ERAU Aerospace Studies

Aerospace Studies is a unique interdisciplinary degree that lets individuals chart their own course to success, combining a minor in an aviation/aerospace related field with two other areas of study. The program was developed specifically as a response to calls by American corporate leaders for graduates who understand and connect technological expertise with broader knowledge of communications, business, psychology, and many other fields. The degree serves as excellent preparation for careers or for graduate and professional programs such as law, safety, computer science, and space studies.

The Aerospace Studies major includes general education, core courses, elective minors and a capstone experience (either a senior thesis or a co-op in industry). For the core requirements, students connect three minor areas of study in a meaningful way by choosing from courses in the humanities, geography, international studies, philosophy and ethics, and psychology. Then, students create a specialized program by choosing three minors; the only requirement is that at least one minor must be in an area related to aviation or aerospace. By combining three minors, students design their own degree program.

• Combinations such as security or air traffic control with psychology and safety, or space studies with computer science and psychology are useful to the aerospace industry.
• Minors in the business areas give students practical knowledge that combines well with the more technical areas.
• A minor in Asian Studies or Security will add an international component to the degree.

Aerospace Studies majors can expand their education through an internship or co-op. some recent examples include positions in Flight Safety with American Airlines, Launch Operations with Boeing Company, as a Safety Intern with the NTSB, or as an Aviation Production Assistant with Angel City Air.

For the most detailed, up-to-date academic information about the Aerospace Studies program, download a copy of the Embry-Riddle catalog at

http://www.aviationcollegeembryriddle.com/catalogs