Bachelor of Science (Hons) -  

 AVIATION MANAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONALS

This one-year, distance learning programme will equip you with a wider knowledge of the aviation business and enhance your leadership and management potential, helping to boost your career prospects.

As you will typically already be working in the industry when undertaking this course, you will benefit from the opportunity to apply your commercial experience and convert it into an academic qualification.

Why study this subject?

Are you already working in the aviation industry and want to bolster your knowledge whilst gaining a degree? This course may be a great fit for you, whilst fitting in around your work.

In the face of technological advances, challenge and disruption alongside the growth of the aviation industry, there is strong demand for capable managers and leaders who possess high-level knowledge and analytical thinking skills who are equipped and able to take businesses and their employees forward.

Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?

The global aviation industry is highly complex and is subject to constant change and challenge in sustaining competitiveness, while offering a safe and efficient passenger experience. Now, more than ever, aviation needs effective and highly capable management and leadership.

BNU's one-year, distance learning Aviation Management for Professionals degree will help broaden your existing understanding of the aviation sector, giving you the specialist knowledge and skills to help prepare you for a successful career within the field of aviation management.

Throughout the course, you will learn from skilled lecturers within the School of Aviation and Security who have a high level of working knowledge based on industry experience. Their tutors will give you the practical, managerial and intellectual skills to use within aviation management roles.

They offer students a supportive and flexible environment in which to develop and be able to apply this with confidence in their workplace. To support distance-learning, all students will have access to their Virtual Learning Environment meaning that those who are often deployed to remote areas have a comprehensive student experience, combined with a flexible approach to tutoring sessions.  

What will you study?

Designed for both early career pilots and also for other aviation industry professionals, this programme will help give you the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to become effective leaders. You will gain a comprehensive grounding in the operational and management knowledge and skills required by employers in the aviation industry.

The main themes covered include:

• operational management
• strategic management
• sustainability and its implications
• financial performance
• airline business and its structure.

How will you be taught and assessed?

This programme is taught completely via their Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and you will not have to attend any workshops at the University; there are no set days or times for you to learn. This will allow you to continue to work within your field whilst also completing your degree from anywhere in the world, and study at times to suit you.

Your online study resources typically include:

• pre-recorded asynchronous lectures
• online discussion boards
• weekly optional live sessions (aimed at research project)

You are also introduced to directed reading, including relevant websites and journal articles that will enable you to apply the concepts covered to the aviation industry. Throughout the course, you will have a personal tutor and additional support from lecturers to assist with your studies.

You will also be required to complete a research project as part of the programme. On top of the online support listed above, students will be allocated a project supervisor, appropriate to the research topic selected, who will advise and support you in the completion of the research project.

There are no exams on this course, and you’ll be assessed entirely by coursework.

What are your career prospects?

On successful completion of this award, students from all backgrounds will find their employment prospects enhanced and their understanding of the multiple facets of aviation management significantly deepened.

Pilots, licensed technicians and air traffic controllers may choose to continue in their roles but in a more senior capacity or move into higher managerial or commercial roles in airlines, airports or related companies.