Program Overview

BSc (Honours) Airline and Airport Management

Course summary

Prepare for take-off on this airline and airport management course – learning how to launch your career in this highly specialised and vibrant industry.

How you learn

Our teachers have held senior positions in airline and airport management – bringing a wealth of aviation case studies to support your learning. They’re actively involved in applied and impactful research, so you’ll get to understand the latest trends in the global aviation industry.

At every level of the course, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the industry. Thanks to our extensive network of external partners, you’ll enhance your learning through expert guest speakers and field trips.

You learn through

• Lectures, seminars and workshops
• Field trips and site visits
• Talks and resources developed by our accrediting bodies
• Live projects with external organisations
• Independent study and group work

Modules

Year 1

• Applied Academic Skills
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
  • Aims: Students will develop academic skills for successful completion of Level 4 and progression to further undergraduate study, and skills for lifelong learning.
• Finance And Data Interpretation
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
  • Aims: This module introduces the fundamental aspects of data analysis, accounting concepts and applications.
• Introduction To The Aviation Industry
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: Coursework 60% Practical 40%
  • Aims: The module will provide an analytical introduction to the structure, fundamentals and legal frameworks which characterises and governs airlines and airports nationally and internationally.
• Marketing And Consumer Behaviour For The Aviation Industry
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
  • Aims: Students will develop the core knowledge and understanding of consumer behaviour and the supply chain relationships in the international aviation industry.

Year 2

• Airline Operations And Pricing Management
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: Coursework 70% Practical 30%
  • Aims: The aim of this module is to enable students to identify, analyse and understand the key aspects of airline operations and pricing management and their implications for successful airline management.
• Personal And Professional Development
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
  • Aims: The aim of this module is to provide opportunities for students to prepare for and experience work environment(s) relevant to their sector and reflect on and hone personal and professional skills relevant to graduate employment.
• Research Skills
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
  • Aims: The aim of this module is to develop students’ research skills to enable them to successfully design an independent research project.

Year 3

• Consultancy And Enterprise Challenge
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: Coursework 70% Practical 30%
  • Aims: To prepare students for a career as a professional in festival, entertainment, hospitality, tourism and aviation management by providing an opportunity to work on a company-based project or their own venture.
• Strategic Management For Airline And Airport Development
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
  • Aims: Students will develop and apply the key strategic management principles and tools to the management and development of airlines and airports.
• Safety And Security Management In Aviation
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 30% Practical 70%
  • Aims: This module will enable students to identify and analyse the key safety and security issues in the aviation industry and critically examine how airlines and airports manage such issues.

Future careers

The UK aviation industry is the third largest globally and supports the development of many industries and trade in general. The course prepares you for a number of aviation roles including

• regulatory authorities
• safety management
• security management
• airline strategy, marketing and sales management
• airline operations management
• airfield design, safeguarding and regulatory compliance
• airport systems, planning and development
• airport operations management
• corporate social responsibility
• air cargo operations and logistics management
• airspace and air traffic management
• aviation management consultancy

Equipment and facilities

On this course, you work with specialist airline management simulation software.

We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Entry requirements

• UCAS points: 112-120
• GCSE: English language or literature at grade C or 4, Maths at grade D or 3
• GCSE equivalents: Level 2 Literacy or Functional Skills Level 2 English, Level 2 Numeracy or Functional Skills Level 2 Maths

Fees and funding

• Home students: Tuition fees for 2026/27 are not yet confirmed. Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year).
• International students: Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2026/27 is £18,000 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year)