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Examples of Possible Careers*
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
- 5.4% faster than the average
- 9,600 number of jobs
- $53,610 potential earnings
First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors
- 5.1% faster than the average
- 456,700 number of jobs
- $54,870 potential earnings
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- 3.5% about as fast as the average
- 139,400 number of jobs
- $96,390 potential earnings
Additional Careers
- Airline and air carrier operations managers
- Research
*Note
Source of occupation titles and labor data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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:
- Design, build, analyze and manage logistical systems at aviation organizations engaged in the transport of people and goods via air transport
- Perform management functions at an executive level overseeing the processes of an aviation organization
- Model and forecast logistical strategies for domestic and international aviation operations
- Analyze and manage safety systems, human error analysis and decision-making
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 |
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 |
| 3 |
2 | 4 |
| PRACTICUM IN AERONAUTICS 3 | |
| AVIATION INDUSTRY CONTRACT MANAGEMENT | |
| HUMAN ERROR ANALYSIS IN AVIATION | |
| AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | |
| AIRLINE TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS | |
| AIR CARGO SECURITY | |
| WEATHER FOR AVIATION LOGISTICS PLANNING 2 | |
| INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN AERONAUTICS 3 | |
MIS 64185 | BUSINESS STRATEGY | 3 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 53 |