AD023 - Associate Degree in Aviation (Professional Pilots)

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Plan: AD023 - Associate Degree in Aviation (Professional Pilots)
Campus: Point Cook Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

Approach to learning and assessment

Your learning experiences in this program will contain a broad mix of study modes, including lectures, tutorials, practical exercises, weekly classes, online and off-line learning and hands on practice in relevant aircraft.

The program is conducted on both the City Campus and at the RMIT Flight Training School, located at Point Cook Airfield 20 minutes from the centre  of Melbourne by freeway. The Point Cook training environment is ideally located to various types of airspace, terrain and urban development that will maximise variety in navigational experience. It is also within a 50 km radius of Tullamarine, Essendon, Avalon and Moorabin airports.

Assessment in this program is designed to give you opportunities to demonstrate your capabilities and you will find that the forms of assessment used may be different for each course, depending on the course objectives and learning outcomes.

Your assessment in the program may include all or some of the following:

  • examinations: an individual form of assessment where you are asked to demonstrate problem solving and your ability to explain underpinning theories required of flying and the aviation industry;
  • assignments and projects: some will require you to demonstrate an ability to work alone, while some will involve group work requiring you to be part of a team with other students;
  • practical flying: where your practical skills will be assessed against specific criteria based on CASA recommended standards
  • assessed tutorials or presentations: a form of in-class test, which you will be required to complete either individually or as a team;
  • self-assessment and peer assessment: for assessment activities such as seminars you may be asked to assess your own work, the work of your group, or the work of other groups. This is part of equipping you to become more independent in your own learning and to develop your assessment skills.

The assessment you receive, with the exception of exams, will enable the teaching staff to provide you with feedback on your strong and weak points. This will enable you to improve performance in the future.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability you can apply for adjustments to your study and assessment (Reasonable Adjustments and Equitable Assessment Arrangements) by registering with the Disability Liaison Unit (DLU) at http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=01daxmpd1vo4z

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

  • undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
  • interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities;
  • complete these activities in real work contexts or situations; and in addition
  • these interactions and the work context provide a distinctive source of feedback to you to assist your learning.

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be simulated.

Specifically in this program, you will undertake courses that focus on work integrated learning (WIL), these are your individual AERO flying courses such as including: 
AERO2467 Flying to Recreational Pilot Licence,
AERO2470 Flying to Private Pilot Licence,
AERO2474 Flying to Commercial Pilot Licence,
AERO2478 Flying to Instrument Rating, 
AERO2479 Flying to Instructor Rating.

You will be assessed on professional and vocational work in the flying training environment, including in the actual aircraft (during flight and on the ground) and in flight simulators, during which you will receive feedback from those involved in your industry.

 

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following:
 

All courses listed may not be available each semester.

 

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Year One of Program

Students who have successfully passed these eight (8) courses may choose to exit the program with the Diploma of Flying (Private Pilot Licence).

 
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses (96 credit points):

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Introduction to Aircraft 12 AERO2465 City Campus
Theory to Recreational Pilot Licence 12 AERO2466 Point Cook Campus
AERO2589 Hartwig Air
Flying to Recreational Pilot Licence 12 AERO2467 Point Cook Campus
AERO2590 Hartwig Air
Mathematics 12 MATH2222 City Campus
Theory to Private Pilot Licence 12 AERO2469 Point Cook Campus
AERO2591 Hartwig Air
Flying to Private Pilot Licence 12 AERO2470 Point Cook Campus
AERO2592 Hartwig Air
Human Factors in Aviation 12 AERO2468 City Campus
Aviation Industry Environment 12 AERO2471 City Campus
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Second semester of this year offers you two option groupings, please choose one (only) of the options below.

 
{
Complete the following Four (4) Courses and One Option Group (total 96 credit points):

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Theory to Commercial Pilot Licence 12 AERO2473 Point Cook Campus
Flying to Commercial Pilot Licence 12 AERO2474 Point Cook Campus
Theory to Air Transport Pilot Licence 1 12 AERO2475 Point Cook Campus
Aviation Quality Systems 12 AERO2472 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Option Group below (48 credit points):

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Theory to Air Transport Pilot Licence 2 12 AERO2476 Point Cook Campus
Theory to Instrument rating 12 AERO2477 Point Cook Campus
AERO2593 Hartwig Air
Flying to Instrument rating 12 AERO2478 Point Cook Campus
AERO2594 Hartwig Air
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
}
OR
{
Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Theory to Air Transport Pilot Licence 2 12 AERO2476 Point Cook Campus
Theory to Instructor rating 12 AERO2480 Point Cook Campus
Flying to Instructor rating 12 AERO2479 Point Cook Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
}
 

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Program transition plan

From 2018 this program will have the following changes noted in the tables below.

All credits gained prior to these minor course amendments will count towards your qualification. 

Students who commenced this program in second semester 2017 onwards will not be impacted as all new and amended courses start from semester 1 2018. Students who began this program prior to the changes will need to be transitioned. Anyone on LOA / DEF or NN status will be given until the end of 2018 to finish the semester enrolment in the original courses.

Please see your program coordinator on any advice on the transition plan.

Courses  that have changed Updated course(s) 

Course

 

 

Title Credit

Course

 

 

Title Credit
AERO2475 ATPL 1 12 AERO2577 ATPL 1 & 2 24
AERO2476 ATPL 2 12  
AERO2480 Theory to Instructor Rating 12

AERO2578

Instructor Rating Theory 24

AERO2473

 

Theory to CPL 12 AERO2473 Commercial Pilot Licence Theory 12
AERO2474 Flying to CPL 12 AERO2474 Commercial Pilot Licence Flying 12

New courses that have been included

Course Title Credit Change made possible by
AERO2576 Intro to CPL  12 Removing some CASA exams and some of the flying component from AERO2473 and AERO2474 to create AERO2576 and as a Pre-req for CPL activities
AERO2383 Airport/Airline Operations  12 Only applicable to the new academic stream in the final semester. Student no longer will need to do CIR or FIR if they elect for the academic stream. 

 

 

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