Toulouse School of Aviation and Aerospace Engineering
Advanced Master in Safety Management in Aviation
Toulouse, France
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jul 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 14,790 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* https://www.tsaae.fr/en/programmes/advanced-master-safety-management-in-aviation-sma/#onglet-tuition-fees-funding
Key Summary
About: The Advanced Master in Safety Management in Aviation at ISAE‑SUPAERO and ENAC (Toulouse School of Aviation and Aerospace Engineering, TSAAE) trains you to lead, evaluate, and improve aviation safety amid challenges such as COVID‑19 and climate change. You’ll master regulatory developments, safety management systems, risk assessment, human factors, crisis response, stakeholder collaboration, communication, and leadership within Toulouse’s aerospace ecosystem.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can target middle‑management and top‑management roles in airport operation companies, consulting and engineering firms, airport service providers, airlines and business aviation, and civil aviation authorities. Typical roles include safety manager, safety director, risk manager, and safety consultant.
With this programme master the skills needed to lead, evaluate, and improve aviation safety performance in the face of complex challenges such as COVID-19 and climate change. Master regulatory developments, foster collaboration between organisations, and develop essential leadership and communication skills to drive safety innovation in a rapidly changing industry.
Our programme is for you!
Air transport is a complex and rapidly evolving macro-system.
Safety is underpinned by a set of regulatory requirements that have been in place for many years, but are constantly evolving.
The most recent accidents have involved numerous players and organisations, and it has been shown that their causes are multifactorial.
Beyond regulations and technical developments, it is necessary toinvolve all players at all levels of organisations so that they can make a positive contribution to safety.
In addition, the health crisis linked to COVID-19 and climate change are creating new risks to which air transport will have to respond in the coming years.
The Advanced Master in Safety Management in Aviation is designed to enable safety managers and experts to lead, evaluate, improve, and promote safety performance in various organisations within the air transport system.
Safety management remains a major challenge and requires appropriate skills, including soft skills in communication, leadership, and assertiveness.
In each of these sections, systematic emphasis will be placed on risk assessment and control, as well as on aerospace quality concepts and indicators.
Academic phase
Block I - Context, safety culture, cross-domain methods
- Safety in the context of the air transport system
- RISK - Safety risk management
- AUD - Safety Audits and Investigations
- LEAD - Managing, leading and promoting
Block II - Security management by domain 1
- MRO - Safety management
- AD - Safety Management
- ANSP - Safety Management
Block III - Security management by Domain 2
- ATO - Safety management
- AO - Safety Management
- MANU - Safety Management
Block IV - Safety at the national level
- SSL - National security
Block V - Safety summary
- OVW - Safety summary
Professional phase
Block I - Company assignment
Block II - Professional thesis
On completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Master the challenges of aviation safety management,
- Develop skills to manage risks and guarantee safety in aviation,
- Acquire recognised expertise in working with authorities, airlines and operators,
- Access career opportunities in a fast-growing sector.
The Advanced Master® Safety Management in Aviation will enable you to:
- Developing a strategy for optimising air transport safety.
- Managing security risks in air transport.
- Managing performance to improve air transport safety.
- Managing an air transport safety improvement project.
After the MSAM program, new graduates can apply to positions for middle-management and top-management roles in:
o airport operation companies (running regional or international airports worldwide…),
o airport-oriented consultants and engineering firms (civil engineering, architects, and consultants in PPP, finance or environment…)
o airport-oriented service providers: IT and systems, ground handling, special equipment
o aviation representatives (airlines, business aviation companies) and institutions
o civil aviation authorities in their respective countries
In Toulouse, the two leading aviation and aerospace engineering schools ISAE-SUPAERO and ENAC offer a unique world-class, globally recognised academic portfolio, aligned with industry needs, empowering tomorrow’s experts and innovators.
ENAC and ISAE-SUPAERO created in 2025 the Toulouse School of Aviation and Aerospace Engineering (TSAAE) to unite top talent, cutting-edge expertise, and bold innovation to drive the future of air transportation and civil & military aerospace engineering.
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