Why Study / Key Benefits

• Provides aviation management education without requiring students to become pilots.
• Develops organisational, regulatory, safety, technical and business-management knowledge relevant to aviation operations.
• The Aviation Operations major covers airport and airline management, aviation analytics, regulatory frameworks, network planning, disruption management and strategic decision-making.
• Designed in consultation with senior aviation industry professionals.
• Includes a 12-month paid professional-placement opportunity.
• Provides practical experience through Work Integrated Learning.
• Students work on projects based on real aviation-industry problems, including projects associated with organisations such as Qantas and Melbourne Airport.
• Develops skills in airline business strategy, airline operations management, airport planning and management, aviation regulation, airworthiness management and advanced aviation data analytics.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The published indicative structure contains 400 credit points over four years.

Year 1 – 100 credit points

Core units:

• The Global Aviation System and Regulatory Framework – AVA10001
• Essential Aviation Analytical Skills – AVA10011
• Aviation Project: Blue Sky Ideas – AVA10014
• Aviation Safety and Risk Management – AVA10017

Aviation Operations major:

• Aircraft Flight Operations for Managers – AVA10013
• Continuing Airworthiness Management – AVA10016

Elective units are also included.

Year 2 – 100 credit points

Core units:

• Aviation Project: Managing Implementation – AVA20024
• Human Factors in Aviation – AVA20025

Aviation Operations major:

• Airport and Airline Planning: Factors and Outcomes – AVA20028
• Airline Crew Planning and Resourcing – AVA20027
• Airline Market Analysis and Network Planning – AVA20029

Electives are included in the year-two structure.

Year 3 – 100 credit points

Professional placement:

Semester 1:

• Integrated Professional Placement A – Aviation – AVA20016: 25 credit points
• Work Experience in Industry A – WEI20001: 25 credit points

Semester 2:

• Integrated Professional Placement B – Aviation – AVA20017: 25 credit points
• Work Experience in Industry B – WEI20002: 25 credit points

This gives the professional degree its distinctive 12-month workplace component.

Year 4 – 100 credit points

Core units:

• Aviation Capstone 1: Project Planning – AVA30008
• Aviation Capstone 2: Project Implementation – AVA30009

Aviation Operations major:

• Operations and Disruption Management – AVA30014
• Advanced Aviation Analytics and Research Skills – AVA30005
• Current and Future Aviation Technologies and Operational Concepts – AVA30006

Disciplines / Specialisations

The Bachelor of Aviation Management (Professional) currently provides two major choices:

• Aviation Operations
• Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

The programme requested here is the Aviation Operations major.

The Aviation Operations discipline focuses on:

• Airline operations
• Airport management
• Aviation planning
• Aviation safety
• Aviation regulation
• Aviation analytics
• Airworthiness management
• Airline network planning
• Crew planning
• Disruption management
• Aviation technology and operational concepts.

Programme Highlights

• Four-year professional bachelor's degree.
• Aviation Operations major.
• 400 credit points.
• 12-month paid professional placement opportunity.
• Guaranteed Work Integrated Learning component across Swinburne bachelor degrees.
• Industry-connected projects.
• Aviation projects based on real industry problems.
• Exposure to airline and airport operations.
• Aviation analytics and research.
• Aviation safety and risk management.
• Aviation regulatory frameworks.
• Airline market and network planning.
• Airline crew planning and resourcing.
• Operations and disruption management.
• Aviation capstone projects.
• Current and future aviation technologies.
• Professional workplace experience before graduation.

Career Outcomes

Swinburne identifies career opportunities including:

• Aviation regulatory and safety services manager
• Aviation consultant
• Airline ground operations manager
• Airport manager
• Airline operations manager

International Student Visa Requirements

The relevant visa for an international student studying this programme in Australia is generally the Student visa (subclass 500).

The programme has CRICOS code 120881H, and Student visa applicants must have a valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) for a full-time CRICOS-registered course when the visa is decided.

Key requirements include:

• Valid CoE for the registered full-time course.
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), unless an exemption applies.
• Genuine Student requirement.
• English-language evidence where required.
• Financial-capacity evidence where required.
• Identity documentation.
• Health and character requirements where applicable.
• Compliance with Student visa conditions.