Nov 08, 2024

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Aerospace, Aviation Management Concentration, B.S.

Aerospace
615-898-2788
Christina Hiers, program coordinator
Christina.Hiers@mtsu.edu

The Aviation Management concentration offers instruction for students who are interested in careers in the various aspects of aviation management including airport management, air carrier management, fixed base operator (FBO) management, or aviation consulting. Selected general education and minor courses are interwoven with aerospace courses to provide students with a foundation for such careers. Students choosing a concentration in Aviation Management will select a specific segment of the industry in which to focus, either airport or airline management. A significant culminating experience, in the form of a capstone course appropriate to the area of focus, is required.

Students in the Aviation Management concentration will complete a minor in Business Administration.

NOTE: All major courses, program accreditation, and/or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related coursework (physics, mathematics, and selected engineering technology courses) must be completed with a grade of C or better in order to graduate.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Aerospace, Aviation Management, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	58 hours
Aerospace Core	13 hours
Aviation Mgmt. Concentration	39 hours
Airline/Airport Mgmt. Track	6 hours
Auxiliary Courses	10 hours*
Business Administration	18 hours
Electives	0-7 hours
TOTAL	120-127 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Choose one: CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 , CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 , PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 , or PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 (Nat Sci)
MATH 1710 (Math) (prerequisite for MATH 1810 )

Major Requirements (58 hours)

Aerospace Core (13 hours)

AERO 1010 - Introduction to Aerospace 3 credit hours
AERO 1020 - Theory of Flight 3 credit hours
AERO 3020 - Aerospace Materials 3 credit hours
AERO 3030 - Propulsion Fundamentals 3 credit hours
AERO 4040 - Aerospace Senior Capstone Lab 1 credit hour

Aviation Management Concentration (39 hours)

AERO 1230 - Aviation Laws and Regulations 3 credit hours
AERO 2010 - Aviation Weather 3 credit hours
AERO 2100 - Airline Management 3 credit hours
AERO 2110 - Freight Systems 3 credit hours
AERO 2230 - Professional Pilot I 3 credit hours
AERO 3110 - Airport Management 3 credit hours
AERO 3160 - Aviation Contracts and Leases 3 credit hours
AERO 3170 - Aviation Safety 3 credit hours
AERO 3180 - Transportation Systems 3 credit hours
AERO 3230 - Crew Resource Management 3 credit hours
AERO 3510 - Instrument Operations in the National Airspace System 3 credit hours
AERO 4120 - Airport Operations 3 credit hours
AERO 4150 - Fixed Base Operations Management 3 credit hours

Airline Management or Airport Management Track (6 hours)

Choose either Airline or Airport Management track

Airline Management Track (6 hours)

AERO 4140 - Seminar in Airline Administration 3 credit hours
MGMT 3810 - Human Resources Management 3 credit hours OR
MGMT 4710 - International Business 3 credit hours OR
Approved AERO upper-division elective 3 credit hours

Airport Management Track (6 hours)

AERO 4170 - Airport Capacity and Planning 3 credit hours
MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations 3 credit hours OR
MGMT 3890 - Managerial Decision Making 3 credit hours
Approved AERO upper-division elective 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (10 hours)

MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
OR
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
OR
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I 4 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)

Business Administration Minor (18 hours)

Students must complete the Business Administration Minor .

Electives (0-7 hours)

Curriculum: Aerospace, Aviation Management Concentration

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

AERO 1010 - Introduction to Aerospace 3 credit hours
AERO 1020 - Theory of Flight 3 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Math)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

AERO 1230 - Aviation Laws and Regulations 3 credit hours
AERO 2230 - Professional Pilot I 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Fall

AERO 2010 - Aviation Weather 3 credit hours
AERO 2110 - Freight Systems 3 credit hours
AERO 3510 - Instrument Operations in the National Airspace System 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Select 4 hours Natural Science from:
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

AERO 2100 - Airline Management 3 credit hours
AERO 3020 - Aerospace Materials 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

AERO 3030 - Propulsion Fundamentals 3 credit hours
AERO 3110 - Airport Management 3 credit hours
AERO 3170 - Aviation Safety 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
INFS 2200 - Introduction to Microcomputing 3 credit hours OR
INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

AERO 3160 - Aviation Contracts and Leases 3 credit hours
AERO 3180 - Transportation Systems 3 credit hours
AERO 4120 - Airport Operations 3 credit hours
FIN 3000 - Survey of Finance 3 credit hours OR
FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

AERO 4150 - Fixed Base Operations Management 3 credit hours
AERO 3230 - Crew Resource Management 3 credit hours
ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
AERO 4140 - Seminar in Airline Administration 3 credit hours OR
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

AERO 4040 - Aerospace Senior Capstone Lab 1 credit hour
Airline or Airport track requirement 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
AERO 4170 - Airport Capacity and Planning 3 credit hours OR
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours OR
BLAW 3430 - Commercial Law 3 credit hours

Aerospace, Aviation Management Concentration, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (58 hours)

Aerospace Core (13 hours)

Aviation Management Concentration (39 hours)

Airline Management or Airport Management Track (6 hours)

Airline Management Track (6 hours)

Airport Management Track (6 hours)

Supporting Courses (10 hours)

Business Administration Minor (18 hours)

Electives (0-7 hours)

Curriculum: Aerospace, Aviation Management Concentration

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 13 Hours