Aviation Management (Diploma)
Diploma · 2 years, plus an optional Foundation year · 120 ECTS · taught in English
Business management for the aviation industry
The Diploma in Aviation Management is a well-designed academic program that helps to introduce students to the core areas of business administration that run the aviation industry. The study program is designed with the aim of ensuring trainees graduate into senior positions in various airline and aviation organizations. This programme is geared towards providing students with a chance to learn regulations, mechanisms and the characteristics of general management and the aviation businesses in particular. This is also an ideal programme for students who are seeking to develop a career in business management with a strong understanding of the aviation industry.
Courses include airline and airport operations, aviation law, aviation safety, human factors and air fares and ticketing, alongside core business subjects. A 300-hour industry internship connects your studies to real aviation workplaces.
Courses by semester
1st semester5 courses · 30 ECTS
| Code | Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| AVI 101 | Introduction to Management (in an aviation context) | 6 |
| ACC 103 | Accounting I | 6 |
| ECO 104 | Microeconomics | 6 |
| AVI 102 | Airline Management and Operations | 6 |
| COM 105 | Business Communication | 6 |
| Semester total | 30 |
2nd semester5 courses · 30 ECTS
| Code | Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 202 | Organisations and Behaviour | 6 |
| ACC 203 | Accounting II | 6 |
| MTH 204 | Statistics | 6 |
| AVI 205 | Airport Operations | 6 |
| AVI 206 | Aviation and the Environment | 6 |
| Semester total | 30 |
3rd semester5 courses · 30 ECTS
| Code | Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| AVI 305 | Human Factors in Aviation | 6 |
| TOU 110 | Air Travel Fares and Ticketing | 6 |
| MKT 303 | Marketing | 6 |
| FIN 304 | Financial Reporting | 6 |
| HRM 305 | Human Resource Management | 6 |
| Semester total | 30 |
4th semester5 courses · 30 ECTS
| Code | Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| HRM 402 | Managing Customer Service in an Aviation Environment | 6 |
| AVI 401 | Aviation Law | 6 |
| MGT 402 | Principles of Leadership | 6 |
| BUS 403 | Strategy and Business Policy in Aviation | 6 |
| AVI 404 | Aviation Safety | 6 |
| Semester total | 30 |
Total: 120 ECTS.
Each course is normally taught in three 50-minute periods per week over a 13-week semester, followed by an examination period.
Aviation-specific courses
Airline Management and Operations
Fundamentals of airline operations: maintenance, ground handling, in-flight services, call-centres and aircraft acquisitions, and how airlines solve problems within the industry's regulatory and economic constraints.
Airport Operations
How airports function within the aviation system: processing passengers and air cargo safely, infrastructure, retail and the operational environment for airlines.
Aviation and the Environment
The noise, air quality and climate change impacts of the aviation sector, as a basis for policy and mitigation.
Human Factors in Aviation
Human factors, error causation and accident prevention: error, physiology and psychology in aviation.
Air Travel Fares and Ticketing
Air travel fares and ticketing: regulators and associations, pricing journeys, constructed fares and decoding electronic ticket data.
Managing Customer Service in an Aviation Environment
Customer service for ticketing staff, check-in and gate agents and cabin crew, and how technology and social media are changing it.
Aviation Law
Local, national, regional and international aviation regulation and law.
Aviation Safety
Flight and ground safety management, accident causation models and Safety Management Systems (SMS).
Who teaches this programme
Dr. Marios Alaeddine
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering
- MS in Mechanical Engineering
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
George Vrachimi
- Air Transport Management
- Quality Auditing
- Crew Resource Management Instructor
- Diploma in Airline Studies
- IATA/UFTAA Licensed Instructor
Cornelia Nicolaou
- MSc Global Marketing Strategy
- Postgraduate Diploma in International Marketing Management
- Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration
- BA (Hons) Business Administration
Dr. Aris Moussoulides
- Prof. in Hotel & Tourism Management
- Hotel Administration
- Diploma in Hotel Management
Panayiotis Panayi
- MSc Business Administration
- BA Accounting
Dr. Costas Photiou
- PhD Human Resource Management
- MBA
- BA Accounting & Finance
Full list of lecturers by programme on our Teaching Staff page.
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