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Aviation Technology - Aviation Management, AAS

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90 Credits

Aviation and business courses form the core of this program. This degree prepares students for entry level jobs at airports of all sizes across the United States and is a platform for transition to a four year college offering higher level degrees in airport management, aviation management and other jobs in the aviation industry.

Program Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

Meet all FAA requirements to take the Dispatch Practical Exam
Demonstrate their understanding of various parts of the aviation industry through tests and various critical thinking tasks.
Advance to the BAS in Aeronautical Science.

Students may enter this program at the beginning of any quarter.

Contact: George Comollo, ext. 4336 - gcomollo @greenriver.edu

Program Website:
Aviation Technology | https://www.greenriver.edu/students/academics/degrees-programs/aviation-technology/

Core Requirements (50 credits)

ACCT 110 - Practical Financial Accounting 1 Credits: 5
or
ACCT& 201 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 5
AVIA 103 - Aviation History and Careers Credits: 5
AVIA 110 - Airline Operation Credits: 5
AVIA 111 - Private Pilot Ground School Credits: 5
AVIA 123 - Aviation Weather Credits: 5
AVIA 210 - Aviation and the Law Credits: 5
AVIA 214 - Airport Management and Operations Credits: 5
AVIA 217 - Aviation Security Credits: 5
BUS& 101 - Introduction to Business Credits: 5
ECON 100 - Economic Principles and Applications Credits: 5
or
ECON& 202 - Macro Economics Credits: 5

Related Instruction Requirements (20 credits)

Satisfies related instruction requirements.

Written Communication

Choose one from the following:

ENGL& 101 - English Composition I Credits: 5
ENGL 126 - Writing: Humanities Credits: 5
ENGL 127 - Writing: Social Science Credits: 5
ENGL 128 - Research Writing: Science/Engineering/Business Credits: 5

Oral Communication

Choose one from the following:

CMST& 210 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 5
CMST& 220 - Public Speaking Credits: 5
CMST& 230 - Small Group Communication Credits: 5

Computation

Choose one from the following:

MATH 106 - Essentials of Pre-Calculus Mathematics Credits: 5
MATH& 107 - Math in Society Credits: 5
MATH 108 - Contemporary Math for Information Technology Credits: 5
MATH& 141 - PreCalculus I Credits: 5 or higher

Human Relations

Choose one from the following:
CMST& 210 and 220 can only be used here if NOT ALREADY used in Oral Communication above.

CMST& 210 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 5
CMST& 220 - Public Speaking Credits: 5

Options:

Management (20 Credits)

BTAC 100 - Fundamentals of Computers Credits: 5
BTAC 162 - Introduction to Excel Credits: 5
ENGL& 235 - Introduction to Technical Communication Credits: 5
Other Elective Option from list below Credits / Units: 5

Unmanned Aerial Systems (20 credits)

AVIA 109 - Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems Credits: 5
JOURN 107 - Introduction to Video Journalism Credits: 5
NATRS 107 - Drone Operations Credits: 2
PHOTO 111 - Beginning Digital Photography Credits: 5
Other Elective Option from the list below Credits / Units: 3

Elective Options

AVIA 177 - Aviation Work Experience 1 Credits: 1-13
AVIA 178 - Aviation Work Experience 2 Credits: 1-13
AVIA 179 - Aviation Work Experience 3 Credits: 1-13
AVIA 216 - Basic Instrument Pilot Ground School Credits: 5
AVIA 270 - Air Traffic Control Fundamentals Credits: 5
BUS 121 - Marketing Fundamentals Credits: 5
BUS 164 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Credits: 5
PHIL 112 - Ethics in the Workplace Credits: 5
PHIL& 115 - Critical Thinking Credits: 5
Any Natural Science course 100 level or higher with a lab
N 1 - Natural Science List A (Lab) Credits: 5

Notes

Last Revised

7/1/2019