Program Summary
Drone Applications and Technologies - (18 units or more): A.S. Degree Major
Fall Semester 2025
Drone Applications and Technologies
A.S. Degree Major (18 units or more)
Palomar
This program will prepare students to become remote pilots or entrepreneurs in fields that currently deploy Drones / Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in their operations. These fields include environmental science and management, real estate, journalism, search and rescue, agriculture, disaster response and management, and cultural resource management among others. This program will provide students with skills in UAS operations as well as the knowledge necessary to plan, create, and develop a UAS based business.
Program Requirements
Units: 20.0
GCIP 140 OR PHOT 120
3.0
GCIP 140
Photoshop for Digital Imaging I (Active)
3.0 DE
OR
PHOT 120
Digital Photography (Active)
3.0 DE
GCIP 168
Digital Imaging with Drones (Active)
3.0 PO
GCIP 268
Digital Imaging with Drones II (Active)
3.0 PO
GEOG 140
Introduction to Remote Sensing and Drone Data Processing (Active)
3.0 DE
GEOG 120
Digital Earth: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Active)
4.0 DE
BMGT 153
Small Business Entrepreneurship (Draft)
3.0 DE
Elective (select one of the following two courses)
1.0
CE 150
Cooperative Education Internship (Active)
1.0 E DE
OR
CE 100
Cooperative Education (Active)
1.0 E DE
0.0
Select two courses:
Units: 4.0-8.0
GEOG 145
LiDAR Data Processing and GIS Integration (Active)
1.0 DE
GEOG 132
Database Management and Data Acquisition (Active)
4.0 DE
ENGR 126
Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (Active)
4.0 E DE
GCMW 165
Digital Video Design (Active)
3.0 DE
BUS 152
Social Media for Business (Active)
3.0 DE
GCMW 205
Digital Video for Multimedia (Active)
3.0 DE
Total: 24.0-28.0