Academic Curriculum
124 hours required for graduation
This option of study prepares students for rewarding careers in airport management. Coursework will provide a foundation of study in aircraft flight to provide foundational knowledge for further study in this career field. Coursework will continue with study of airport environmental regulations, airport law, and aviation/airport funding structures. Students will graduate with the Certified Manager designation from the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE).
Freshman
Fall semester (18 credit hours)
AVM 131 Aircraft Standards
ENGL 100 Expository Writing I
MATH 100 College Algebra
PPIL 100 Introduction to Aviation
PPIL 111 Private Pilot
PPIL 113 Private Pilot Flight Lab
Spring semester (17 credit hours)
COMM 106 Public Speaking I
MATH 150 Plane Trigonometry
PPIL 112 Professional Instrument Pilot
PPIL 114 Professional Instrument Plt Flight Lab I
PPIL 250 Safety & Security of Airport Ground Operations
PPIL 342 Aviation Meteorology
Sophomore
Fall semester (16 credit hours)
ECON 110 Principles of Macroeconomics
ENGL 200 Expository Writing II
MATH 205 General Calculus and Linear Algebra
PHYS 113 General Physics I
PSYCH 110 General Psychology
Spring semester (15 credit hours)
BUS 110 Introduction to Business
ECON 120 Principles of Microeconomics
ENGL 302 Technical Writing
Aviation Elective
Natural Science Elective
Junior
Fall semester (15 credit hours)
AVT 360 Airport Law
AVT 361 Airport Environmental Studies
Aviation Elective*
Business Elective
Humanities/Social Science Elective
Spring semester (15 credit hours)
BUS 315 Supervisory Management
PPIL 415 Human Factors in Aviation
PPIL 430 Corporate and Business Aviation Management
Computer Elective 3
Humanities/Social Science/Management Elective
Senior
Fall semester (15 credit hours)
AVT 461 Airport Planning and Management
COT 495 Industrial Internship
MKTG 400 Marketing
STAT 325 Introduction to Statistics
Aviation Elective*
Spring semester (13 credit hours)
AVT 560 Airport Master Planning and Design
PPIL 417 Aviation Accident Investigation
PPIL 440 Air Carrier Operations
PPIL 450 Aviation Safety Management
PPIL 464 Airport Certified Manager
*Marked electives must be upper division courses, 300 and above.