The Master of Aviation Management is comprised of 16 courses, including a compulsory research project taken in your final term under the guidance of a supervisor on an aviation topic of your choice. You may choose courses in any order that suits your interests and may study part-time or full-time in any term depending on your other commitments.
 

• Elective courses
   

  There are 20 elective courses for you to tailor your degree to your interests:
   

  • AVIA5001 Law and Regulations in Aviation (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5003 Aviation and Security (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5004 Aviation Safety & Accident Prevention (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5005 Airline Operational Management (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5006 Airport Planning (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5007 Airport Operations Management (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5008 Air Traffic Management (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5009 Airline Corporate Management (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5015 Safety Management Systems (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5017 Human Factors in Transportation Safety (6 UoC)^ (Not currently available)

  • AVIA5018 Aviation Human Factors (6 UoC)^

  • AVIA5022 Aircraft Accident Investigation Techniques (6 UoC)ø

  • AVIA5024 Flight Deck Operations for Advanced Transport Aircraft (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5030 Aviation, Tourism and Sustainable Development (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5032 Quantitative Analysis in Aviation Economics (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5035 Air Transport: Economic Management and Policy (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5037 Airline Operations and Delay Management (6 UoC)

  • AVIA5039 Airworthiness for Transport Category Aircraft (6 UoC)

  • AVIA9101 Safety Risk Management: Human Performance (6 UoC)

  • AVIA9201 Safety Risk Management: Physical Hazards (6 UoC)
     

  Students are recommended to complete AVIA5015 prior to undertaking AVIA5022. Students enrolling in AVIA5022 without AVIA5015 should hold advanced knowledge of SMS.
   

  Students who completed AVIA5017 are excluded from undertaking AVIA5018 and vice versa.
   

• Compulsory course
   

  There is one compulsory course:
   

  • AVIA5020 Aviation Research Project (6 UoC)*
     

  *AVIA5020 is a compulsory course for students enrolled in the MScTech (Aviation) & MAvMgmt programs. It’s recommended to undertake this course in the final term of studies.
   

• Articulation
   

  The graduate diploma provides an articulation pathway into the Master of Aviation Management. After completing the Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management, provided you have achieved a WAM of >65, you’ll only need to complete a further 48 units of credit including a research project to complete the master’s degree.

For entry into this program, you must have a three-year undergraduate bachelor’s degree. There are four different entry groups – the group you belong to will depend on the discipline of your undergraduate degree and years of industry experience (if applicable). If you have more than half a year of relevant professional experience you may be eligible for advanced standing into the program which will shorten the duration of your studies
 

Entry group one

This group may be eligible for 48 units of credit of advanced standing. This group includes any of the following:
 

• Bachelor of Aviation (Honours) with no industry experience

• Bachelor of Aviation with minimum two years' industry experience

• bachelor’s degree in cognate area with minimum two years' industry experience

• bachelor’s degree in non-cognate area with minimum five years' industry experience
   

Entry group two

This group may be eligible for 36 units of credit of advanced standing. This group includes any of the following:
 

• Bachelor of Aviation with minimum 0.5 years industry experience

• bachelor’s degree in cognate area with minimum 0.5 years industry experience

• bachelor’s degree in non-cognate area with minimum two years' industry experience
   

Entry group three

This group may be eligible for 24 units of credit of advanced standing. This group includes any of the following:
 

• bachelor’s degree in non-cognate area with minimum 0.5 years industry experience
   

Entry group four

This group is not eligible for any advanced standing. This group includes:
 

• bachelor’s degree in non-cognate area with no industry experience
   

  Cognate degrees
  
  Any degrees from any of the following disciplines:
   

• aviation

• science

• engineering

• psychology

• management

• economics

• commerce
   

Examples of industry experience

Your industry experience could be (but not limited to) any of the following:
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• advanced flying training (e.g. any holder of command instrument rating, commercial pilot licence or air transport pilot licence)

• air traffic controller

• airport operations specialist

• airport compliance personnel

• airport/aviation consultant

• aviation legal practitioner

• airline captain, first officer, second officer or line pilot

• business strategy analyst

• defence force personnel

• flying instructor

• flight attendant

• flight scheduler

• human factors analyst

• licensed aircraft maintenance engineer

• aircraft technician

• managerial role

• marketing and sales personnel

• network planner

• police and fire fighters

• research analyst

• revenue analyst

• flight dispatcher and load controller

• flight safety operations

• risk management personnel.
   

  You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments and examinations - this is why UNSW requires a minimum English language competency for enrolment.
  
  If English is not your first language, you’ll need to provide proof of your English proficiency before you can be given an offer to study at UNSW. You can do this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
   

• English language tests and university English courses

• Prior study in the medium of English

• Other qualifications
   

• UNSW Global offers courses and programs designed to help you reach the English language level required for entry into your chosen degree. Different options are available depending on your current English language level. 
  
  IELTS 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)
  
  TOEFL 90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking)

   

2022 Indicative First Year Fee

$41,320*
 

2022 Indicative Fee to Complete Degree

$83,445*

Australia has one of the most highly developed aviation industries in the world. It’s home to some of the best global airlines and has significant hubs for airlines based in Asia, the Americas and Europe.
 

Aviation management is a broad and dynamic field. It offers a wide range of career opportunities in areas such as: 
 

• airline marketing

• flight operations management

• aviation economics

• aviation law and regulations

• aviation safety

• aviation security

• corporate planning

• fleet planning

• schedule planning

• flight operations

• air traffic management

• aircraft engineering

• airport management.
   

Aviation management graduates are hired by airlines and related organisations such as airports, government agencies, tourism authorities, freight forwarders and airport ground handling companies. If you look even more widely you can also join consulting firms, IT firms and air safety authorities.
 

UNSW Aviation produces graduates of the highest calibre, whose qualifications are recognised throughout the world. Our graduates work across a range of Australian and international organisations including Qantas, Airservices Australia, Rex, the Defence Forces, Sydney Airport, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Virgin Australia, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways and Emirates, to name a few.