General Information

Overview

Study the Graduate Certificate of Aviation to gain specialised knowledge and practice critical to undertaking a management or leadership role within the aviation sector.

The course is primarily designed for personnel currently involved in the industry who wish to upgrade their skills at a tertiary level and focus on aviation safety behaviours. Learn how human factors can result in aviation accidents and the correlation between these factors and advanced technology. Students will also learn the importance of safety reporting. 

Study structure

Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Aviation requires students to complete units of study to the value of 50 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.

  • 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. 

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight 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.

Units of study Unit code
Core units
Human Factors and Advanced Technology
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		AVA80004
Aviation Industry Fundamentals
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		AVA80012
Marketing in Aviation
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		AVA80032
Safety in Operational Teams
Elective unit, 12.5 credit points 		AVA80003
Airline Revenue Management and Pricing
Elective unit, 12.5 credit points 		AVA80034
Leading High Performance Organisations
Elective unit, 12.5 credit points 		AVA80039
Economics
Elective unit, 12.5 credit points 		ECO80001
Business Information Systems
Elective unit, 12.5 credit points 		INF60007
Strategic Project Management
Elective unit, 12.5 credit points 		INF70005
Governing Technology for Business Environments
Elective unit, 12.5 credit points 		INF80042
Leadership for Innovation
Elective unit, 12.5 credit points 		MGT80005
Specialisation Units

Learning outcomes

  • demonstrate specialised knowledge in professional aviation practice
  • identify and describe the complexity of issues and relationships in the aviation industry and provide and evaluate solutions to a variety of industry scenarios
  • describe contemporary and emerging aviation industry issues and challenges
  • apply clear and coherent communication skills to articulate complex knowledge and ideas
  • demonstrate responsibility and accountability for all personal work outputs

Career opportunities

Students can enhance their career opportunities by gaining additional leadership and management skills – an important asset in a today’s complex and changing business environment. The below examples demonstrate the types of roles graduates can get.

  • Aviation management
  • Airline or airport manager, flight or ground operator
  • Aviation safe

Course rules

The Graduate Certificate of Aviation qualifies graduates to undertake professional roles in the aviation industry. The course, primarily, will meet the needs of personnel currently involved in the aviation industry who wish to upgrade their skills at tertiary level in the area of aviation management and/or human factors.

Professional recognition

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate of Aviation, students must complete 50 credit points comprising:

  • three [3] core units of study (37.5 credit points)
  • one [1] elective unit (12.5 credit points)

Volume of Learning

The Graduate Certificate of Aviation consists of 50 credit points. Units normally carry 12.5 credit points. A standard semester full-time load comprises 50 credit points and a part-time load comprises 25 credit points. The volume of learning of the Graduate Certificate of Aviation is typically 6 months.

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Graduate Certificate of Aviation award is 25 credit points (normally 2 units), this is based on exit award requirements of 50 credit points.

Admission criteria

Information about Swinburne's general admission criteria can be found at Admissions at Swinburne - Higher Education webpage.

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