Southeast Missouri State University’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems prepares students for the fundamentals of UAS including maintenance, customization, acquisition, and commercial use. Rather than building drones from the ground up, students use existing products and adapt them to meet specific needs. The program includes concepts required to be a UAS professional including electronics, mechanical design, and programming. Courses include programming, electrical and electronic systems, mechanical operations, flight, drone design, sensing systems, mission planning, regulations and safety. In this relatively new program, we’ve had several alumni successfully enter careers in the UAS field.