Program Overview

Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management

The Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management provides aviation professionals with the skills and knowledge to be effective in a contemporary aviation environment. This online program is a pathway for those without an undergraduate qualification to bolster their professional qualifications or progress to study the Master of Aviation Management.

Program Details

• Commencing Terms: Term 1, 2 & 3
• Duration: 1 Year(s)
• Delivery Mode: Online
• Campus: Kensington
• Codes: Program code 5741, CRICOS code (not specified)

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement to the Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management is at least 1 year of relevant industry experience. There are three entry groups to the GradDip AvMgmt, determined by the applicant's years of industry experience. Each entry group offers different amounts of advanced standing and therefore the total UOC to complete at UNSW is different for each group.

Entry Groups

• Group 1:
  • Degree Required?: No
  • Industry Experience Required?: Minimum 5 years
  • Max Advanced Standing (UOC): 24
  • Total UOC required to complete at UNSW: 24
  • Total UOC Accumulated to Graduate: 48
• Group 2:
  • Degree Required?: No
  • Industry Experience Required?: Minimum 2 years or completed advanced flying experience to ATPL
  • Max Advanced Standing (UOC): 12
  • Total UOC required to complete at UNSW: 36
  • Total UOC Accumulated to Graduate: 48
• Group 3:
  • Degree Required?: No
  • Industry Experience Required?: Minimum 1 year
  • Max Advanced Standing (UOC): 0
  • Total UOC required to complete at UNSW: 48
  • Total UOC Accumulated to Graduate: 48

English Language Requirements

You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments, and examinations.

Program Structure

The Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management is comprised of a suite of courses designed to support professionals with the skills and knowledge to be effective in a contemporary aviation environment. Students can choose up to 48 units of credit (UOC) of courses from a suite designed and delivered by aviation industry and academic experts.

Prescribed Electives

• AVIA5001 Law and Regulations in Aviation (6 UOC)
• AVIA5003 Aviation and Security (6 UOC)
• AVIA5005 Airline Resource Management (6 UOC)
• AVIA5006 Airport Planning (6 UOC)
• AVIA5007 Airport Operations Management (6 UOC)
• AVIA5008 Air Traffic Management (6 UOC)
• AVIA5009 Airline Corporate Management (6 UOC)
• AVIA5015 Safety Management Systems (6 UOC)
• AVIA5016 Flight Data Analytics (6 UOC)
• AVIA5017 Human Factors in Transportation Safety (6 UOC)
• AVIA5018 Aviation Human Factors (6 UOC)
• AVIA5020 Aviation Research Project (6 UOC)
• AVIA5022 Aircraft Accident Investigation Techniques (6 UOC)
• AVIA5030 Aviation, Tourism and Sustainable Development (6 UOC)
• AVIA5031 Sustainable and Advanced Aviation (6 UOC)
• AVIA5032 Practical Data Analysis for Aviation Managers (6 UOC)
• AVIA5036 Aviation Policy (6 UOC)
• AVIA5037 Airline Operations and Delay Management (6 UOC)
• AVIA5039 Airworthiness for Transport Category Aircraft (6 UOC)
• AVIA5040 Safety Risk Management (6 UOC)

Articulation

The graduate diploma provides an articulation pathway into the Master of Aviation Management. After completing the Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management, provided you have achieved a WAM of >65, youll only need to complete a further 48 units of credit including a research project to complete the masters degree.

Future Careers

A career in aviation management can take many forms and provides the opportunity to work and travel overseas. Aviation management graduates are hired by airlines and related organisations such as airports, government agencies, tourism authorities, freight forwarders, and airport ground handling companies.

Potential Careers

• Airline marketing
• Flight operations management
• Aviation economics
• Aviation law and regulations
• Aviation safety
• Aviation security
• Corporate planning
• Fleet planning
• Schedule planning
• Flight operations
• Air traffic management
• Aircraft engineering
• Airport management

Fees & Scholarships

• 2026 Indicative First Year Full Fee: $37,500
• 2026 Indicative Full Fee to Complete Degree: $37,500
• UNSW awards over $83 million in scholarships each year to reward excellence and make university accessible to students from all walks of life.