DEGREES & PROGRAMS ///
KEY FL = offered on Florida Campus AZ = offered on Arizona Campus ONLINE = offered Online
Arts & Sciences
AEROSPACE PHYSIOLOGY FL The only undergraduate degree of its kind in the nation, this program blends aerospace with life science and leverages Embry-Riddle’s many strengths to take advantage of emerging opportunities in space and biomedicine. Students study how extreme environments influence biological systems, including such things as the impacts of microgravity and radiation. The extensive curriculum prepares them for a variety of opportunities not only in the medical fields but also in research and development to support the aerospace industry’s need for expertise in behavioral neuroscience, stress and fatigue, nutritional biochemistry, pharmacotherapeutics, health and human performance, genomic expression and the human microbiome, among others. Noteworthy: The program is the first undergraduate program of its kind in the nation. APPLIED BIOLOGY AZ This dynamic program, which features 20 hours of open electives, prepares you to pursue a wide range of options, from applying for astronaut training to health sciences, ecology and wildlife science, along with a minor in unmanned aerial systems, human factors psychology or forensic biology. Graduates will have the background and technical skills necessary to apply for admission to graduate/medical school or professional health sciences programs. The Prescott Campus provides an ideal natural laboratory, with nearby ecosystems ranging from desert lowlands to alpine forests, and the 10-year job forecast for biologists shows more growth than any other occupation. Noteworthy: In NASA’s most recent class of astronauts, four of the 12 candidates had a background in biological sciences.
DATA SCIENCE AZ Large employers across all sectors are now recognizing the need for collecting, analyzing and interpreting data in their operations. This has created demand for skilled data scientists in all areas. Graduates of this new degree program will learn the mathematical theory and computing techniques necessary to be successful practitioners in this new field. The program also emphasizes computer programming, data manipulation and an elective domain specialization such as business, cybersecurity, economics or physics. Graduates will be fully prepared to enter careers as Data Scientists, Market Research Analysts and Applied Statisticians, or to pursue advanced degrees.
COMMUNICATION FL ONLINE Aviation, aerospace and business industries require more internal communications specialists, as well as professionals in media and public relations, to relay information clearly and accurately. This program requires you to practice gathering, analyzing and disseminating scientific and technological information. Graduates are skilled in communicating science information to specific and general audiences through a variety of mass media. You’ll be well positioned to work in new and/or converged media — generating blogs, real-time news and audio and video reports for company-run websites or multipurpose online outlets such as Yahoo, Google or social media; or traditional media — such as newspapers, magazines, television and radio. A broadcast meteorology track prepares students for a career as a weather forecaster. Noteworthy: Embry-Riddle students gain valuable experience pitching articles to the media and often see their name in print as freelance authors in national publications.
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS FL AZ
You will use your mathematics and physics knowledge to study galactic, extragalactic and cosmological scales that encompass exoplanets, stars and star clusters, galaxies and quasars. You’ll have access to resources such as the SARA consortium with connections to telescopes at Kitt Peak, Arizona, Cerro Tololo, Chile, and Roque de Los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain. Our faculty have connections to major resources like the Hubble Space Telescope and lead research programs supported by NASA and the National Science Foundation. If you pursue graduate studies, you could be an astronomer at a large research university, a national observatory or a planetarium, head right to work in commercial or military satellite operations or become an observatory technician or science journalist. The 2021 median annual wage for astronomers and astrophysicists was $147,450, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Noteworthy: The Observatory Complex at the Arizona campus has ranked eighth in the nation among the Best College Astronomy Observatories by CollegeRank.net; the 1-meter telescope
Noteworthy: The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 21% growth in Computer and Information Research Scientist jobs from 2021 to 2031, much greater than the average for all occupations.
ENGINEERING PHYSICS FL Embry-Riddle’s Engineering Physics program is one of the largest of its kind in the nation and is the only such program to have a strong emphasis on connecting space science with engineering. Engineering Physics is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, abet.org. The university has a very active research program in space sciences and engineering that is federally and commercially funded. You will participate in hands-on field research as well as computational and modeling research. Our students have participated in sounding rocket launches from Alaska and New Mexico, trips to high altitude and latitude optical installations including Chile and Antarctica, space systems engineering and satellite design, control and dynamics of autonomous vehicles and so much more. Noteworthy: Many of our graduates go on to work for aerospace industry employers like Lockheed Martin, Collins Aerospace, the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) and NASA. Others pursue graduate programs in physics or engineering.
COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS FL
The study and implementation of computational mathematics has
revolutionized various research fields. You’ll pursue a career path with a focus on modeling and simulation. Actuarial science, risk management, statistics, procurement, research and engineering all employ computer modeling to visualize and simulate complex problems to anticipate future activity and advance organizational goals. Our program emphasizes applied mathematics, computing tools and science applications to prepare you for success in this lucrative and growing field. Noteworthy: The Department of Mathematics has one of the most technologically advanced wave tanks in the country, the Nonlinear Wave Lab.
at the Florida campus is the largest university-based research telescope in Florida.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 2023-2024
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