Overview

Become a professional pilot who also excels in the boardroom with a Bachelor of  Aviation / Bachelor of Business. Gain a commercial pilot license through CAE with Melbourne Flight Training and prepare to enter the industry supercharged with a variety of skills.

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Your major

Entrepreneurship

Develop the type of fresh thinking required to build, launch and scale a start-up business or social venture. In this major, you'll discover how to differentiate an idea from a real opportunity and use innovation theory to maximise that opportunity. You'll also undertake hands-on learning, learn how to create desirable, viable business models, develop your strategic thinking and planning skills, learn to interpret sales and marketing opportunities, build a team and source capital funding.

Your industry experience

Bolster your CV with industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning programs. These are guaranteed as part of our bachelor degrees and can include placements, internships or industry-linked projects in organisations including Qantas and Melbourne Airport.

Skills you’ll learn

  • Professional piloting
  • Safety risk management
  • Human factors understanding
  • Strategic thinking
  • Communication
  • Financial acumen

Your career opportunities

  • Professional pilot
  • Aviation consultant
  • Aviation regulatory and safety services manager
  • Business owner
  • Entrepreneur
  • Venture capital analyst

Key codes

VTAC Code (CSP)
3400234521
International student visa

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.

Professional accreditations

Why Swinburne?

A leader in aviation education for more than more than 30 years

Top 5% of the world’s higher education business schools

Top 300 for Business and Economics

Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject 2023

#1 in Melbourne for student support