The degree of Bachelor of Aviation is offered by the Faculty of Science with input from the Faculty of Engineering.

The aim of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to prepare for a career in the aviation industry. Program 3980 is a Flying stream which allows students the opportunity for flight training. A Management stream is also offered which prepares students more specifically for careers in the managerial sector of the aviation industry - for this Management stream, please refer to program 3981 in this Online Handbook.

Both streams consists of a core courses selected from the Faculties offering the program together with a range of options. The Flying stream additionally includes flight training to a minimum level of Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL) with additional flight training options available dependent upon student progress and requirements. It should be noted that due to the block training nature of the flight training program, teaching periods might not correspond to standard academic sessions.

This program aims to prepare students for a career in flying, as a pilot.

PLUS 12 units of credit from:

Further electives (totalling 6 UOC)

PLUS one of the following AVIA courses:

PLUS choose an additional units of credit for a Stage 3 total of 48 from:

PLUS electives up to 6 UOC

Choose one of the following:

Students in this program must satisfy the University's General Education requirements. For further information, please refer to General Education in the Table of Contents (see left hand side of this page).

A total of 144 units of credit including 12 units of credit of General Education (see below) are required for the completion of the Bachelor of Aviation (3 year degree).

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html