Bachelor of Commerce / Aviation (Management)

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Commerce/Aviation (Management) is a double degree that combines a fundamental understanding of business principles with specialized knowledge in aviation management. Students gain hands-on experience in the aviation industry and develop skills in areas such as airline operations, aviation economics, and aviation safety. Upon graduation, they are well-positioned for careers in airlines, airports, government agencies, and other aviation-related organizations.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• The Bachelor of Commerce/Aviation (Management) is a supercharged double degree that provides a unique skill set that will set you apart in the job market.
• The commerce component of this double degree provides you with a fundamental understanding of general business principles and allows you to develop specialist knowledge in a business area of your choice.
• The aviation management degree explores a wide range of specializations and functions of the aviation sector, including airline and airport operations management, aviation economics, law and regulations, airline marketing, sustainability in aviation, and human factors and aviation safety.
• During this four-year, full-time degree, you’ll gain first-hand experience in the aviation industry where you’ll put your knowledge to the test to solve contemporary air transport problems.
• Upon graduation, you’ll be well positioned to take on a variety of roles across domestic and international airlines, airports, government agencies and air transport organisations.

Outline:

• Aviation (Management) stream:
• Students must complete 78 UOC of core courses and 18 UOC of prescribed electives.
• Level 1:
• Aeronautical Knowledge for Aviation Managers (6 UOC)
• Introduction to Human Factors: The Safety Science of Human Performance (6 UOC)
• Aviation Transport Economics (6 UOC)
• Introduction to Science Communication (6 UOC)
• Mathematics for Life Sciences (6 UOC)
• Statistics for Life and Social Sciences (6 UOC)
• Level 2:
• Airline Financial Analysis and Decision Support (6 UOC)
• Aviation Law and Regulations (6 UOC)
• Airport Management (6 UOC)
• Level 3:
• Airline Management (6 UOC)
• Airline Resource Management (6 UOC)
• Aviation Safety and Resource Management (6 UOC)
• Aviation Research Methods (6 UOC)
• Prescribed electives
• Level 2:
• Advanced Human Factors (6 UOC)
• Introduction to Airborne Drone Management (6 UOC)
• Airline Marketing Strategies (6 UOC)
• Aviation Operations Research (6 UOC)
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Aviation (6 UOC)
• Aviation Security and Air Freight Logistics (6 UOC)
• Air Transport: Economics and the Environment (6 UOC)
• Managing People (6 UOC)
• Level 3:
• Human Factors Tools and Methods (6 UOC)
• Aviation Safety Management Systems (6 UOC)
• Workplace Safety (6 UOC)
• Aviation Work Placement (6 UOC)
• Advanced Law and Regulation in Aviation (6 UOC)
• Flight Data Analytics (6 UOC)
• Aviation Data Modelling (6 UOC)
• Sustainable Aviation and Tourism (6 UOC)
• Commerce stream:
• Students must complete a total of 96 UOC, including:
• Integrated First Year Courses (48 UOC)
• myBCom (0 UOC)
• Commerce major (48 UOC)
• Work Integrated Learning Course (6 UOC)
• Final Year Synthesis (0-6 UOC)
• Integrated First Year Courses
• Business Decision Making (6 UOC)
• Evidence-Based Problem Solving (6 UOC)
• Collaboration and Innovation in Business (6 UOC)
• Financial Management (6 UOC)
• Global Business Environments (6 UOC)
• Organisational Resources (6 UOC)
• Value Creation (6 UOC)
• Data, Insights and Decisions (6 UOC)
• myBCom
• Students need to complete three non-credit bearing myBCom professional development elements.
• Commerce majors
• Students must complete 48 UOC within one of the following disciplines:
• Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Business Economics
• Behavioural Economics
• Finance
• Financial Technology
• International Business
• Information Systems
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• Taxation
• Work Integrated Learning
• Students must complete a 6 UOC Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course to meet the minimum requirement of 150 hours of professional work.
• Final Year Synthesis
• Students must complete either a 6 UOC Synthesis of Learning Course, or a 0 UOC Synthesis Experience.

Careers:

• As a UNSW graduate, you’ll have access to our global network of industry partners, alumni and community to leverage after graduation.
• With your specialized expertise in the aviation sector, you’ll unlock professional opportunities across a range of organizations, including airlines, 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 recognized 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.
• UNSW Business School's Career Accelerator portfolio offers students exclusive access to a suite of for-credit, co-curricular and business experience opportunities to kick start your career.
• Potential careers
• airline marketing
• flight operations management
• aviation economics
• aviation law and regulations
• aviation safety management
• aviation security
• airline operations
• corporate planning
• fleet and schedule planning
• air traffic management
• airport management
• airfreight operations manager
• aviation revenue manager
• commercial manager
• human resource consultant
• management consultant