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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2150, AVSC 2110 and University Advanced Standing . Introduces airline and corporate flight department operations and flight dispatch procedures. Teaches effects of weather, air traffic control and maintenance on fleet logistics. Introduces responsibilities of dispatchers, routers, maintenance controllers, and general system operations. Covers pertinent crew and operational federal aviation regulations. Examines tools and practices of airline system control and corporate flight departments. Explores responsibilities and authority of dispatchers and schedulers.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2150 and University Advanced Standing. Introduces basic principles of corporate flight department management. Discusses regulatory requirements in corporate aviation, acquisition procedures, insurance requirements, and pilot certification programs. Explores fractional ownership programs and management.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2150, and University Advanced Standing. Presents advanced security issues related to aviation including passenger screening, profiling, hijacking, bomb threats and passenger disruptions. Covers historical incidents and studies a variety of responses to threats from various countries. Discusses the role of the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration. Covers the role of pilots and other flight crew in security, including the Federal Flight Deck Officers Program. Includes a discussion of regulatory issues and laws established since the 9/11 attacks. May be delivered online.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2150 and University Advanced Standing. Explores airport management at both small and large airports. Emphasizes basic requirements and attributes of successful airport managers. Course includes discussion of local and state airport finance and regulatory issues. Discusses pertinent Federal Aviation Regulations and security issues.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2150 and University Advanced Standing. Prepares students for employment and management at a fixed base operation and related general aviation management. Covers the organization, profit, maintenance, and safety systems concerning fixed base operators. Presents pertinent Federal Aviation Regulations, facility management, and advertising issues.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2070, AVSC 2150 and University Advanced Standing. Teaches principles of aviation management including the management process, decision-making, and organizational structure. Covers leadership skills including communication, fostering team work, conflict resolution, and human resource management. Analyzes the importance of ethics and social responsibility as well as developing and crafting executive strategies. Studies organizational culture and effective management of innovation and change.. May be delivered online.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Surveys critical topics associated with the design, manufacture, operation and support of a new field of air transportation identified as advanced air mobility. Includes urban air mobility (UAM), personal air transportation vehicles, and autonomous UAS. Analyzes how these new air vehicles will change the landscape of aerospace, how we travel, technical skills required, and career paths necessary to support them.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 1240 and University Advanced Standing. For pilots with a career goal in commercial Aviation. Teaches physiological and psychological factors that affect pilot performance. Studies issues such as human error, fatigue, fitness, attitudes, training devices, controls, cabin space, and human payload. Includes lecture, demonstration, experiments, group projects, class discussion, and possible guest lecturers.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2130 and University Advanced Standing. Teaches how to develop a pre-accident plan addressing the issues of chain and command responsibility, initial response to safety and security issues, and the coordination of human and material resources for public safety. Emphasizes post crash/aircraft incident preservation of forensic evidence.. May be delivered online.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2130 and University Advanced Standing. Explores the fundamental requirements of aircraft mishap and accident investigation. Covers the initial gathering and preservation of evidence at the crash site, including photographic and videographic documentation, assessing environmental factors, human factor considerations, aircraft maintenance status, and air traffic control considerations.