Boca Raton, USA
DEGREE TYPE
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
With a degree in aviation security, you'll qualify for a position in one of aviation's most vital fields. Here. you'll be exposed to several aircraft systems, including advanced flight planning platforms, weather radars, jet engines, and aviation systems. Security encompasses many aspects of the aviation industry. As an aviation security professional, you will work with law officials to ensure the safety of airports, aircrafts, and passengers.
If you choose, you can use your electives to attain our license and ratings to become a professional pilot. You will take your flight training at Lynn’s Burton D. Morgan College of Aeronautics, located in the Boca Raton Airport. You'll graduate with a degree, professional experience and you’ll be a step ahead of your peers.
This major qualifies graduates for the rATP at 1250 hours.
Aviation security degree information
In the aviation security degree program, you'll study terrorism, gain an introduction to criminal justice and explore aviation operations. Plus, you'll learn management and leadership in your core curriculum. It's the perfect balance of business and aviation security. Here's more information about what you'll learn in this aviation security program:
- Financial reporting, innovation, economic and analytics
- Flight planning, weather radars, and aviation systems
- Aviation regulations and laws, aviation history and safety
Use your electives to pursue flight training and attain your license and ratings to become a professional pilot.
Admissions
Curriculum
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 security major provides a wide range of educational and experiential opportunities for students to advance into a career in the aviation security 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
- DJCP 100 Citizenship Project
- DJC 200 Civic Engagement and Social Justice
- DJCE 250 Career Preparation
- 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
College of Aeronautics core: 42 credits
- AVF 121 Primary Flight Theory and Training, PPL
- AVF 120 Primary Flight Theory and Training, Solo
- AVS 226 Aviation Weather
- AVS 102 Aviation History
- 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 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
- 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 requirements
- 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 requirements
- AVS 431 also meets DJCG 400 requirement
Aviation Security major requirements: 15 credits
- AVS 341 Airport Operations
- AVS 346 Fixed-base Operations
- AVS 483 Aviation Technologies
- CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CRJ 405 Terrorism
Electives: 17 credits
- Elective
Total: 120 credits
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Whether you’re employed by government agencies or private businesses, your aviation security job will be one of the most crucial in the industry. A degree in airport security from Lynn will give you one-of-a-kind opportunities, including exposure to jobs in the following areas:
- TSA
- DoD
- DHS
- Aviation law enforcement
- Air marshal services
- Border patrol
- Mechanical engineering
Our graduates have impressive internship opportunities while studying at Lynn, which leads them to continued success in their careers. Take a look at the companies our alumni have gained employment with:
- LaGuardia airport authority
- Atlanta Hartsfield airport authority
- Air Cargo Inc.
- Seabourne Airlines
- Executive Jet
- American Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- CommutAir
- Spirit Airlines
- Republic Airways