Course summary
This course is designed for ambitious professionals. If you already work in the aviation industry and want to advance your career, the Executive MSc can help you move into a more senior position. If you are thinking of changing career and moving into air transport management, this course gives you the essential skills and knowledge to do so. The delivery of this course is designed to fit around your work schedule. You will benefit from expert teaching, as well as opportunities to network and collaborate with like-minded professionals. Our connections with the air transport and tourism industries also give you the chance to develop your professional contacts. Located within 30 minutes of Heathrow Airport, we also host valuable air transport research and education resources, including The Heathrow Archive and Heathrow Exhibition. This practical Masters in Air Transport Operations is delivered in four-day blocks across the weekend. It allows you to study while keeping up with your work commitments. The course offers important benefits for those aspiring to higher management roles. By examining the industry from a global perspective, the course will improve your understanding of business strategy. In addition, you will enhance your understanding of economics and finance as they apply to aviation, preparing you for the challenges faced by decision-makers in the sector. The course covers operational functions as well, and you will examine the ways in which various agencies, regulatory frameworks and management systems must work together in aviation. You can select from a range of optional modules that explore particular issues in more detail. These give you the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge in contemporary aviation topics such as:
- digital aviation
- sustainable aviation
- airport planning and management
- aircraft and fleet analysis.
- In the final stage of your Air Transport Management course, you will complete a dissertation project. This is your opportunity to take an in-depth look at a topic of your choice related to the aviation industry.
Entry requirements
The general entry requirements for admission on to the Executive MSc Air Transport Operations and Management course are as follows: • Successful completion of an undergraduate honours degree at grade 2:2 or above and evidence of a minimum of one-year’s continuous employment history in the aviation/transport/travel industry or a closely related field. For applicants who do not hold an undergraduate honours degree at grade 2:2 or above, one of the following requirements must be met: • Currently hold or have previously held a professional licence such as an unfrozen Air Transport Pilots’ Licence (ATPL), Aircraft Maintenance Licence (Cat A or B), Air Traffic Controller licence and evidence of a minimum of two-year’s continuous employment history in the aviation/transport/travel industry or • Evidence of a minimum of ten year’s continuous employment history in the aviation/transport/travel industry of which five year’s must be at a managerial level. International students need to meet the English language requirement by achieving an IELTS at 6.5 or above with a minimum of 6.0 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please refer to www.uwl.ac.uk for fee information.
Provider information
University of West London
St Mary's Road
Ealing
W5 5RF