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Aviation Management (BS) Plan of Study

Credit Hours Required for Bachelor's Degree: 124

The aviation management program is designed for students who are seeking careers in airline management, airport management, or air traffic control. Students in this curriculum study aircraft systems, principles of flight, and basic aircraft science. They also take courses in air traffic control, aviation law, airport management, and air transportation, in addition to a number of general education courses.

Graduates of the first two years of the aviation management program receive an associate of science degree and are qualified to assist in the operation of airlines, airports, and airport service industries. The plan of study below is current for students entering AM in August 2007 or later. Others should see their academic advisors for details.

Semester 1
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
AT 100	Intro to Aviation Tech.	1
AT 106	Basic Aircraft Science	3
POL 101	American Gov. & Pol.	3
ENGL	English Composition Selective	3
MA 159	Pre-Calculus	5
	TOTAL	15

Semester 2
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
AT 144	Fundamentals of Flight Lectures	4
AT 187	Aircraft Propulsion & Ops Systems	4
MA221/223	Calculus	3
COM 114	Speech Communications	3
PSY 120	Elementary Psychology	3
	TOTAL	17


Semester 3
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
AT 233	Ethics and Aviation	3
AT 258*	Air Transportation	3
PHYS 214	The Nature of Physics	3
ECON 251	Microeconomics	3
OLS 252	Hum. Relations in Supervision	3

	TOTAL	15


Semester 4
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
AT 285*	ATC Procedures and Weather	3
ECON 252	Macroeconomics	3
MGMT 200	Introductory Accounting	3
OLS 274	Elements of Supervision	3
Elective	Free Elective	3

	TOTAL	15

Upon completion of the first two years of this program, an associate of science degree in aviation management is awarded. Graduates of the AS degree program in aviation management who wish to pursue a bachelor of science degree will receive additional specialized instruction in accounting, supervision, and economics.

The management option is designed for students seeking a career in airline management, airport management, or air traffic control.

Semester 5
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
AT 300	Global Aviation Systems	3
AT 400	Aviation Professional Issues	1
AT Selective	AT Selective	3
STAT 301T	Elementary Statistical Methods	3
MGMT 201	Mgmt. Accounting I	3
ENGL	English Composition Selective	3
	TOTAL	16

Semester 6
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
AT Selective		6
AT 381	Aviation Security	3
OLS 375	Training for Supervisors	3
MGMT 323/324	Intro to Marketing Analysis	3


TOTAL		15


Semester 7
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
AT 412	Aviation Finance	3
AT 481	Aviation Safety Problems	3
AT Selective		3
Tech Communication Selective Elective	Free elective	3 1
MGMT 455	Legal Bkgrnd. for Bus. I	3
	TOTAL	16


Semester 8
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
AT 438 or AT 451	Airline Operations, Airport Operations	3
AT Selective		3
COM 325	Interviewing	3
Elective	Free Elective	3
AT 475	Aviation Law	3
Globalization Requirement		0
	TOTAL	15

APPROVED SELECTIVE COURSES

The English selective (semester 1) may be completed with ENGL 106 or 108. The English selective (Semester 5) may be completed with ENGL 304, 309, 420, or 421.

The Technical Communications selective (Semester 8) may be completed with any of the following courses: COM 315, COM 320, COM 324, COM 412, or COM 415.

APPROVED AVIATION TECHNOLOGY SELECTIVE COURSE AREAS

All BS degree students must choose one of two available aviation management focus areas, and AT Selective courses (15 credit hours minimum) must come from the focus area selected. Capstone course selection (Semester 8) is based on focus area selection. Students in the airline management focus area must take AT 438. Students in the airport management focus area must take AT 451.

1. AIRLINE MANAGEMENT

All Airline Mgt focus area students must complete:

AT 338 Airline Management

Additionally complete 12 credit hrs from any of the following:

AT 359 Airport Management
AT 369 Air Traffic Control
AT 433 Aviation Internship
AT 451 Airport Operations
AT 459 Airport Manager Certification
COM 253 Introduction to Public Relations
COM 256 Introduction to Advertising
COM 318 Principles of Persuasion
COM 353 Problems in Public Relations
CSR 282 Consumer Relations Management
CSR 331 Consumer Behavior
IT 281 Industrial Safety
IT 345 Automatic Idenification & Data Capture
OLS 284 Leadership Principles
OLS 331 Occupational Safety and Health
OLS 376 Human Resource Issues
OLS 386 Leadership for Organizational Change
OLS 388 Leadership through Teams
OLS 456 Leadership in a Global Environment

Complete an academic minor in Management or End-User Computing Systems

Complete 4 consecutively sequenced foreign language courses in 1 language plus 1 foreign language (ex. FR 101, 102, 201, 202) plus 1 foreign language elective (literature, conversation, level V language, etc.) from the same or a different language. Students who test out of Levels I, II, and/or III of a language may subtitute free electives for each course they test out of; such students must satisfactorily complete the Level IV and the language elective courses.

Complete AT 144, 145, 210, 211, 243, 245, 248, 249, 253 and 254. An FAA commercial/instrument pilot certificate may be presented to establish credit in these courses. Students will be awarded credit using AT 462, Occupational Cert. and Licensure. Such credit will most likely NOT transfer to another institution.

2. AIRPORT MANAGEMENT

All Airport Mgt focus area students must complete:

AT 359 Airport Management
AT 459 Airport Manager Certification

Additional complete 9 credit hrs from any of the following:

AT 338 Airline Mangement
AT 369 Air Traffic Control
AT 433 Airline Internship
AT 438 Airline Operations
COM 253 Introduction to Public Relations
COM 256 Introduction to Advertising
COM 318 Principles of Persuasion
COM 353 Problems in Public Relations
IT 281 Industrial Safety
IT 345 Automatic Identification & Data Capture
IT 434 Transportation Logistics
OLS 284 Leadership Principles
OLS 331 Occupational Safety and Health
OLS 376 Human Resource Issues
OLS 386 Leadership for Organizational Change
OLS 388 Leadership through Teams
OLS 456 Leadership in a Global Environment
POL 223 Introduction to Environmental Policy

Complete an academic minor in Management or End-User Computer Systems.

Complete 4 consecutively sequenced foreign language courses in 1 language (ex. FR 101, 102, 201, 202) plus 1 foreign language elective (literature, conversation, level V language, etc.) from the same or a different language. Students who test out of Levels I, II, and/or III of a language may substitute free electives for each course they test out of; such students must satisfactorily complete the Level IV and the language elective courses.

AVIATION MANAGEMENT GLOBALIZATION REQUIREMENT

Due to the international nature of the aviation industry, all aviation management BS degree students must complete a globalization requirement using any ONE of the following seven methods:

Complete a study abroad term
Complete an internship outside the U.S.
Complete an AT-sponsored study trip (AT 452 & 453)
Provide documentation of having lived/traveled outside the U.S. for at least 90 days after a student's 12 th birthday (does not have to be consecutive)
Complete one of the following courses: COM 224, 303, 424; ECON 368, 370; HTM 372; AGRY 350; CSR 332; OLS 456; POL 130; SOC 338, 341
Complete or place out of the Level IV course in any foreign language.
Participate in an approved international research project that involves at least 5 days of international travel.

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