11 Aviation Safety Masters Degree Programs

Aviation is an industry where safety is non-negotiable — and human factors play a defining role in achieving it. The MSc Aviation Safety & Human Factors is designed for professionals who aspire to lead, innovate, and influence safety culture within the aviation sector.

The ENAC Advanced Master Safety Management System in Aviation is designed for current or future SMS managers in charge of the development, deployment, or improvement of SMS in organisations that must comply with ICAO safety requirements.

The main objective of air transport is to ensure the safety of the passengers, crew and people on the ground which is mainly done through aircraft airworthiness activities.

This course has been designed to provide the industry with equipped graduates who can make a real and lasting improvement to performance and safety through the application of skills and knowledge learnt through a mix of lectures and practical exercises.

We have been a centre of excellence in the field of accident investigation for over 40 years. Designed specifically for accident investigators and those working in related fields, this course will provide you with an academically recognised, high standard qualification.

The study program of aviation safety enables students to perform the tasks in the field of aviation safety, airport and air navigation safety, aviation safety analysis, accident/incident investigation and reporting, human resources in aviation and emergency planning as well as engagement in scientific work in the field of aviation safety.

The development and maintenance of effective security management have a pivotal role to play in all areas of the aviation sector – with a continually evolving and dynamic threat and risk landscape bringing constant and moving challenges. In cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), this MSc in Aviation Security allows you to explore and develop theories and methodologies to mitigate these risks and consider and analyse the future of safe and secure aviation. By working together, Buckinghamshire New University and ICAO aim to realise the needs of the aviation industry for qualified and knowledgeable aviation security professionals through the creation and promotion of learning that is accessible by mature professionals and the next generation.

The MTSU Department of Aerospace offers three Master of Science in Aeronautical Science concentrations. The Aviation Management concentration is a management and operations-oriented degree program designed in cooperation with industry representatives. The study focuses on airport activities and organizational structures, aviation contracts and leases, and aviation systems management. The Aviation Education concentration is designed to serve students interested in the conduct of aviation education, training, or professional development programs, or in the administration of such programs. Students in this concentration take classes in both the Aerospace Department and MTSU College of Education. The Safety and Security Management concentration is designed to provide students the knowledge and expertise necessary to develop and manage aviation safety and security programs. Studies include safety management systems (SMS), aviation security, aviation safety investigation, and human factors in aviation.

The Master's Degree in Operational Safety is the only program of its kind that is developed in Latin America in the Spanish language, with high-quality teachers both in their academic training and in their professional careers. This program is carried out under the thematic lines of Human Factors, Material Factors, and Accident Investigation, allowing the student to expand their field of knowledge and action in Aviation Security, both military and general aviation. It began with this postgraduate offer in 2015, mainly impacting the members of the Colombian Air Force. Six years later, the Master's degree has greater recognition in the aeronautical industry in Colombia and also abroad. A reflection of this is the composition of the student population, it has members of the Public Force, personnel in good use of the Military Forces, civilians who work in aviation companies, and even foreign military personnel.

The aeronautical industry is constantly evolving in terms of legislation, technologies, strategies, processes and protocols. Against this, the worldwide demand for airline management experts according to modern criteria of safety, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, quality, sustainability, resilience, transparency, non-discrimination is growing. The Master therefore intends to respond to this need, strongly felt today in the labor market, by acquiring skills and providing the technical-legal and economic-managerial tools to optimally master the management of airlines, responding and adapting to requests and challenges of a sector subject to continuous changes.

Using technology to save people, by educating individuals with a combination of Risk & Crises Management comprehension and Engineering knowledge to developed equipment able to assist people as well as train individuals to operate rescue and relief aircraft in the event of disasters.