Aviation Management (AMG) Major, B.S.

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Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements:

Students seeking a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department have six options, two in Aviation Management (AMG) and four in Aviation Technology (ATV). All students must complete the 34 hours of General Studies specified by the AVS Department. The Aviation and Aerospace Science Department Handbook, available in the Department office, SS 102, lists required General Studies courses, each concentration with an appropriate course sequence, and AVS policies and procedures. Students should schedule an advising session with an AVS faculty member early in their first semester in the Department and each semester thereafter.

A grade of at least “C” is required in all upper division courses listed as part of the major, whether or not they are AES courses, including electives. This requirement does not apply to the minor or to General Studies.

General Studies Required Courses:

Level I:

Composition:

Mathematics:

Communications:

SPE 1010 - Public Speaking

Level II:

Historical:

Approved course

Arts and Letters:

Approved courses

Social Sciences:

Natural Sciences:

PHY 1250 - Physics of Aviation

General Studies Total: 34

Approved AES Electives:

An “Approved AES Elective” may be any AES course not required in a concentration with the exception of these flight courses:

Aerospace Management Concentration:

This concentration integrates business and management courses with an aviation curriculum and a business minor to prepare the graduate for any of several aviation or aerospace business professions.

Required Courses:

Subtotal: 48

Additional Required Courses:

Totals:

Total for Required Aerospace Management Concentration Courses	57-58
Plus a minimum of 11 semester hours of AES Approved Electives	11
General Studies for all AES majors	34
Minor in the School of Business	18
Total Hours Required	120-121

Aerospace Management Concentration – Space Commercialization Emphasis:

This emphasis will provide the opportunity of employment in an important and expanding part of the Colorado and national economy.

Required Courses:

Required Aerospace Management Concentration Courses
AES 3600 - Space Flight Operations I
AES 4601 - Space Flight Operations II
AES 4602 - Aerospace Commercialized Operations
AES 4603 - Aerospace Operations Systems Analysis and Design

Totals:

Total for Space Commercialization Emphasis	69-70
General Studies for all AES majors	34
Minor in the School of Business	18
Total Hours Required	121-122

Aerospace Maintenance Management Concentration:

This concentration is designed for the student seeking a management position in aviation maintenance and holds an FAA A&P Certificate.

Required Courses:

Subtotal: 51

Plus a minimum of 3 semester hours selected from the following:

Subtotal: 3

Additional Required Courses:

(8 hours minimum)

Subtotal: 8-9

Management Courses Required:

Subtotal: 15

Computer Information Systems Courses Required:

CIS 2010 - Computer Applications for Business
CIS 3270 - Advanced Computer Applications for Business
CIS Approved Elective

Subtotal: 9

Totals:

Total of Required Courses	86-87
General Studies for All AES Majors	34
Total Hours Required	120-121