BS in Aviation Operations
Boca Raton, USA
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Not sure where to take your aviation career? The aviation operations degree program can help you decide. Here, you’ll gain a detailed overview of aircraft operations, air traffic basics, and aviation technologies. You'll also explore field aviation history, emergency cabin training, weather, operations, international aviation laws/regulations, and more.
With an operations degree in aviation, you'll have a background in aeronautics, which can help you advance your career in a variety of aviation fields. You’ll learn about all the aviation-related career opportunities you can choose from. And, you’ll learn this from aviation professionals with advanced academic degrees and Flight Instructor ratings.
This major qualifies graduates for the rATP at 1000 hours. Flight training beyond the private pilot certificate must be done with Lynn University to qualify.
Aviation operations information
Learning the operations side of the aviation industry can help you determine in what field you may want to specialize in. This operations degree takes a deep dive into both the business and aeronautics industries. Along with your core curriculum, you'll take a variety of courses in both business and aviation operations, including:
- Primary flight theory, aviation safety, weather, and history
- Management and leadership, business analytics, and operations management
- Air traffic basics, aviation technologies, aircraft operations, and aviation regulations and laws
Use your electives to pursue flight training and attain your license and ratings to become a professional pilot.
The Burton D. Morgan College of Aeronautics is a world-class aviation academy with a state-of-the-art training facility designed to help fulfill the educational needs of the vast, dynamic, global aviation profession. The college offers a variety of programs designed to provide students with the education and training needed to successfully enter the aviation profession. The aviation operations major provides a wide range of educational and experiential opportunities for students to advance into a career in any aviation operational field. In addition to the aviation operations courses, students can also pursue flight training elective courses to attain the licenses and ratings required to enter the industry as a professional pilot.
Core curriculum: 46 credits
- DBR 100 Introduction to Belief Systems
- DBR 200 World Belief Systems
- DBR 300 Belief and Reason 300
- DBR 400 Belief and Reason 400
- DJC 100 Foundations of U.S. Justice
- DJC 200 Civic Engagement and Social Justice
- DJCE 250 Career Preparation
- DJCP 100 Citizenship Project
- DJLC 200 Language and Culture
- DSS 100 Theories of Self
- DSS 200 Societies and Institutions
- DSS 400 Dialogue of Self and Society 400
- DQR 100 Algebra and Personal Finance
- DQR 200 Introductory Statistics
- DSL 100 Scientific Inquiry
- DSL 200 Science and Society
- LYNN 101 First Year Seminar
Major core: 42 credits
- BUS 270 Principles of Management and Leadership
- BUS 322 Business Analytics Using Excel Modeling
- BUS 350 Human Resource Management
- BUS 372 The Legal Environment of Business
- BUS 425 Operations Management
- AVF 120 Primary Flight Theory and Training, Solo
- AVF 121 Primary Flight Theory and Training, PPL
- AVS 102 Aviation History
- AVS 226 Aviation Weather
- AVS 250 Aviation Safety and Human Factors
- AVS 347 Aviation Operations
- AVS 431 Global Aviation Regulations & Law
- AVS 481 Aviation Seminar
- AVS 498 Aviation Internship
- BUS 322 also meets DQR 300 & DSL 300 requirements
- BUS 350 also meets DSSA 300 requirement
- BUS 372 also meets DJCA 300 requirement
- BUS 425 also meets DQR 400 & DSL 400 requirement
- AVS 431 also meets DJCG 400 requirement
- BUS 322 also meets DQR 300 & DSL 300 requirements
- BUS 350 also meets DSSA 300 requirement
- BUS 372 also meets DJCA 300 requirement
- BUS 425 also meets DQR 400 & DSL 400 requirement
- AVS 431 also meets DJCG 400 requirement
Aviation operations major requirements: 15 credits
- AVS 341 Airport Operations
- AVS 346 Fixed-base Operations
- AVS 441 Airline and Airport Operations
- AVS 482 Air Traffic Basics
- AVS 483 Aviation Technologies
Electives: 17 credits
- Elective
Total: 120 credits
With a degree in aviation operations, you’ll develop a skill set applicable to several areas of aviation. You’ll become a sound business thinker, with the flexibility to change career paths without having to learn new basic business skills.
A bachelor’s degree from Lynn can help you qualify for a range of roles including:
- Airport management
- Fixed base operation management
- Airline management
- Professional pilot
Our graduates land impressive internships while studying at Lynn, which lead to successful careers. Take a look at the companies where our alumni have worked:
- United Airlines
- American Airlines
- Delta Airlines
- CommuteAir
- Republic Airways
- SkyWest
- Boca Raton Airport Authority
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport Authority
- Fort Lauderdale Flight Standards District Office
