Bachelor of Aviation Management/Bachelor of Applied Innovation

Overview

Undertake some serious blue-sky thinking in our Bachelor of Aviation / Bachelor of Applied Innovation. Gain skills in organisational, regulatory, safety, technical and business management. Pair it with hackathons, industry projects and innovation sprints, and you’ll emerge with the skills to take on frontline, strategic or innovation roles in the always-exciting aviation environment.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• as an aviation practitioner, demonstrate coherent understanding and application of the body of knowledge contained within the aviation industry including appropriate international and domestic regulations and organisations 
• employ an entrepreneurial approach in contributing to innovation, development and management of risk, data, technology and change within professional aviation practice
• demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge of aviation human factors, safety, management and technology to critically analyse and solve aviation business problems, implementing effective solutions in a global aviation context
• work reflexively in teams and independently with a focus on safety, integrity, ethics, professionalism, accountability and collaborative leadership to function effectively within the highly dynamic and hazard rich aviation environment
• employ an adaptable approach, applying risk-based decision making to solving real-world aviation problems in commercial, operational and strategic areas
• demonstrate effective oral, written and visual communication skills to work effectively with internal and external aviation business stakeholders across diverse professional settings
• identify and articulate opportunities to innovate and create impact informed by user-centred research and/or data
• adapt their discipline skillsets in new situations in response to complex and changing contexts, including interdisciplinary environments
• facilitate and contribute to innovation teams that seek solutions to complex challenges, using inclusive collaboration practices to leverage different skills and perspectives
• navigate commercial, human and technical requirements aided by prototyping and testing to deliver solutions that create value
• communicate the value of experimentation, ideas and innovation with confidence in developing solutions to investors, potential partners, employers or other stakeholders
• develop futures-focused innovations that integrate responsible social, technological and environmental factors

Career opportunities

Aviation opportunities include business systems manager, airline ground operations manager, airport manager, airline operations manager. With the development of skills and attributes through innovation capabilities, professional innovation roles may include innovation consultant, innovation lead, innovation analyst, strategic designer, creative producer, start-up founder, human-centred researcher, self-employed entrepreneur, product manager, transformation lead, innovation strategist and innovation manager.

Course rules

To qualify for the Bachelor of Aviation Management / Bachelor of Applied Innovation, students must complete 400 credit points:

• 12 core units (150 credit points)
• 8 units from Aviation Management major (100 credit points)
• 6 units from Applied Innovation major (100 credit points)
• 4 units of other studies comprising of a minor, an advanced minor or electives (50 credit points)
   

Students must not complete more than 200 credit points (normally 16 units) at Introductory level.

A unit of study can only be counted once, where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative.

Professional placements

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a WIL Professional Placement through a competitive process. Please note that due to government regulation, international students holding a student visa are not able to undertake Professional Placements in this course.

Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 475 credit points comprising:

• 12 core units (150 credit points)
• 8 units from Aviation Management major (100 credit points)
• 6 units from Applied Innovation major (100 credit points)
• 2 units comprising of electives (25 credit points)
• 4 units from the Professional Placement co-major (100 credit points)

Students who elect to undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 437.5 credit points comprising:

• 12 core units (150 credit points)
• 8 units from Aviation Management major (100 credit points)
• 6 units from Applied Innovation major (100 credit points)
• 3 units comprising of electives (37.5 credit points)
• 2 units from the Professional Placement minor (50 credit points)

Maximum academic credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Aviation Management / Bachelor of Applied Innovation is 200 credit points (normally 16 units), 100 credit points maximum from each discipline.

B. Applicants with higher education study

Educational history 

An applicant's entire academic history, including results from previous higher education study will be considered for entry into this course. If previous higher education qualifications are incomplete, results must have been obtained in the last seven years. 

Meeting course prerequisites 

As for Year 12 or equivalent. 

STAT/Bridging courses 

Results from the STAT Multiple Choice will be considered for applicants without an ATAR and whose post-secondary studies do not meet the minimum requirements. Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can sit STAT Written English. STAT results are valid for two years.

C. Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study

Educational history 

An applicant's entire academic history from the past seven years, including complete and/or incomplete post-secondary VET studies, will be considered for entry into this course. Only graded results will be considered. 

Meeting course prerequisites 

As for Year 12 or equivalent. 

STAT/Bridging courses 

Results from the STAT Multiple Choice will be considered for applicants without an ATAR and whose post-secondary studies do not meet the minimum requirements. Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can sit STAT Written English. STAT results are valid for two years.

D. Applicants with work and life experience

Entire academic record 

This course uses an applicant's entire academic record as part of its selection considerations, including an applicant's ATAR results from the last seven years can be considered for entry into this course. 

Meeting course prerequisites 

As for Year 12 or equivalent. 

STAT/Bridging courses 

Results from the STAT Multiple Choice will be considered for applicants without an ATAR and whose post-secondary studies do not meet the minimum requirements. Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can sit STAT Written English. STAT results are valid for two years.