Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)
Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)
Develop a broad awareness of the global aviation industry, gain experience as you study and become an aviation manager. RMIT’s Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation) focuses on the operational, managerial and planning aspects of airlines, airports, and associated industries. You will gain a comprehensive appreciation of the aviation operating environment,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Develop a broad awareness of the global aviation industry, gain experience as you study and become an aviation manager.
RMIT’s Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation) focuses on the operational, managerial and planning aspects of airlines, airports, and associated industries.
You will gain a comprehensive appreciation of the aviation operating environment, and develop leadership, business, analytical and problem solving skills, enabling you to solve real problems in the aviation workplace.
Developed with input from key stakeholders in the aviation industry, you will learn from aviation experts and benefit from RMIT’s long standing relationships and extensive expertise in aviation education and research.
Tailor your studies to your career goals
You will be able to tailor your aviation studies to suit your interests and career goals. Study airline and airport operations, aviation management, aircraft maintenance, human factors, aviation safety and security, and business analytics.
A capstone experience will provide you with hands-on, industry experience so you will graduate job-ready. The aviation industry project will provides you with the opportunity to apply your industry knowledge and undertake a project focusing on a real-world aviation industry problem or issue.
Career
The Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation) will prepare you for a range of operational, managerial and planning roles in the global aviation industry.
Professionals in the aviation industry are in demand, not only in Australia, but across the globe. With a rapidly growing population that seeks to travel internationally, the need for well-planned and managed airlines, airports and related organisations will become even more important.
Graduates may choose to embark on professional careers in the following areas:
airline operations planning and management
airline maintenance management and supervision
airport landside operations
airport airside operations
airport planning and management
aviation safety management
airline strategies, finance, and traffic data
human factors concepts and applications.
RMIT graduates are highly employable and have gone on to have successful aviation careers in a range of organisations including:
Jetstar Group
Qantas Airways
Australian Defence Force
Airservices Australia
Virgin Australia Airlines
Regional Express.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
