Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Aeronautical Science

Educates and trains professional pilots for careers in the aviation industry, combining flight training with academic preparation and leading to FAA certification as a Commercial, Instrument-Rated pilot, with Professional Pilot or Flight Education tracks.

Aeronautics

A multi-disciplinary program for future aviation leaders, featuring an Aviation Area of Concentration in which students select courses from various aviation-related fields, with up to 40 credit hours awarded for prior aviation training or experience.

Aerospace Engineering

Provides broad exposure to engineering fundamentals focused on mission-oriented vehicles for atmospheric and space flight, with aircraft or spacecraft capstone design options; accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Aircraft Dispatcher

Prepares students for FAA Aircraft Dispatcher certification testing; upon completing the required curriculum and the FAA knowledge test, students are eligible for the FAA Dispatcher Practical Test. The certification is available in conjunction with an undergraduate degree.

Air Traffic Management

Designed for students whose goal is to become an air traffic controller or work in a related industry, providing skills in mathematics, physics, communications, safety, meteorology, and aeronautics consistent with FAA air traffic control tower operations.

Air Traffic Management

Designed to prepare students for immediate entry into the FAA air traffic control tower workforce through coursework and world-class simulation experiences that replicate air traffic terminal operations.

Applied Biology

Provides foundational knowledge across the biological sciences while allowing students to design upper-level coursework to suit their interests, with Environmental Science and Health Science tracks and hands-on laboratory experience using professional-grade equipment.

Applied Meteorology

Provides a practical understanding of the physics and dynamics of the atmosphere using a state-of-the-art meteorology lab, preparing graduates for careers as meteorologists in government, military, or private sectors, or as flight dispatchers.

Astronomy

Prepares students for work in space- and aerospace-related industries, research laboratories, graduate studies, and science education through the study of celestial objects and the Universe, with hands-on experience using the Campus Observatory Complex.

Aviation Business Administration

Educates the next generation of aviation business leaders through experiential learning with industry clients, with concentrations in Airport and Airline Management, Supply Chain Management in Aviation and Aerospace, and Flight Operations and Management.

Business Administration

Provides the skills and knowledge for a wide array of careers in business administration and management, emphasizing communications, quantitative and analytical skills, global awareness, and information technology, with concentrations in Accounting, Finance, or Management.

Computer Engineering

Provides a broad background in computing, programming languages, circuit theory, computer design, telecommunication systems, embedded control systems, and software engineering, with significant project work; accredited by ABET.

Cyber Intelligence and Security

A 30-credit program producing graduates qualified for career paths in private and public sector cyber security, with an advanced understanding of the cyber security issues facing networks, systems, infrastructure, and emerging connected domains.

Cyber Intelligence and Security

Provides the knowledge and skills for entry into cyber security work including cyber analytics, incident response, network security, and operations, built on a core computer science foundation and recognized as an NSA and DHS Center of Academic Excellence program.

Data Science

Emphasizes the acquisition of data, extraction of knowledge from data, and communication of actionable results, joining mathematics, computer science, and statistics, with tracks such as Business/Economics, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Mathematics, Physics, or Psychology.

Electrical Engineering

Provides a broad background in circuit theory, communication systems, computers, control systems, electromagnetic fields, energy systems, and electronic devices, with specialization in avionics appropriate for the aerospace industry; accredited by ABET.

Emergency Response Meteorologist

Prepares graduates for employment as an Emergency Response or Incident Meteorologist, available only to students completing a B.S. in Applied Meteorology, and providing additional knowledge and skills including NIMS certification to support emergency operations centers.

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination

Prepares students for the Certified Fraud Examiner exam and careers investigating economic and financial crime in the business, government, and not-for-profit sectors, with emphasis on accounting, investigation skills, digital forensics, and cybersecurity.

Forensic Biology

Brings together forensics, biology, chemistry, and law to give students the scientific and problem-solving laboratory skills required for forensic science laboratories, law enforcement, health science fields, research, and the justice system.

Forensic Psychology

Applies psychological principles and evidence-based practices to legal issues and processes, developing professionals trained in the science of human behavior and preparing them for graduate programs or work with local and federal agencies.

GIS and Remote Sensing

Prepares students for GIS and remote sensing careers across disciplines that use geospatial data, teaching common GIS and remote sensing workflows through hands-on experience with state-of-the-art software across four GEO courses totaling 12 credit hours.

Global Business and Supply Chain Management

Prepares students with knowledge of the global context of business and critical skills in global logistics and supply chain management, with certificate opportunities in supply chain, program management, and six sigma.

Global Security and Intelligence Studies

Prepares students for careers as intelligence analysts, security managers, emergency managers, and law enforcement, with Intelligence, Chinese and Asian Studies, and Security Management tracks.

Human Factors Psychology

A STEM-designated degree focused on the science of people and technology, studying how humans think, process information, and interact with machines, and preparing students for careers in UX/UI design, aviation and aerospace safety, and human-computer interaction.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

A STEM-designated program combining psychology with data, research, and business strategy to study how human behavior affects workplaces, preparing graduates for careers in HR, consulting, leadership development, training, and talent management.

Mechanical Engineering

A mechanical engineering degree focused on the aerospace platform with primary options in robotics, propulsion, and energy, and senior capstone sequences; accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Safety Science

A 33-credit-hour program providing practical study in aviation safety and occupational safety, producing safety professionals through an Occupational Safety Track and an Aviation Safety Track and a graduate capstone or master's thesis.

Security and Intelligence

A 36-credit-hour program producing competitive graduates for professional service in the intelligence, aviation, military, homeland defense, and corporate security communities, with concentrations in Security, Intelligence, or both.

Simulation Science, Games and Animation

Equips students with a foundation in simulation science, games, and animation through project-based production courses in which they design virtual worlds and user experiences using industry-standard applications and cutting-edge equipment.

Software Engineering

Prepares students for software engineering positions supporting the design and implementation of real-time, embedded, and safety-critical software systems used in aviation, space, and medicine; accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Space Physics

An applied physics program preparing students for graduate studies in physics and astrophysics and for work in space- and aerospace-related industries, with hands-on experience using research-quality equipment and modern sensing techniques.

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

Focusing on commercial and civil drone applications, this degree qualifies graduates as subject-matter experts in UAS data collection, retrieval, editing, display, and delivery, and prepares them as licensed small UAS operators with an FAA Part 107 certificate.