Air Safety Management
Postgraduate
In Islington
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Islington
Overview This course is for professionals working in the operating, maintenance, support and regulatory sectors of the aviation industry, both civilian and military.The objective of air safety management is to achieve and maintain an acceptable level of safety within the context of increasing air traffic, wider commercial competition and a greater focus on cost consciousness. Successful safety management involves staff at all levels in aircraft operations, aircraft design and manufacture, airports, air traffic control, ground handling and maintenance and private flying.Air safety management is a major challenge, largely because of the rapidly changing regulatory requirements in response to current air safety trends and the forecast of future growth in the aviation industry. There is also a need for businesses to understand the financial implications of improving or not improving, safety performance.MSc Air Safety Management is one of three parallel programmesAir Transport ManagementAir Safety ManagementAircraft Maintenance Management.Scholarships, bursaries and prizes available for this courseCity University London Graduate Loyalty Discount of £2,500 The MSc in Air Safety Management is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society. School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering Entry Requirements: Applicants should be employed in the aviation industry for the duration of the course and should have at least two years of experience in a position of professional responsibility at the time of application. More...
Course Fees: Part-time EU: £13,500 (total cost for 3 years) until 31 May 2016; £14,100 from 1 June 2016 Part-time Non EU: £13,500 (total cost for 3 years) until 31 May 2016;...
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Subjects
- Management
- IT
- Financial
- Industry
- Aviation
- Part Time
- Safety Management
- Financial Training
- On-Air
- IT Management
- Airline Training
- Aviation Training
- Ground handling
Course programme
The course is based on completing nine modules, which are taught over three day periods and held frequently throughout the year. Students are also required to undertake a project in an air safety-related subject.
Students who choose not to complete the project receive a Postgraduate Certificate on successful completion of five modules or a Postgraduate Diploma on successful completion of nine modules.
Core Modules
- Active safety management
- Crisis management
- Safety Risk Management
Electives Modules
- Safety management tools and methods
- Airline operational regulatory compliance
- Human resource management
- Airline operations
- Psychology in aviation management
- Airports and ground handling
- Air accident investigation
- Air transport economics
- Airline maintenance
- Airline business
- Airline marketing
- Airline revenue management and finance
- Developing a business plan
- Financial accounting
- Fleet planning
- Sustainable aviation
- Airworthiness
- Leaders in organisations
- Review of quality, safety and aviation business functions
- Aviation law.
Completion of modules and examinations will lead to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma. The completion of modules, examinations and a dissertation will lead to the award of a Masters degree. Read the full programme specification
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Teaching and Assessment
Teaching
The modules are taught as 3-day short courses. For the MSc degree, the taught component can be completed in one to three years, with the final project taking approximately six months following completion of all the taught modules. Modules are delivered by experts from across the aviation industry and are highly interactive to encourage exchanges of views and experience.
Assessment
Student assessment is made through a combination of coursework and...
Air Safety Management
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