the place to be for UAS. The New York Times called our Grand Forks campus “the Silicon Valley of unmanned aircraft systems,” and students here regularly have the chance to interact with small and large UAS companies such as:

  • Northrup Grumman
  • General Atomics
  • Rockwell Collins
  • SkySkopes

Our students benefit from a curriculum high on hands-on, real-world UAS experience. Systems engineering curriculum well-suited for a broad spectrum of engineers — including mechanical, electrical and robotic — as well as aerospace and computer science majors.

UAS Engineering Certificate at UND

  • Credits earned in the certificate program may transfer into the master's program to pursue the M.S. or M.Eng. in Systems Engineering. 

  • Take classes on campus or participate in classes online as they happen - this program is designed to fit your lifestyle.

  • Certificates provide high return on your educational investment through upward mobility, plus it allows you new opportunities to lead in multiple careers.

Drone Certificate Careers

Receiving the UAS Engineering graduate certificate will prepare you for a broad spectrum system engineering work — including mechanical, electrical and robotic engineering.

Popular job titles for those with an UAS Engineering certificate include:

  • Drone Engineer
  • Field Applications Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Robotics Engineer
  • UAV Designer

UAS Engineering Certificate Courses

ENGR 590. Special Topics in Engineering. 1-6 Credits.

Investigations of special topics in energy engineering dictated by students and faculty interests. Repeatable. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Repeatable.

EE 511. Power Electronics. 3 Credits.

Principles of power electronics switching control circuits. Including AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC converters, their harmonics and filtering techniques, and their application in switching power supplies, electric drives, renewable energy systems, etc. Prerequisite: EE 321 or consent of instructor. On demand.

GEOG 474. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). 2 Credits.

An introductory course that examines the digital representation, manipulation, and analysis of geographic data, with emphasis on the analytical capabilities that GIS brings to bear on the solution of geographic problems. Prerequisites: GEOG 471 and 471L or equivalent or consent of instructor. Corequisite: GEOG 474L. F,S.

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UAS at UND

Knowledge To Lead

SkySkopes and UND have partnered to bring students to the field working directly with unmanned aerial vehicles.

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