Program Overview

Airline and Airport Management (Top-up) (Online) BA (Hons)

Overview

From check-in, security and consumer shopping, to managing passengers, VIP lounges and boarding, you walk in the passenger’s shoes to meet the demands of existing and future travellers in a highly competitive market.

Course Details

Core Modules

• Global Aviation Challenges
  • Consider the aviation industry's increasingly complex infrastructure, examining the impact of emerging commercial opportunities and challenges from flexibility and sustainability imperatives.
  • Analyse and question theories of modernity and best practice in the consumption of aviation business within macro and regional variabilities.
  • 30-credit module.
• Independent Project
  • Conduct a business project related to your subject area, allowing you to demonstrate your capability in undertaking an individual piece of research.
  • May be an investigation of a practical business issue, a relevant issue of academic interest, or a live problem-solving project.
  • 30-credit module.
• Safety Operations and Governance
  • Explore management issues and decision making connected to safety operations and governance.
  • Focus in-depth on safety management, workplace safety and best practice for civil aviation.
  • Exposure to complex real-world scenarios allows you to develop your problem-solving skills.
  • 30-credit module.
• Service Driven Trends in Aviation
  • Passenger experience is critical to the aviation industry, with a competitive market meaning organisations must provide elevated services to succeed.
  • Explore how civil aviation providers adapt to meet the priorities of their customers.
  • 30-credit module.

How You Learn

• Lectures, seminars, guest speakers, tutorials and workshops.
• Online discussion and debates, developing solutions to strategic challenges in aviation using real-world scenarios, creative dialogue, industry insights, and field visits where possible.

How You Are Assessed

• Variety of interactive and innovative ways, including presentations, debates, peer reviews, co-creation of assets and essays.
• Apply much-needed skills at the operational and managerial level in aviation.

Entry Requirements

• Foundation degree or Higher National Diploma (or equivalent) in a business or tourism-related subject.
• Indicate your point of entry as Year 3 when applying through UCAS.

Employability

• Career opportunities in aviation, including airports, airlines or third-party work, with roles such as:
  • Aeroplane manufacturing
  • Air crew
  • Air traffic control
  • Airfield operations
  • Airline operations
  • Airline training
  • Airport director
  • Airport manager
  • Airport operations
  • Airport security manager
  • Aviation regulation
  • Baggage handling
  • Border agency
  • Cargo management
  • Commercial aircraft worthiness
  • Freight companies
  • IT services
  • Marketing
  • Meteorologist
  • Procurement

Learning Platform

• Virtual learning environment (VLE) is the platform used to access your online course.
• Benefits include:
  • Accessible on smartphone, tablet and computer.
  • Available anytime, allowing you to plan your learning to fit your own schedule.
  • Easy to use and navigate.
  • Modules set out by topics and themes.
  • Progress bar to understand where you are in your modules and appreciate your achievements.
  • Support to become familiar with your VLE, helping you to start learning quickly.
  • Feedback, help and guidance from tutors throughout your course through the VLE.
  • Live activity feed to keep you updated about your course.

Full-time

• Entry to academic year: £9,510 a year.
• £1,585 for each 20 credits.
• Length: 1 year.
• UCAS code: N83A BA/AAMTopO.
• Start date: January or September.

Part-time

• Entry: £4,635 (120 credits).
• £772.50 for each 20 credits.
• Length: 1-2 years.
• Attendance: 100% online.
• Start date: January or September.