Aviation Maintenance Management - B.S.

Program Overview

The Aviation Maintenance Management program at Kent State University provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the aviation maintenance industry. Certified aviation maintenance technicians can develop their careers in leadership, communication, and management through this fully online completer program. Graduates are prepared for roles such as aviation chief inspector, maintenance lead, supervisor, manager, and director of maintenance. The program can be completed in under four years, with a Business minor available.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Aviation Maintenance Management program provides students with the theoretical and management knowledge as well as the interpersonal and relational skills needed to excel in the aviation maintenance industry. With experienced faculty and flexible delivery, you will be prepared to succeed in a wide range of aviation maintenance management roles. The program is designed to prepare certified aviation maintenance technicians with the necessary knowledge and skills to further develop professionally and advance their careers in the areas of leadership, communication and management. The mission of the Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Maintenance Management is to prepare students with the highest quality education for a career in aviation maintenance management, and provide aviation maintenance organizations with qualified candidates who possess skill sets consisting of solid management and communication principles, as well as technical skills consistent with those of successful aviation maintenance professionals. Students will be able to complete the bachelor’s degree in under four years. Students are able to earn the Business minor by choosing the final minor required courses from their general electives.

Outline:

Program Requirements:

• Major Requirements:
• AERN 32400 AVIATION COMMUNICATIONS (2 credit hours)
• AERN 45135 AVIATION SAFETY THEORY (3 credit hours)
• COMM 35852 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (DIVG) (3 credit hours)
• MKTG 25010 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (3 credit hours)
• Major Electives (11 credit hours) - Choose from the following:
• AERN 32100 ADVANCED AIRCRAFT COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY
• AERN 35339 FIXED BASE OPERATOR OPERATIONS
• AERN 45040 LABOR RELATIONS IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
• Any Aeronautics (AERN) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level) with college approval
• Any Engineering (ENGR) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level) with college approval
• Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA):
• ECON 22060 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) (3 credit hours)
• ECON 22061 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS) (3 credit hours)
• MATH 11010 ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) (3 credit hours)
• MATH 11022 TRIGONOMETRY (KMCR) (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Composition (6 credit hours)
• Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) (9 credit hours)
• Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) (6-7 credit hours)
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certification (or international equivalent) (30 credit hours)
• General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) (21 credit hours)
• Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120

Graduation Requirements:

• Minimum Major GPA: 2.500
• Minimum Overall GPA: 2.500

Roadmap:

• Semester One:
• AERN 32400 AVIATION COMMUNICATIONS (2 credit hours)
• ECON 22060 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) (3 credit hours)
• MATH 11010 ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) (3 credit hours)
• Major Elective (2 credit hours)
• Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
• Semester Two:
• ECON 22061 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS) (3 credit hours)
• MATH 11022 TRIGONOMETRY (KMCR) (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
• Semester Three:
• Major Elective (2 credit hours)
• Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
• Semester Four:
• AERN 45135 AVIATION SAFETY THEORY (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
• Semester Five:
• COMM 35852 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (DIVG) (3 credit hours)
• MKTG 25010 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (3 credit hours)
• Major Electives (4 credit hours)
• General Electives (6 credit hours)
• Semester Six:
• Major Elective (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
• General Electives (5 credit hours)

University Requirements:

• Flashes 101 (UC 10001) (1 credit hour) - Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
• Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) (2 courses) - Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
• Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) (varies) - Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
• Kent Core (36-37 credit hours)
• Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) (1 course) - Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
• Upper-Division Requirement (39 credit hours) - Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.
• Total Credit Hour Requirement (120 credit hours)

Kent Core Requirements:

• Kent Core Composition (KCMP) (6 credit hours)
• Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) (3 credit hours)
• Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (minimum one course each) (9 credit hours)
• Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) (6 credit hours)
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) (6-7 credit hours)
• Kent Core Additional (KADL) (6 credit hours)

Careers:

• Aviation chief inspector
• Aviation maintenance lead
• Aviation maintenance manager
• Aviation maintenance supervisor
• Director of aviation maintenance

Other:

• The program is fully online.
• The program is a completer program designed to prepare certified aviation maintenance technicians.
• Students are able to earn the Business minor by choosing the final minor required courses from their general electives.
• The program is designed to provide aviation maintenance organizations with qualified candidates.
• Students will be able to complete the bachelor’s degree in under four years.