Aviation Management Curriculum

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS

All bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours, inclusive of UD general education and major requirements and any elective courses.

The Aviation Management major includes a set of Aviation Core courses, Foundation courses, and Aviation Industry Electives. The Aviation Core and Foundation courses result in a minimum of 52 credit hours. Additionally, students must also complete a minimum of 9 credit hours of Aviation Industry Electives. This results in a minimum of 61 credit hours.

 

The following Aviation Core courses are required, resulting in a minimum of 31 credits:

  • AVI 121 - Fundamentals of Flight Operations (2) or AVI 131 - Basic Ground School (6) or AVI 132 - Basic Flight Experience (3)
  • AVI 145 - Safety & Ethics in Aviation (1)
  • AVI 214 - Aviation Meteorology (3)
  • AVI 233 - Air Transportation (3)
  • AVI 322 - Aviation Human Capital & Employee Management (3)
  • AVI 333 - Aviation Security & Crisis Management (3)
  • AVI 341 - Aviation Law (3)
  • AVI 349 - Aviation Safety Management (3)
  • AVI 444 - Air Transport Economics & Finance (3)
  • AVI 495 - Aviation Senior Seminar (3)
  • PRF 201 - Career Development Strategies (1)
  • Aviation Practicum (3 cr.) in any combination from the following courses:
    • AVI 485 - Aviation Internship (1-6); or
    • AVI 491 - Independent Study (1-3); or
    • AVI 496 - Aviation Colloquium (1-12)

 

The following Foundation courses are required (21 credits):

  • BAC 201 - Principles of Management (3)
  • BAC 241 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
  • BAC 242 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
  • CIS 166 - Data Analysis (3) or ECON 160 - Social Science Data Analysis (3)
  • COM 210 - Interpersonal Communication (3) or BAC 324 - Leadership & Motivation (3) or BAC 332 - Negotiation & Conflict Management (3)
  • ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
  • MATH 230 - Statistics (3)

 

Students are required to take a minimum of 9 credits from the following Aviation Industry Electives:

  • AVI 234 - Procedures & National Airspace System (3)
  • AVI 329 - UAS Operations (3)
  • AVI 337 - Airport Management (3)
  • AVI 344 - Corporate Aviation (3)
  • AVI 346 - Airline Management (4)
  • AVI 348 - Fixed Base Operations (3)
  • AVI 404 - Air Traffic Operations & Management (3)
  • AVI 434 - Human Factors (3)

 

The Aviation Management minor consists of the following required courses, resulting in a minimum of 21 credits:

  • AVI 121 - Fundamentals of Flight Operations (2) or AVI 131 - Basic Ground School (6)
  • AVI 145 - Safety and Ethics in Aviation (1)
  • AVI 233 - Air Transportation (3)
  • BAC 241 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
  • AVI 322 - Aviation Human Capital & Employee Management (3) or AVI 333 - Aviation Security & Crisis Management (3)
  • AVI 349 - Aviation Safety Management (3)
  • Must take a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses:
    • AVI 234 - ATC Procedures & the National Airspace System (3)
    • AVI 337 - Airport Management (3)
    • AVI 344 - Corporate Aviation (3)
    • AVI 346 - Airline Management (4)
    • AVI 348 - Fixed Base Operations (3)