Undergraduate Drone and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Entrepreneurship Emphasis Courses
AVI 200 Commercial Drone Pilot
3 Credits
This course prepares students to take the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exam in commercial drone operations. Students explore FAA regulations to operate small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) for purposes other than hobby and recreation. This course examines the FAA Part 107 UAS classification, certification, and operating rules.
Special Terms and Conditions: AVI 200 is designed to prepare students to take the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Knowledge Test which is required to be eligible to become a certified drone pilot under the FAA’s Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rule (Part 107). Certification is granted by the FAA and not by the University of Arizona Global Campus. It is the student’s responsibility to locate an FAA-approved Testing Center and meet all additional requirements for certification. FAA testing centers are not available outside of the United States or in some U.S. territories. For additional information, please visit https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators.
BUS 362 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
3 Credits
This dynamic course is based on a unique model of entrepreneurial methodology developed by Forbes School of Business and Technology at the University of Arizona Global Campus. Entrepreneurship encompasses imagining the unknown, taking inspired action, and embracing uncertainty to create a new future. It involves the identification, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities to address challenges and to solve problems. Students will learn how to use imagination, creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship to bring new ideas to fruition that inspire others. Students will create a feasible blueprint for a venture opportunity idea of their own. This course will be the beginning of the journey to becoming an entrepreneur.
BUS 433 New Business Strategy
3 Credits
This course is intended to provide prospective entrepreneurs with information and tools for evaluating opportunities for starting a new firm—how to choose markets for entry, when to enter, and what resources and capabilities it will take to enter and provide a platform for future growth.