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Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, are employed across scientific research, farming, defense, and insurance sectors. Their applications span from delivering goods to performing emergency rescues. Businesses seek drone specialists to navigate policies, regulations, and airspace usage.
The Unmanned Aerial Systems major explores the complete drone ecosystem, covering operations, engineering, regulations, sensor technology, and business aspects. Students gain insights into drone construction and integration into aviation frameworks, focusing on safety protocols and legal requirements.
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute ranks among Purdue University's ten academic colleges. It emphasizes collaborative laboratory experiences where students experiment, disassemble, and reassemble components with improvements. Learning occurs alongside industry-experienced professors who excel at merging theoretical concepts, creativity, and practical implementation. Within this dynamic setting, education is hands-on—developing both specialized technical expertise and the problem-solving, analytical, communication, and leadership capabilities valued by employers.
Students must have completed a high school or have earned 11 or fewer semester credit hours at another college after high school graduation. TOEFL – 80 iBT or higher - In general, while subscores are generally 20 or higher per section. IELTS - In general, applicants have an overall score of 6.5 or higher with at least a 6.0 in each section.
January 15: Regular Decision Application Deadline.