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Fully Offered

• Delivery:
  • Fully online

Admission Terms

• Fall
• Spring
• Summer

Examples of Possible Careers*

Additional Careers

• Airline and air carrier operations managers
• Research

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Description

The Master of Science degree in Aviation Management and Logistics prepares graduates to perform at an advanced level in organizations that move people and/or goods via air transport.

Students in the program examine the business of aviation logistics and its role in the global supply chain. In addition, they learn techniques necessary to understand and develop an aviation logistics model for producing an accurate and effective forecast for demand of aviation services.

Students are given practical experience in the negotiating, vetting and managing of vendor and labor contracts. They also learn the economic, regulatory, political, geographical and human-centric challenges facing the industry today, including profit strategies, human-error interventions tactics and post-9/11 security legislation concerning air cargo operations.

Safety policy, risk management, assurance and safety promotion are the key focus areas, and students take an in-depth study of the concepts, principals, design, implementation and administration of aviation safety management systems. As weather events are so disruption to an aviation organization, students gain an understanding of hazardous weather and the products to predict weather impact on aviation operations.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale
• Official transcript(s)
• Goal statement
• Two letters of recommendation
• English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
  • Minimum 525 TOEFL PBT score (paper-based version)
  • Minimum 71 TOEFL IBT score (Internet-based version)
  • Minimum 74 MELAB score
  • Minimum 6.0 IELTS score
  • Minimum 50 PTE score
  • Minimum 100 Duolingo English test score

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education’s admission website.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Design, build, analyze and manage logistical systems at aviation organizations engaged in the transport of people and goods via air transport
2. Perform management functions at an executive level overseeing the processes of an aviation organization
3. Model and forecast logistical strategies for domestic and international aviation operations
4. Analyze and manage safety systems, human error analysis and decision-making

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Major Requirements
AERN 65091	SEMINAR IN EMERGING ISSUES IN AVIATION LOGISTICS	2
AERN 65100	LOGISTICAL STRATEGIES IN AVIATION MANAGEMENT	2
AERN 65150	LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES FOR AIR CARGO MANAGEMENT	2
AERN 65200	AVIATION ECONOMICS AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT	2
AERN 65230	MODELING AND FORECASTING FOR AVIATION LOGISTICS PLANNING	2
AERN 65240	AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS	2
ENGR 60003	SIX-SIGMA: TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT	2
ENGR 60030	QUANTITATIVE METHODS I	2
ENGR 60040	QUANTITATIVE METHODS II	2
ENGR 60078	RESEARCH METHODS IN TECHNOLOGY	2
MIS 64005	ANALYTICS FOR DECISION MAKING	2
MIS 64041	OPERATIONS, SERVICE AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	2
Major Electives, choose from the following: 1		4
AERN 65092	PRACTICUM IN AERONAUTICS 2
AERN 65201	AVIATION INDUSTRY CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
AERN 65235	HUMAN ERROR ANALYSIS IN AVIATION
AERN 65300	AIRLINE TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
AERN 65301	AIR CARGO SECURITY
AERN 65400	WEATHER FOR AVIATION LOGISTICS PLANNING 1
AERN 65496	INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN AERONAUTICS 2
AERN 65499	CAPSTONE IN AERONAUTICS
MIS 64042	GLOBALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
MIS 64158	LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERIAL ASSESSMENT
or MIS 64271	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
or MKTG 65051	MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Culminating Requirement 3
AERN 65499	CAPSTONE IN AERONAUTICS 4	2
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		30

¹

Students with no previous aviation weather experience are required to take AERN 65400 as an elective. Minimum credit hours for electives depends on meeting total 30 credit hours for degree.

²

Maximum 6 credit hours of AERN 65092 and AERN 65496, combined, may be applied toward degree.

³

Students who are planning to advance to a doctorate or are interested specifically in research may complete a thesis in place of the capstone with advisor approval. Students selecting the thesis must continually register for AERN 65199 for maximum 6 credit hours toward the degree (students may need to register for AERN 65299 to complete the thesis requirement; however, those credit hours do not, whatsoever, count toward the degree). With the thesis, students will complete the M.S. degree at 34 credit hours.

⁴

The capstone consists of a scholarly paper or project that integrates knowledge attained through coursework and research experience. Students may undertake original empirical research, case studies, reports or research results, theoretical or applied designs of logistical systems. The capstone may include improvements on existing systems or completion of a project from an identified client. Students are engaged in workplace or internship applications of the capstone or empirical analysis of an aviation management and logistics system.

Dual Degree with M.B.A. degree in Business Administration

Students have the opportunity to complete a dual degree program with the M.S. degree in Aviation Management and Logistics and the M.B.A. degree in Business Administration. A separate application must be submitted for each program. Students can view admission requirements for each program on their respective catalog page.

The dual M.S./M.B.A. degree program prepares students for responsible leadership positions and provides an integrated business and aviation management and logistics education with an emphasis on regional, national and global implications in the field of aviation.

Dual Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Major Requirements
ACCT 63037	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING	2
ACCT 63038	MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING	2
AERN 65091	SEMINAR IN EMERGING ISSUES IN AVIATION LOGISTICS	2
AERN 65100	LOGISTICAL STRATEGIES IN AVIATION MANAGEMENT	2
AERN 65150	LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES FOR AIR CARGO MANAGEMENT	2
AERN 65200	AVIATION ECONOMICS AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT	2
AERN 65230	MODELING AND FORECASTING FOR AVIATION LOGISTICS PLANNING	2
ECON 62021	MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS	2
ECON 62022	MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS	2
ENGR 60003	SIX-SIGMA: TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT	2
ENGR 60030	QUANTITATIVE METHODS I	2
ENGR 60040	QUANTITATIVE METHODS II	2
ENGR 60078	RESEARCH METHODS IN TECHNOLOGY	2
FIN 66050	LAW AND ETHICS	2
FIN 66060	MANAGERIAL FINANCE	2
MIS 64005	ANALYTICS FOR DECISION MAKING	2
MIS 64041	OPERATIONS, SERVICE AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	2
MIS 64042	GLOBALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY	2
MIS 64158	LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERIAL ASSESSMENT	2
MIS 64271	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	2
MIS 68051	BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I 1	1
MKTG 65051	MARKETING MANAGEMENT	2
Master of Business Administration electives		3
Aeronautics electives, choose from the followoing: 2		4
AERN 65092	PRACTICUM IN AERONAUTICS 3
AERN 65201	AVIATION INDUSTRY CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
AERN 65235	HUMAN ERROR ANALYSIS IN AVIATION
AERN 65240	AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
AERN 65300	AIRLINE TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
AERN 65301	AIR CARGO SECURITY
AERN 65400	WEATHER FOR AVIATION LOGISTICS PLANNING 2
AERN 65496	INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN AERONAUTICS 3
Capstone
MIS 64185	BUSINESS STRATEGY	3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		53

¹

MIS 64081 may be waived for students with at least two years of full-time work experience.

²

Students with no previous aviation weather experience are required to take AERN 65400 as an elective.

³

Maximum 6 credit hours of AERN 65092 and AERN 65496, combined, may be applied toward degree.