May 17, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Aerospace, Aviation Management Concentration, B.S.

Aerospace
615-898-2554
Alex Lundberg, program coordinator
Alex.Lundberg@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 several courses in the Business Administration minor .

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.

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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	52 hours
Aerospace Core	13 hours
Aviation Mgmt. Concentration	39 hours
Supporting Courses	21 hours*
Electives	6-9 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

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:

MATH 1530 , MATH 1710 , or MATH 1810 (Math)

Major Requirements (52 hours)

Electives (6-9 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)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours (Math)

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)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Fall

AERO 2010 - Aviation Weather 3 credit hours
AERO 3510 - Instrument Operations in the National Airspace System 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 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 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
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 OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

AERO 2100 - Airline Management 3 credit hours
AERO 3030 - Propulsion Fundamentals 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 OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

AERO 3020 - Aerospace Materials 3 credit hours
AERO 3110 - Airport Management 3 credit hours
AERO 3170 - Aviation Safety 3 credit hours
ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

AERO 3160 - Aviation Contracts and Leases 3 credit hours
AERO 3230 - Crew Resource Management 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
BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours OR
BLAW 3430 - Commercial Law 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

AERO 4140 - Seminar in Airline Administration 3 credit hours
AERO 4150 - Fixed Base Operations Management 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
MGMT 3810 - Human Resource Management 3 credit hours OR
MGMT 4710 - International Business 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

AERO 4040 - Professional Aviation Pathways 1 credit hour
AERO 4170 - Airport Capacity and Planning 3 credit hours
General electives 6 credit hours
MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations 3 credit hours OR
MGMT 3890 - Managerial Decision Making 3 credit hours

Aerospace, Aviation Management Concentration, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (52 hours)

Aerospace Core (13 hours)

Aviation Management Concentration (39 hours)

Supporting Courses (21 hours)

Electives (6-9 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