Aviation Management - 8741
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Contact: www.aviation.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 96
Award(s):
Master of Aviation Management
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Program Description
The MAvMgmt is offered entirely through distance education. The online courses are delivered through a secure learning and teaching website. Students do not need to attend any on-campus activities.
The program is 96 units of credit (or 2 years full-time equivalent) and can be studied on a full-time or part-time basis. Students with appropriate education and/or professional experience may be eligible for advanced standing and may then complete the degree in less time. Students with full-time employment are recommended to undertake a part-time study load.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
- Graduates will be equipped with a breadth and depth of generic and disciplinary knowledge and skills which can be applied to a range of complex contexts;
- Graduates will have developed an understanding of enquiry-based learning and demonstrate analytical skills;
- Graduates will have developed an advanced level of critical thinking and problem solving skills in a management context within the aviation industry;
- Graduates will have an awareness of contemporary issues within the aviation industry.
- Developed an advanced knowledge of and ability to apply research principles, methods and skills through completion of an independent research project in the Aviation area.
Program Structure
Compulsory Course
Elective Courses
- AVIA5001 Law and Regulation in Aviation (6 UOC)
- AVIA5003 Aviation and Security (6 UOC)
- AVIA5004 Av. Safety&Accident Prevention (6 UOC)
- AVIA5005 Airline Operational Management (6 UOC)
- AVIA5006 Airport Planning (6 UOC)
- AVIA5007 Airport Operations Management (6 UOC)
- AVIA5008 Air Traffic Management (6 UOC)
- AVIA5009 Airline Corporate Management (6 UOC)
- AVIA5015 Safety Management Systems (6 UOC)
- AVIA5017 Human Factors in transport (6 UOC)
- AVIA5018 Aviation Human Factors (6 UOC)
- AVIA5022 Aircraft Accident Invest. Tech (6 UOC)
- AVIA5024 Flight Deck Ops for Adv. Trans (6 UOC)
- AVIA5030 Aviation & Tourism (6 UOC)
- AVIA5032 Econometrics in Aviation (6 UOC)
- AVIA5035 Airport Economics, Mgmt&Policy (6 UOC)
- AVIA5037 Airline Operation & Delay Mgmt (6 UOC)
- AVIA5039 Airworthiness (6 UOC)
- AVIA9101 SRM: Human Performance (6 UOC)
- AVIA9201 SRM: Physical Hazards (6 UOC)
Academic Rules
- The minimum UoC required for the program is 96 UoC.
- Students who receive advanced standing or credit transfer must still complete a minimum of 48 UoC at UNSW, including the 6 UoC Research Project.
- The Research Project is compulsory for all students.
- Students who have completed 48 UoC of the program (excluding credit received from advanced standing or credit transfer) may be eligible to transfer to program 5741 Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management.
- Students who have completed 24 UoC of the program (excluding credit received from advanced standing or credit transfer) may be eligible to transfer to program 7449 Graduate Certificate in Aviation Management, and graduate with that qualification.
Fees
Admission Requirements
There are four entry groups for the MAvMgmt. The groups are determined by the discipline of the applicant's undergraduate degree, and years of industry experience (if applicable).
Each entry group offers different amounts of advanced standing and therefore the total UoC to complete at UNSW is different for each group. Please refer to the table below:
Entry Criteria | |||||
Entry Group | Degree | Industry Experience (years) | Max Advanced Standing (UoC) | Total UoC to Complete at UNSW | Total UoC Accumulated to Graduate |
1 | Bachelor of Aviation (Honours) | N/A | 48 | 48 | 96 |
Bachelor of Aviation | min 2 | ||||
Bachelor in Cognate Area | min 2 | ||||
Bachelor in Non-Cognate Area | min 5 | ||||
2 | Bachelor of Aviation | min 0.5 | 36 | 60 | 96 |
Bachelor in Cognate Area | min 0.5 | ||||
Bachelor in Non-cognate Area | min 2 | ||||
3 | Bachelor in Non-cognate Area | min 0.5 | 24 | 72 | 96 |
4 | Bachelor in Non-cognate Area | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 |
Cognate degrees include those from any of the following disciplines:
- Aviation
- Science
- Engineering
- Psychology
- Management
- Economics
- Commerce
- Advanced flying training (e.g. any holder of Command Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot Licence or Air Transport Pilot Licence)
- Air traffic controller
- Aviation legal practitioner
- Airline captain, first officer, second officer or line pilot
- Business strategy analyst
- Defence force personnel
- Flying instructor
- Flight attendant
- Flight scheduler
- Human factors analyst
- Licence aircraft maintenance engineer, aircraft technician
- Managerial role
- Marketing and sales personnel
- Network planner
- Police and fire fighters
- Research analyst
- Revenue analyst
- Flight dispatcher and load controller
- Flight safety operations and risk management personnel
- Evidence of Completion of UG degree (Testamur)
- Academic Transcript
- CV
- Evidence of work in Aviation industry and years of experience
Resources Required by Students
For more information on system requirements, please visit teaching.unsw.edu.au/students.
Area(s) of Specialisation