BP070 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)

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RMIT program code: BP070
Plan name: Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)
Plan code: BP070P6
Campus: City Campus
Credit points per semester:
Full time: 48
Part time: 24
CRICOS code: 022041J

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2024 Enrolment Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following. Please note, all courses may not be available each semester.

   Year One of Program
 
AND   Year Two of Program
 
AND   Year Three of Program
 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS     
   
You must complete a total of 288 credit points as follows:      
     
– Eighteen (18) core courses 
– Two (2) university electives
– Two (2) Business University Electives OR Language University Electives OR Mathematics University Electives
– Two (2) courses from the Option List  
   
ENROLMENT LOAD      
   
Full–time study load is 48 credit points or Four (4) courses equivalent each semester.   Part–time study load is 24 credit points, or Two (2) course equivalent each semester.    
 
COURSE REQUISITES      
   
You are required to successfully complete relevant prerequisites in the program in order to progress to the next stage of your studies. Please ensure that you have met the necessary prerequisites by checking course guides.      
   
PROGRAM TRANSITION      
   
Your program may be subject to program transition. Please ensure you carefully read the program transition plan as outlined in the program handbook to understand how this may impact your progression.      
   
CONTACT STEM COLLEGE      
   
For any enquiries, please visit STEM College Student Lifecycle for contact information and support.      
   
– Program and course advice and planning      
– Flexible semester courses      
– Enrolment variation      
– Credit transfer applications and Recognition of prior learning      
– Results, program completion and graduation      

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Year One of Program

Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Introduction to Aircraft 12 AERO2376 City Campus 1279 (STEM)
Introduction to Aviation 12 AERO2377 City Campus 1280 (STEM)
Aviation Mathematics 12 MATH2314 City Campus 3290 (STEM)
Aviation Quality Systems 12 AERO2380 City Campus 1269 (STEM)
Business Information Systems 12 ISYS2056 City Campus 1878 1904
AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from:

University Elective
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

2024 Semester 1 Year 2 Students

Please enrol in the following courses:

Semester 1, 2024
– AERO2383 Airport/Airline Operations
– AERO2379 Human Factors in Aviation
– ONPS2702 STEM for sustainable development. This course is replacing the discontinued AERO2456 sustainable aviation and environment. Students are able to search for this course via EOL Class Search to select and enrol into this course.
– Elective (Program elective ( business, language, maths, or a Uni elective))

Semester 2, 2024
– AERO2382 Airport Planning and Management
– AERO2410 Airline Operations
– AERO2381 Aviation Industry Environment
– Elective (Program elective ( business, language, maths, or a Uni elective))

Please refer to the following website whilst choosing University Electives:

http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/studentelectives

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Aviation Industry Environment 12 Yes AERO2381 City Campus 1270 (STEM)
Airport/Airline Operations 12 Yes AERO2383 City Campus 1282 (STEM)
Human Factors in Aviation 12 AERO2379 City Campus 1281 (STEM)
Airport Planning and Management 12 Yes AERO2382 City Campus 1271 (STEM)
Airline Operations 12 Yes AERO2410 City Campus 1274 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

Business University Elective
Language University Elective
Mathematics University Elect
AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

University Elective
 
AND

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Year Three of Program

Please refer to the following website whilst choosing University Electives:

http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/studentelectives  

 

2024 Semester 1 Year 3 Students

Please enrol into the following courses:

Semester 1, 2024
– AERO2457 Aircraft Maintenance Management
– AERO2408 Aviation Strategy in Global Context
– AERO2407 Aviation Project Management
– Option / Elective

Semester 2, 2024

  • AERO2384 Aviation Safety and Security Systems
  • AERO2431 Aviation Industry Project 
  • Elective (Program elective ( business, language, maths)
  • Aviation  Elective

 

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Aircraft Maintenance Management 12 Yes AERO2457 City Campus 1288 (STEM)
Aviation Strategy in the Global Context 12 Yes AERO2408 City Campus 1284 (STEM)
Aviation Project Management 12 Yes AERO2407 City Campus 1283 (STEM)
Aviation Industry Project 12 Yes AERO2431 City Campus 1277 (STEM)
Aviation Safety and Security Systems 12 Yes AERO2384 City Campus 1272 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Two (2) Course from the following Options list:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Air Cargo Management and Operations 12 Yes AERO2426 City Campus 1276 (STEM)
Airport Design 12 Yes AERO2454 City Campus 1287 (STEM)
Incident and Accident Investigation 12 AERO2570 City Campus 1296 (STEM)
Unmanned Aerial System Operations 12 AERO2481 City Campus 1291 (STEM)
Managing the Air Traffic Environment 12 Yes AERO2631 City Campus 1282 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any (not previously completed):

Business University Elective
Language University Elective
Mathematics University Elect
 

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Contact details and related links

Program structure enquiries

Program Manager: Associate Professor Chrystal Zhang (chrystal.zhang@rmit.edu.au)

 

STEM College

For any enquiries, please see our STEM College Student Lifecycle hub for contact information and support.

 

Timetabling

Please go to the Class timetables web page to access timetabling information.

 

Material fees

Some courses and programs have material fees (fees for field trips, goods or services) associated with them. In most cases these charges are not compulsory, but are levied by the teaching school for materials they purchase on your behalf for use in your studies. Go to the Material Fees web page to check the material fees for your program and courses.

Enrolment

For more information about enrolment at RMIT University, please go to the Enrolment home page.

*Semester 1 classes generally commence in February and Semester 2 classes generally commence in July. Please contact your school for more information about specific class start days.

Policies

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Student Electives

University Electives are available to Undergraduate students, and in selected Postgraduate programs.

Information about University Elective courses at RMIT is available on the University Electives web site.

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