Program Overview

BSc (Honours) Airline and Airport Management with Foundation Year

Course Summary

Prepare for take-off on this airline and airport management course, learning how to launch your career in this highly specialized and vibrant industry. Develop critical aviation industry skills in sustainability and pricing, and study marketing, digital skills, project and talent management.

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. You'll engage with the industry through expert guest speakers, field trips, and live projects with external organizations.

Modules

Year 1

• Going Global: Introduction to university life, career goal setting, and professional behaviors.
• People, Decisions And Behaviours: Understanding how to influence decision making and the people that make them.
• Preparing For Success: Preparing for further success on the next level of your course, developing skills and knowledge to support your future career.
• Sustainable Innovation: Developing a viable business solution, applying technical, managerial, and creative skills and knowledge.

Year 2

• Applied Academic Skills: Developing academic skills for successful completion of Level 4 and progression to further undergraduate study.
• Finance And Data Interpretation: Introduction to data analysis, accounting concepts, and applications.
• Introduction To The Aviation Industry: Analytical introduction to the structure, fundamentals, and legal frameworks of the airline and airport industry.
• Marketing And Consumer Behaviour For The Aviation Industry: Developing core knowledge and understanding of consumer behavior and supply chain relationships in the international aviation industry.

Year 3

• Airline Operations And Pricing Management: Identifying, analyzing, and understanding key aspects of airline operations and pricing management.
• Personal And Professional Development: Preparing for a career as a professional in festival, entertainment, hospitality, tourism, and aviation management.
• Research Skills: Developing research skills to enable students to successfully design an independent research project.

Year 4

• Consultancy And Enterprise Challenge: Preparing students for a career as a professional in festival, entertainment, hospitality, tourism, and aviation management.
• Safety And Security Management In Aviation: Identifying and analyzing key safety and security issues in the aviation industry.
• Strategic Management For Airline And Airport Development: Developing and applying key strategic management principles and tools to the management and development of airlines and airports.

Future Careers

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

You'll work with specialist airline management simulation software and have access to 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.

Where Will I Study?

You'll 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: 64
• GCSE: English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent, Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalent
• ACCESS: Access to HE Diploma, with at least 45 level 3 credits
• International students: IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent

Fees and Funding

• Home students: Tuition fees for 2026/27 are not yet confirmed. Our tuition fee for UK students on this course in 2025/26 is £5,760 for the foundation year and £9,535 per year for the degree (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)