BSc (Hons) Air Transport with Private Pilot Training
Bachelor's degree
In High Wycombe
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Royal Academy of Dance
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Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
High wycombe
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Duration
3 Years
This course teaches you the practical aspects of flying needed for a variety of air transport roles. Developed with industry professionals, it focuses on trends shaping the aviation industry today and in the future. You will have the chance to go on educational visits and carry out a work placement. You will also benefit from the University’s FNPT II Flight Simulator which you will use during the final year of your studies.
On this programme, you will gain the theoretical and practical pilot training knowledge to attain a Private Pilot's Licence (PPL). The PPL qualification allows you to continue your flying studies at a later date, to achieve a Frozen Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL).
This programme attracts mature students and those currently employed within the industry, offering an opportunity to further their skills and knowledge in the aviation sector and the potential for career advancement.
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About this course
During this course you'll acquire specialist knowledge in airline and airport operations, and have the chance to go on a number of educational visits both in the UK and overseas.
We've developed this programme with industry professionals to focus on trends shaping the aviation industry today and in the future. You'll have the opportunity to go educational visits, and carry out a work placement within the aviation industry. You'll study modules in air cargo operations and ancillary revenue management, as well as aviation finance and economics.
As you develop a deep understanding of the air transport industry you'll finish the course well qualified to pursue a variety of different careers in this field. We'll give you the theoretical and practical pilot training knowledge to attain a Private Pilot's Licence (PPL). The PPL qualification allows you to continue your flying study at a later date, to achieve a Frozen Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL).
When you graduate, you’ll be qualified for jobs in the travel and tourism industry with a range of organisations, particularly those in the civil aviation sector. Some of the larger airline and airport organisations offer a limited number of places on management trainee programmes, while others recruit directly for posts in marketing and operations.
For this course, you'll need at least two A-levels and a GCSE Maths and English at grade C. Our offers usually require a minimum of 96 UCAS points.
Mature students with non-standard qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
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Subjects
- Pilot
- Industry
- Development
- Air Transport
- Security
- Safety
- Airport Operations
- Airline Management
- Airport Marketing
- Research methods
- Economics
Course programme
This module map provides a list of the modules that make up your course.
Each module is worth a specified number of credits (typically either 15 or 30 credits for undergraduate courses). Compulsory (or ‘core’) modules cover key subject knowledge, while ‘option’ modules enable you to develop your own interests. For a full-time course you must take modules worth a total of 120 credits at each level of the course. The number of option modules you can take depends on the number of compulsory modules at each level. You can find more information about how your course is structured via the Academic Advice pages.
Our teaching is informed by research and employer requirements, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the subject area. In addition, where we have insufficient numbers of students interested in an option module, this may not be offered. If an option module does not run, we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.
The modules available on this course are as follows:
Year 1 Modules- Developments of Air Transport Sector
- Air Transport - Security and Safety
- Airline Management
- Airport Operations
- Management, Leadership and Change
- Private Pilot Licence (PPL) Practical Training
- Private Pilot Licence (PPL) Theory
- Structure of the Air Transport Industry
- Airline Crisis and Continuity Management
- Air Cargo Operations
- Airline and Airport Marketing
- Airport Management
- Ancillary Revenue Management
- Employment Research and Planning
- Human Resource Management
- Introduction to Finance and Economics
- Research Methods
- Aviation Finance and Economics
- Aviation in the Global Context
- Business and Enterprise (optional)
- The Future of the Air Transport Industry (optional)
- Human Factors as a Fundamental Concept in Aviation Safety (optional)
- Research Project (optional)
- Strategic Management
- Sustainability Management
Additional information
BSc (Hons) Air Transport with Private Pilot Training
-
Royal Academy of Dance
Master Distance Learning£ 6001-7000 -
Canterbury College
BTEC OnlinePrice on request -
Kilroy's College
Course Distance LearningPrice on request -
Alpha International Training
NVQ OnlinePrice on request -
Duo Training
Course Distance LearningPrice on request -
London Teacher Training College
Course Distance LearningPrice on request -
Nene Learning
Training OnlinePrice on request
See all