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Aviation Technology

Academics

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Courses

The MS in technology consists of 30 credit hours of coursework plus 3 credit hours of Directed Project or 6 credit hours of thesis. 

NOTE - the courses listed below are only those offered specifically through Aviation Technology.  To view the complete listing of College of Technology graduate courses available please click on the link below.

For current and future course schedules go to Purdue Course Schedule or check with the College of Technology Graduate Program.

Required Graduate Courses for Aviation Specialization

  • AT 581D Systems Theory
  • AT 581E Research Seminar
  • STAT 501 Statistics I
  • TECH 646 Analysis of Research in Industry
  • AT598 Directed Project or AT698 Thesis Research

Optional Aviation-Emphasis Graduate Courses

  • AT 520 Operational Assessment and Improvement
  • AT 521 Resource Analysis and Optimization
  • AT 572 Human Error
  • AT 573 Managing the Risk of Organizational Accidents
  • AT 574 Concepts of Aviation Human Factors
  • AT 581B Transportation Security Operations
  • AT 581C Safety System Theory and Practice
  • AT 581G Multicultural Issues in Team Operations
  • AT 581N Security Risk Analysis and Reduction
  • AT 581S Aviation Issues in a Global Context
  • AT 581V Applied Research Design
  • AT 581Z Aviation Financial Performance Analysis