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The Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting will equip you for a professional career as a commercial pilot.

You'll undertake your professional pilot training program, including practical flying training, at CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, located at Moorabbin Airport, and obtain a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) and Multi-engine Command Instrument Rating (MCIR).

You'll also complete a Multi Crew Cooperation and Jet Orientation Course or Flight Instructor Rating, and Frozen Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL), as well as studies in aviation human factors, aviation management and aviation technology.

Work Integrated Learning is a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees. In this degree, in the Aviation Research Project Part 1 and 2 (AVA40004 and AVA40005), you’ll work on a group project based on real industry problems faced by the aviation industry and organisations including, Qantas and Melbourne Airport.

Additional fees
Additional flying training fees are applicable if students wish to complete flying training (practicum) units. Discover more about fees here.

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Start dates

Hawthorn campus

Semester 1 - 28 February 2022
Semester 2 - 1 August 2022

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Duration

3 Year/s

Full-time

VTAC code

3400211283 (IFP)

CRICOS code

093354D

Fees

A$188,125 - A$202,215 (total indicative fee 2021)*

The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

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Course details

- Course structure, career opportunities and professional recognition.

Course structure

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting requires students to complete units of study to the value of 300 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.
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Core studies

14 units (150 credit points)

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Introduction to Aviation	AVA10001	12.5
Human Performance and Limitations in Aviation	AVA10002	12.5
Aviation Regulation and Operations	AVA10005	12.5
Aviation Industry Forum (Part 1)	AVA10009	0
Aviation Mathematics	MTH10008	12.5
Introduction to Physics	PHY10002	12.5
Aviation Business Strategies and Management *	AVA20003	12.5
Aviation Industry Forum (Part 2)	AVA20013	0
Aviation Research Project Part 1 *	AVA40004	12.5
Aviation Research Project Part 2 *	AVA40005	12.5
Private Pilot Licence Practicum	AVF80001	12.5
Commercial Pilot Licence Practicum 1	AVF80002	12.5
Either Multi Crew Cooperation and Jet Orientation Course Practicum	AVF80005	12.5
or Flight Instructor Rating Practicum	AVF80006	12.5
Commercial Pilot Licence Practicum 2	AVF80013	12.5

*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes

Major in Aviation

8 units (100 credit points)

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Private Pilot Licence Theory	AVT10005	12.5
Commercial Pilot Licence Theory 1	AVT10006	12.5
Commercial Pilot Licence Theory 2	AVT20003	12.5
Advanced Aviation Analytics and Research Skills	AVA30005	12.5
Future Aviation Technologies and Operational Concepts	AVA30006	12.5
Air Transport Pilot Licence Theory 3 *	AVT30002	12.5
Air Transport Pilot Licence Theory 1 *	AVT30003	12.5
Air Transport Pilot Licence Theory 2 *	AVT30004	12.5

*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes

Other studies

4 units (50 credit points)

Choose from a combination of the following course components to complete 50 credit points of other study. Students may also select elective units (12.5 credit points each).

– Work Integrated Learning + Advanced minor + Minors + Signature Series

Work Integrated Learning

Swinburne's Work Integrated Learning program provides additional opportunities for you to gain valuable skills and real industry experience in the form of placements, internships or study tours - all while earning credit towards your degree.

Choose a Work Integrated Learning option:

You'll get paid to work in an area related to your field of study for 12 months, where you'll combine hands-on learning with academic submissions, workplace reflection and feedback from your host organisation. Most students undertake their placements in the third year of their degree, so you’ll want to map out your electives as soon as you can and register for a placement at least 6 months before your preferred start date.

The Professional Placement co-major has four 25 credit point units.

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You'll get paid to work in an area related to your field of study for 6 months, where you'll combine hands-on learning with academic submissions, workplace reflection and feedback from your host organisation. Most students undertake their placements in the third year of their degree, so you’ll want to map out your electives as soon as you can and register for a placement at least 6 months before your preferred start date.

The Professional Placement minor has two 25 credit point units.

A Professional Internship is all about gaining valuable real-world skills in your area of study all while earning credit points towards your degree. Plus, it looks great on your CV as it shows you’ve had real industry experience before you’ve even graduated!

You might choose to complete your internship part-time over a semester or in a more intensive block during Summer or Winter terms.

Travel overseas, discover other cultures, enrich your professional experience and enhance your CV all while gaining credit towards your course.

Advanced minor (50 credit points)

Advanced minors are a structured set of 4 units or 50 credit points in a field of study which builds upon your first major. Advanced minors can only be taken in conjunction with specific majors - more information will be available soon.

Minors (50 credit points)

Minors are a structured set of 4 units or 50 credit points and may be chosen from any field of study.

Signature Series

A Swinburne education prepares you for life. That’s why we’ve developed the Swinburne Signature Series. It’s a suite of study opportunities that embody Swinburne’s ethos – of confidence, clarity and adventure. These opportunities give our students something extra; whether that’s a new perspective on the world through a Study Tour unit, an expanded sense of possibilities through our Innovation Minor, or a deeper understanding and respect for culture through our Indigenous Minor. Like Swinburne University itself, our Signature Series will grow and adapt to reflect the evolving issues of the day.

Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year
Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year
One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)
See the course planner for an example degree structure

Course learning outcomes

The primary purpose of the Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting is to provide specialised educational support to international students undertaking a pilot training course. The course qualifies graduates to undertake professional airline and aviation operational roles. Graduates will be qualified as a professional pilot to commence an aircraft type endorsement in either the charter or regular public transport airline sectors, or alternatively commence employment as a professional flight instructor. Graduates attaining a credit grading average or higher may enter either the Bachelor of Aviation (Honours) or Master of Aviation.

Career opportunities

Graduates will be qualified as a professional pilot to commence an aircraft type endorsement in either the charter or regular public transport airline sectors, or alternatively commence employment as a professional flight instructor.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting is structured to meet the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) (or equivalent ICAO State regulatory body) requirements for Private Pilot Licence, Commercial Pilot Licence, Multi Engine Instrument Endorsement and Air Transport Pilot Licence theory examination for aeroplanes, with the option to meet either the requirements of a Flight Instructor rating or Multi Crew Cooperation Course.

How to enter this course

- Entry requirements, English language requirements and prerequisites.

Entry requirements

A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.

Assess your eligibility for entry to Swinburne.

Prerequisites

Completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent.

Advanced Mathematics
Note that Advanced Mathematics studies must be equivalent to the Year 12 Advanced Mathematics subjects: VCE Mathematical Methods 3 and 4, that include topics in coordinate geometry, circular (trigonometric) functions, calculus, algebra, statistics and probability.

Please note:
Although not an entry requirement, students must also satisfy the statutory Class 1 medical requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (or equivalent ICAO State regulatory authority) prior to undertaking practical flying training (AVF practicum units). Find out more about required documentation.

English language requirements

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

IELTS overall band of 6.0 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 65%, all skills 65%
Or equivalent measures available at English language requirements.

Pathways

Pathways allow students to progress from one qualification to another where the first course is recognised as an entry requirement and/or provides advanced standing to the second.

Learn more about pathways.

How to apply

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