Program: Professional Studies, Aviation Management, (B.P.S.) - University of Memphis

May 05, 2025

2025-2026 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG {Editing in Progress}

The concentration in Aviation Management prepares students for careers as professional managers in the aviation industry. Students will gain an understanding of the nature of organizations and the fundamentals of administrative leadership as well as promote skills in formal and interpersonal communication, effective resolution process and operations management. Aviation managers are needed in airlines, business flight operations, maintenance facilities, manufacturers and suppliers. The Aviation Management program encompasses studies in aviation, management, information systems, supply chain, communications, business operations, analytics, organizational leadership and more.

For information on careers in this and other disciplines students should consult the career counselor located in 211 Wilder Tower, 678-2068.

General Education (35-41 hours)

See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.

Aviation Management Concentration (24 hours)

Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: Course Descriptions

Many courses also require permits from the department that teaches the course. For example, SWRK and CJUS courses will always need permits from those respective departments. College of Professional & Liberal Studies staff cannot issue permits for courses taught in other departments. ALL 3000/4000 level classes taught by the College of Business (ACCT, ECON, FIR, MGMT, MKTG) require a permit; students must request a permit online at: https://fcbeacad.memphis.edu/permits/

AVIA 3400 - Air Traffic Control and Airspace Credit Hours: (3)
AVIA 4300 - Air Carrier Operations Credit Hours: (3)
AVIA 3700 - Commercial Aviation Safety Credit Hours: 3
AVIA 4600 - Aviation Maintenance Management** Credit Hours: 3
AVIA 4610 - Aviation Safety Management Systems** Credit Hours: 3
AVIA 4800 - Crew Resource Management** Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 4011 - Communication in Organizations ** Credit Hours: (3)
TECH 4381 - Principles of Supervision** Credit Hours: (3)

Corporate Supervision (30 hours)

Supervision related courses for Aviation Management.

ECON 2010 - Intro to Macroeconomics** Credit Hours: (3)
ECON 2020 - Intro to Microeconomics** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 3601 - Technical and Profess Writing ** Credit Hours: (3)
FIR 3410 - Financial Management ** Credit Hours: (3)
MIS 2749 - Foundation/Information Systems ** Credit Hours: (3)
MGMT 3110 - Principles of Management** Credit Hours: (3)
MGMT 3215 - Management of Human Resources ** Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 3508 - Indust/Organizatnl Psyc Credit Hours: (3)
SCMS 2610 - Introduction to Supply Chain Management ** Credit Hours: (3)
SCMS 3711 - Business Analytics - Tools ** Credit Hours: (3)

College Requirements (9 hours)

Thematic Studies (6 hours)

College of Professional & Liberal Studies thematic studies course(s) are designed to broaden a student’s knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. For this program, the following are required:

AVIA 4550 - Aviation Law & Regulation Credit Hours: (3)
AVIA 4560 - Aviation Physiology & Survival Credit Hours: (3)

Senior Project (3 hours)

The senior project is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. The senior project is intended to fuse the two or more academic areas that comprise the student’s coordinated study (major) into an academically-relevant example of scholarship. Students will complete a thesis, task-based, or artistic project on a topic of their choice with approval of their senior project instructor. The senior project is completed during a student’s final semester. For this program, the following is required:

AVIA 4810 - Human Factors** Credit Hours: 3

General Electives (19-25 hours)

Electives will be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours.