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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 3220 and University Advanced Standing. Teaches current scientific techniques for the analysis of aircraft materials, components, performance and design. Considers aircraft crashworthiness. Discusses the process of establishing facts from analysis and of the findings of an aircraft investigation and probable vs. proximate cause.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 3320 and University Advanced Standing. Examines financial management in the aviation corporate and public sectors and the role of financial markets and institutions. Introduces finance terminology and techniques. Discusses time value of money, fundamentals of security valuation, capital asset pricing model and capital budgeting. Introduces weighted average cost of capital and contrasts debt policy and governance in the public and private aviation sectors.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2150 and University Advanced Standing. Focuses on helping aviation managers and pilots to develop a global perspective and understanding of key intercultural issues facing aviation. Studies the role of multi-culturalism and globalization, especially where these issues impact safety and the business environment. Includes a study of aviation regulation and scenario-based problem solving skills.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2150, Senior Standing and University Advanced Standing.. Introduces the student to the United States Constitution plus derivation and application of international, federal, state and local laws as applied to aviation. Covers administrative, civil and criminal law including torts, principles of liability, contracts, sales, commercial transactions, the environment, labor law and Federal Aviation regulations.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2300, AVSC 2310, and University Advanced Standing. Covers the required training experience in preparation for an FAA airplane type rating practical exam. Includes start up, taxi, take-off, en-route, approach, landing, shutdown, and emergency procedures. Requires individualized instruction in a cockpit procedures trainer, simulator or aircraft. Proof of earned airplane type rating is required.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2110 and University Advanced Standing. Discusses aircraft aerodynamics, airspace and airports, air traffic control, aviation weather, and aero-medical factors and applicable NTSB and FAA regulations. Analyzes the aspects of decision making and professionalism in aviation. Prepares students for the required FAA Airline Transport Pilot Airplane 121 (ATP); FAA Airline Transport Pilot Airplane (135); or Aircraft Dispatcher (ADX) Knowledge Tests.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): AVSC 2300, AVSC 2310, and University Advanced Standing. Focuses on the areas necessary to pass an Airline Transport Pilot Airplane Practical Test. Covers pre-flight, takeoff and departure, in flight maneuvers, instrument procedures, approaches and landings, normal and abnormal procedures, emergency procedures and postflight procedures. Prepares students for the required FAA Airline Transport Pilot Airplane Practical Test.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Department Approval and University Advanced Standing. Provides the foundational knowledge and teaching skills necessary to become an authorized FAA airplane flight instructor. Teaches certification and training requirements for which the student will have instructional privileges. Develops organization and presentation skills required for instructional activity including the application of human behavior and learning principles during instructional activity. Emphasizes training of aviation students to specific standards of competence regardless of the specific instructional privileges carried by the flight instructor. Focuses on the teaching of critical emphasis areas as identified by the FAA. Prepares students for the required FAA Flight Instructor Airplane Knowledge Test and Fundamentals of Instruction Knowledge Test.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Department Approval and University Advanced Standing. Provides the foundational knowledge and teaching skills necessary to become an authorized FAA airplane flight instructor. Teaches certification and training requirements for which the student will have instructional privileges. Develops organization and presentation skills required for instructional activity including the application of human behavior and learning principles during instructional activity. Emphasizes training of aviation students to specific standards of competence regardless of the specific instructional privileges carried by the flight instructor. Focuses on the teaching of critical emphasis areas as identified by the FAA. Prepares students for the required FAA Flight Instructor Airplane Knowledge Test and Fundamentals of Instruction Knowledge Test.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing and Department Approval. Designed for advanced pilots preparing for the Flight Instructor rating. Trains students to discuss and teach while precisely performing maneuvers and maintaining proper operational control. Emphasizes the identification of common student errors and proper correction. Prepares students for the required FAA Flight Instructor Airplane Practical Test. May be delivered online.