B.S. in Space Operations
Students will:
- Create space mission design, planning, or execution relevant to current industry practices.
- Evaluate spacecraft systems, applications, sustainability, and safety practices within the space operations industry.
- Analyze human spaceflight history, life support implications, and training regimens from historical and contemporary programs.
- Analyze space policy development and application to space activity.
- Identify space mission history, program development, and evolution to current trends.
General Education Requirements
For a full description of Embry-Riddle General Education guidelines, please see the General Education section of this catalog. These minimum requirements are applicable to all degree programs.
The general education component of the Space Operations degree follows the general guidelines for ERAU undergraduate programs for a total of 38 credits.
| Communications Theory and Skills (COM 122, COM 219, COM 221) | 9 | |
| Lower-Level Humanities | 3 | |
| Lower-Level Social Sciences (PSY 101) | 3 | |
| Lower or Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Computer Science | 3 | |
| Mathematics (MA 111, MA 112 or equivalent) | 6 | |
| Physical and Life Sciences (PS 113, PS 113L) | 4 | |
| PS/BIO/CHM 100-400 Level Lecture and Laboratory | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 38 | |
Space Operations Core Requirements
| UNIV 101 | College Success | 1 |
| Space Operations Required Courses | 24 | |
| Introduction to Space Flight | ||
| Space Policy and Law - History | ||
| Satellite and Spacecraft Systems | ||
| Fundamentals of Space Policy and Regulation | ||
| Introduction to Space Navigation | ||
| Space Operations Planning and Analysis | ||
| Applied Spaceflight Policy and Regulation | ||
| Senior Space Operations Project | ||
| Choose two courses: | 6 | |
| Planetary and Space Exploration | ||
| Space Transportation System | ||
| Space Station Systems and Operations | ||
| Life Support Systems | ||
| Choose one course: | 3 | |
| Spaceflight and Operations Training | ||
| Russian Space Operations and Technology | ||
| Payloads and Integration | ||
CEC/CS/MA/SE/SYS 300-400 Level Course | ||
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Program Support
| BA 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BA 424 | Project Management in Aviation Operations | 3 |
| BA 452 | Lean Six-Sigma in Aviation and Aerospace | 3 |
| CS 118 | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 3 |
| EGR 115 | Introduction to Computing for Engineers | 3 |
| HF 300 | Human Factors I: Principles and Fundamentals | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| or MA 412 | Probability and Statistics | |
| SF 210 | Introduction to Aerospace Safety | 3 |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
Approved Minor
| Approved Minor | 15-20 | |
Students must declare and complete one approved minor. Total credits in the minor vary, depending on the minor chosen. In cases where individual minor courses are also required by the major, additional open elective credits will become available. Approved minors include:
| Minors | Required Credits |
|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | 20 |
| Aviation Law | 15 |
| Computer Science | 16 |
| Human Factors | 15 |
| Project Management | 15 |
| Systems Engineering | 15 |
Open Electives
| Open elective hours may vary depending on declared minor. | ||
| Open Electives | 4-9 | |
| Total Degree Credits | 120 | |
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| COM 122 | English Composition | 3 |
| BA 125 | Foundations in Business Data Analytics | 3 |
| MA 111 | Pre-Calculus for Aviation | 3 |
or MA 143
|
Precalculus Essentials | |
| SF 210 | Introduction to Aerospace Safety | 3 |
| SP 110 | Introduction to Space Flight | 3 |
| UNIV 101 | College Success | 1 |
| Credits Subtotal | 16.0 | |
| Spring | ||
| MA 112 | Applied Calculus for Aviation | 3 |
or MA 241
|
Calculus and Analytical Geometry I | |
| PS 113 | Introductory Physics I | 3 |
or PS 150
|
Physics for Engineers I | |
or PS 226
|
Physics I | |
| PS 113L | Introductory Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
or PS 226L
|
Physics I Laboratory | |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| HU 14X Elective | 3 | |
| SP 2XX Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 16.0 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| COM 221 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| HF 300 | Human Factors I: Principles and Fundamentals | 3 |
| PS/BIO/CHM 100-400 Level Lecture | 3 | |
| PS/BIO/CHM 100-400 Level Laboratory | 1 | |
| SP 2XX Elective | 3 | |
| Minor/Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 16.0 | |
| Spring | ||
| SP 230 | Space Policy and Law - History | 3 |
| COM 219 | Speech | 3 |
| EGR 115 | Introduction to Computing for Engineers | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
or MA 412
|
Probability and Statistics | |
| Minor/Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 15.0 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| BA 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| SP 300 | Satellite and Spacecraft Systems | 3 |
| HU/SS Lower or Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| SP 3XX Elective (or CEC/CS/MA/SE/SYS 300-400 Level Course) | 3 | |
| Minor/Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 15.0 | |
| Spring | ||
| SP 351 | Fundamentals of Space Policy and Regulation | 3 |
| SP 400 | Introduction to Space Navigation | 3 |
| CS 118 | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 3 |
| BA 452 | Lean Six-Sigma in Aviation and Aerospace | 3 |
| Minor/Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 15.0 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| SP 410 | Space Operations Planning and Analysis | 3 |
| SP 460 | Applied Spaceflight Policy and Regulation | 3 |
| BA 424 | Project Management in Aviation Operations | 3 |
| Minor/Open Elective | 3 | |
| Minor/Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 15.0 | |
| Spring | ||
| SP 490 | Senior Space Operations Project | 3 |
| HU/SS Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Minor/Open Elective | 3 | |
| Minor/Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 12.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 120.0 | |