**Indicate point of entry as Year 3 when applying for this top-up degree.**

**Course overview**
Delve into the inner workings of the aviation sector and gain real-world experience of working in an airport, for an airline, or a global aviation brand with this top-up course. Guest lectures and field trips enable you to witness first-hand how an airports, airlines and regulatory bodies function.

From check-in, security, and consumer shopping, through to managing passengers, VIP lounges and boarding, this course allows you to walk in the passengers’ shoes to meet the demands of existing and future passengers in a very crowded market.

You examine future airline and airport trends, focusing on the need for airlines to differentiate in a competitive market, and create innovative business models to support global economic growth. You explore the evolution of the industry, and the value of air travel in opening up the world to us, looking at the importance of connectivity and how ambitious aviation strategies can bring together people and places.

Develop your business acumen, vocational expertise and management insight by studying key theories and current practices, including crisis and safety management, consumer and marketing theories, dealing with difficult people, managing teams, counter terrorism, business resilience, and service levels.

**Top reasons to study this course**
1. Quality teaching – you are taught by industry professionals who have worked for global brands.
2. Industry input – leading collaborations with national and international sector organisations, which provide a wealth of guest lectures and field visits to facilitate your professional and research opportunities.
3. Work experience – take part in a range of work experience opportunities including placements and internships with regional, national and global businesses.
4. Entrepreneurial opportunities: our students have created 500 new business start-ups through Launchpad – a start-up community who provide support and advice for students looking to start a new business venture.

We are a member of the Institute for Travel and Tourism (ITT), giving you access to a dedicated ITT Future You Talent Hub, helping to inspire the next generation of travel and tourism experts. As an ITT member you can engage with national and international events and develop your professional network with organisations including British Airways, Advantage, ABTA, Business Travel Association and many more.

**After the course**
During the pandemic aviation played a vital role in transporting equipment and supplies, repatriating travellers and maintaining global value supply chains. Now that boarders have opened again, this dynamic industry has an innovative edge in the evolving geopolitical landscape. This growth paves the way for a range of exciting career opportunities allowing you to apply the management, technical and business skills gained studying this programme. This course is balanced and flexible, opening a range of opportunities in careers across the sector. Recent alumni have secured employment locally and nationally with leading sector organisations such as Emirates, Jet2, easyJet, British Airways, IAG, Securitas, Teesside International Airport, Manchester Airport, Newcastle International Airport and London Heathrow in a range of roles from air traffic control, working for aviation regulatory bodies, and airline and airport management. You may also further your studies and progress to the MSc Aviation Management.

You can progress into careers including:

1. Terminal management
2. Passenger services
3. Airside and ramp services
4. Sector regulation
5. Aviation security
6. Customer account managers
7. Air crew
8. Communicators and procurement specialists
9. Immigration and customs
10. Fleet management and scheduling
11. Marketing
12. Air traffic control
13. Fixed-based operations.