With your Bachelor of Arts in Aviation Management, you will have full control over the airspace and increasing career prospects will await you.
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With 800,000 jobs in Germany alone, increasing air traffic and high demand for aircraft, the aviation industry is one of the fastest growing sectors where you can really take off with your career.
Use your knowledge and management talent to get cargo and people from A to B safely and efficiently. Your Bachelor of Aviation Management at IU International University of Applied Sciences is your ticket to the modern, connected world of aviation. Students who study Aviation Management learn about the complex procedures behind the processes and how these can be controlled in a targeted manner.
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With your Aviation Management degree, you will be perfectly prepared to work for large airlines, but also for all other aviation-related companies. In addition, regulatory organisations such as the EASA or other institutions with aviation-related activities may be of interest for someone with this bachelor's degree. As a management professional in commercial aviation, you can choose from a wide range of employers. For example, you may become:
You will take care of all aspects of flight and cargo operations to ensure that the staffing for the functioning terminal operations can be guaranteed, that everything runs efficiently and safely and, above all, that it is within budget. You will also manage the staff with ease by motivating, coaching and advising them. You will also know how to use the skills you learn in your studies in critical situations with customers, freight and employees.
In your position as manager, you will be responsible for leading the team and prioritising ramps, fleet, customer service and baggage handling. With safety, punctuality and compliance in mind, you will develop, analyse and re-evaluate strategies to drive progress and achieve goals. Everything to do with ground operations and the needs and concerns of the workforce will be in your hands.
As a network manager, you will be responsible for an airline's flight plan. You will be responsible for ensuring that the route network offered by your airline is as profitable as possible. Your agenda will include monitoring developments, planning ahead and identifying market potential. You will use your skills to optimise the economic concept of your employer and thus ensure growth.
You can study your Bachelor of Aviation Management in various forms. It all depends on what your individual everyday life looks like and what requirements you start your studies with. This table will give you a good overview of the advantages of the different study forms and which model will best support you personally on your way.
You study completely on your own terms. Get the perfect blend of innovative study tools, interactive study formats via video chat (live or on demand) and personal support.
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Good news: IU deliberately does not have a numerus clausus (NC). You won’t have to go through a strenuous selection process or have waiting semesters credited to you, because none of our degree programmes have an NC. We prefer to talk to you personally and find out together where your talents and strengths lie and, above all, what goals you want to pursue with your studies.
You can study the Aviation Management bachelor’s degree through the distance learning programme completely on your own terms and with 100% flexibility. Thanks to the virtual learning format with interactive online courses, your IU studies can be completed entirely independent of time and place.
Yes, this is possible at IU. In addition to the entrance qualification in the form of an Abitur or Fachabitur, interested students without an Abitur also have the opportunity to enter our Bachelor's programme. You can study Aviation Management without an Abitur or a high school diploma if you have a master craftsman's certificate, have completed a further education course (such as an IHK Fachwirt) or have at least two years of vocational training and at least three years of subsequent work experience.
The Bachelor of Aviation Management has a duration of 36, 48 or 72 months, depending on which time model you choose. If you need more time and more semesters for your studies, it will not be a problem.
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A degree opens many doors for you and creates opportunities for more growth and freedom in your future. You will have more career options and you will move up the career ladder much faster because you will be taught certain key skills that will be incredibly helpful in your specific field. In addition, some companies prefer academics for higher positions.
Regarding lifelong learning, you’ll invest above all in yourself and your professional skills in the future. Also, studying is fun – especially when, like at IU, education takes place the way you want it to.
To ensure that you are prepared for all challenges in this fast-moving industry, our Bachelor of Arts in Aviation Management focuses on a broad spectrum of knowledge and topics. It covers the basics of business administration, questions of aviation law, organisational processes at the airport, international aviation management, but also marketing and sales. In addition to theory, there is also plenty of practice. You will learn from professors and lecturers who themselves come from the industry where the trends of the future lie. Electives include Sustainability and Environment in Aviation, Innovation and Digitalization in Aviation, Aviation Entrepreneurship and Human Factors and Safety Management in Aviation, as well as Urban Air Mobility.
With almost 90 billion jobs worldwide, increasing air traffic and high demand for aircrafts, the aviation industry is one of the fastest growing sectors, where you can really take off with your career.
With your degree in Aviation Management, you will be perfectly prepared to work for large airlines, but also for any other company in the aviation industry. In addition, regulatory organisations such as EASA or other institutions with aviation-related activities are interesting for someone with this Bachelor’s degree. As a management professional in the field of commercial aviation, you will be able to choose from a wide range of employers.
