| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Higher Diploma in Science in Aviation Finance program at Dublin Business School equips learners with practical skills in aircraft leasing, securitization, and other areas of finance or aviation. It combines a holistic overview of aircraft leasing frameworks with practical skills development, preparing graduates for the rapidly changing Aviation Finance sector. The program emphasizes leadership, self-management, and teamwork skills, and offers opportunities for industry engagement and career development.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
- The Higher Diploma in Science in Aviation Finance (HDSAvF) program aims to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, and competence to engage in the aircraft leasing and securitization industry, or other areas of finance or aviation.
- practical and applied skills
- holistic overview of aircraft leasing frameworks with practical skills development
- developing leadership, self-management, and teamwork skills
Objectives:
- Provide a holistic overview of the frameworks governing aircraft leasing.
- Understand the aviation leasing taxation legislation and networks.
- Source and analyze the financial and non-financial information relating to an airline's performance.
- Use core valuation techniques to evaluate and value aircraft leasing investments.
- Analyse the macro and micro variables affecting the supply/demand of the aviation industry.
- Apply critical management strategies through various phases of an aircraft's life cycle.
- Evaluate capital sources and financing structures employed in aircraft leasing.
- Identify, assess, and manage credit and other systematic risk factors in aviation finance.
- Understand the evolving digitization and analytic value of an aircraft's lifecycle data.
- Develop analytical, creative, problem-solving and research skills.
- Provide a platform for career development, innovation, and further study.
Specific features
- practical, applied skills
- Guest lectures from industry experts
- Opportunities to participate in industry events, societies, and FinTech meetups
- Focus on the evolving digitization of aircraft record management and analytics. Outline:
Modules
- Aircraft Leasing Legal Frameworks
- Aircraft Leasing Taxation
- Aviation Finance and Financial Statement Analysis
- Aircraft Economics and Life Cycle Management
- Aviation Financial Management
- Digitisation and Innovation in the Aviation Industry
- Applied Project (capstone project requiring the identification and analysis of an actual problem in the field, culminating in the development of real-world solutions and critical reflection on the research process)
Schedule and Delivery
- Offered on a
- hybrid basis (mix of online and in-person classes) on a
- full-time schedule over one academic year.
- Calendars will be available for student reference.
Assessment:
- problem-based learning approach
- Formative assessments: online quizzes, progressive practical skills-based exercises, peer review
- Summative assessments: exams, essays, presentations, group projects
Teaching:
- Emphasizes a learner-centered, integrated, flexible learning environment.
- Combines classroom lectures, workshops, tutorials, and case-based learning.
- Industry expertise is incorporated to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
- Learning resources include online reusable learning objects and model examples from the industry.
Careers:
- Prepares graduates for various roles in the Aviation Finance industry, encompassing:
- financial management
- leasing and securitization
- structured finance
- risk management
- data analysis
- and many more
- Graduates will possess the skills to implement and manage aviation finance strategies, navigate various legal environments and tax systems, and contribute to the industry's digital transformation. Other:
- focus on talent
- The program is designed to meet the growing industry need for qualified professionals in Aviation Finance.
Conclusion:
The Higher Diploma in Science in Aviation Finance is a comprehensive and industry-focused program that prepares graduates for successful careers in this exciting and evolving field.
The fees for the The Higher Diploma in Aviation Finance for the Academic Year 2022/2023 are €9,850. This covers the cost of tuition, registration and examinations. Click here to view international fees. Click here to view EU fees.
