2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Thesis
Core Requirements ............................................................... 27
AVM 5999 Thesis (maximum) .................................................................. 6
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 33
Nonthesis
Core Requirements ............................................................... 27
AVM 5998 Advanced Aviation Research Project (final semester) .............. 3
Restricted Electives (Development or Management) .............. 6
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 36
Typical Nonthesis Graduate Program Plans
Development Emphasis
AVM 4204 CAD for Airport Environments ............................................... 3
AVM 5101 Legal and Ethical Issues in Aviation ........................................ 3
AVM 5102 Airport Development............................................................... 3
AVM 5103 Airport Operations .................................................................. 3
AVM 5104 Aviation Economics and Fiscal Management .......................... 3
AVM 5199 Advanced Aviation Management Internship ............................ 3
AVM 5998 Advanced Aviation Research Project (final semester) .............. 3
BUS 5411 Statistical Methods for Business ............................................. 3
BUS 5461 Production and Operations Management ............................... 3
CVE 5040 Urban Planning ....................................................................... 3
CVE 5072 Construction Contracts, Law and Specifications .................... 3
CVE 5073 Construction Cost Engineering ............................................... 3
Management Emphasis
AVM 5101 Legal and Ethical Issues in Aviation ........................................ 3
AVM 5102 Airport Development............................................................... 3
AVM 5103 Airport Operations .................................................................. 3
AVM 5104 Aviation Economics and Fiscal Management .......................... 3
AVM 5199 Advanced Aviation Management Internship ............................ 3
AVM 5998 Advanced Aviation Research Project (final semester) .............. 3
AVS 5206 Aviation Security ..................................................................... 3
BUS 5411 Statistical Methods for Business ............................................. 3
BUS 5421 Managerial Economics ............................................................ 3
BUS 5440 Financial Management ........................................................... 3
BUS 5455 Personnel Management ........................................................... 3
COM 5000 Introduction to Technical and Professional
Communication ...................................................................... 3
MSA – Applied Aviation Safety__________________
Major Code: 8205 Degree Awarded: Master of Science in Aviation
Age Restriction: N Admission Status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom Location/s: main campus
Admission Materials: 3 letters of
recommendation, résumé, objectives, GRE
The Master of Science in Aviation (MSA) is designed to help meet
the professional growth needs of persons interested in a wide range
of aviation careers.
The degree is especially relevant for those who have earned baccalaureate
degrees in aviation and those who have worked in the aviation
field and now require more specialized knowledge. Generally,
persons interested in careers in airport or airline management,
airport consulting and governmental organizations involved in the
management or regulation of airports should select the airport
development and management option. Persons interested in aviation
safety, accident investigation, technical aviation consulting and
educational, regulatory or investigative positions in government or
trade organizations would find the applied aviation safety option
most appropriate.
Admission Requirements
The applicant to the Master of Science in Aviation—Applied
Aviation Safety program must have earned a bachelor’s degree, or
its equivalent, from an institution of acceptable academic standing.
To be considered for admission, the student’s academic and professional
record must indicate a high probability the applicant will be
able to pursue graduate work satisfactorily. Undergraduate degrees
need not be in aviation; however, preparatory coursework may be
required in specific areas to assure successful pursuit of the MSA.
Such coursework is determined by the College of Aeronautics
before admission. The student is advised of any such requirements
before final acceptance.
General admission requirements and the process for applying are
presented in the Academic Overview section.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Aviation—Applied Aviation Safety is
conferred on students completing the selected degree requirements
as specified below.
Curriculum
The applied aviation safety program requires the satisfactory
completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of approved coursework
including a maximum of six hours of Thesis (AHF 5999).
Summary of Program Requirements
AVM 5101 Legal and Ethical Issues in Aviation ........................................ 3
AVS 5204 Aviation Safety Analysis ........................................................... 3
AVS 5207 Aviation Safety Management Systems ..................................... 3
AVT 4301 Aviation Safety ........................................................................ 3
Additional Course Work (minimum) ..................................... 15
Graduate Statistics (Restricted Elective) ................................ 3
Thesis (maximum) .................................................................. 6
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 36
Typical Graduate Program Plan
AHF 5101 Human Factors in Man-Machine Systems .............................. 3
AHF 5201 Human Performance 1 ............................................................ 3
AVM 5101 Legal and Ethical Issues in Aviation ........................................ 3
AVS 5201 Aviation Meteorology Theory and Practice .............................. 3
AVS 5203 Impact of Aviation on Human Physiology ................................ 3
AVS 5204 Aviation Safety Analysis ........................................................... 3
AVS 5207 Aviation Safety Management Systems ..................................... 3
AVS 5999 Thesis ...................................................................................... 6
AVT 4301 Aviation Safety ........................................................................ 3
AVT 5302 Aviation Accident Investigation ............................................... 3
EDS 5070 Educational Statistics .............................................................. 3
Aviation Human Factors, M.S. __________________
Major Code: 8229 Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission Status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom Location/s: main campus
Admission Materials: 3 letters of
recommendation, résumé, objectives, GRE
Human factors refers to the field of study that attempts to identify
the principles of human/machine interaction, and applies these
principles to the design and operation of engineered systems. Thus,
the field is both a rigorous research domain rooted in cognitive,
physiological and engineering theory, and an applied science with
an intimate and direct connection to the operational world.
Although the range of engineered systems of interest in human
factors is very wide, this degree concentrates on aviation-related
human factors studies. Such studies range from aircraft cockpit
design and aircraft maintenance methods and procedures to complex
ground-based entities such as the National Airspace System.
Human factors is now recognized as an indispensable component of
systems design and evaluation, accident investigation and prevention,
simulation, training, procedures development and system
performance testing. Considerable research is being conducted in
this field by government and private entities around the world.
In addition to its advantageous location on the Space Coast, Florida
Tech has significant university assets that enhance its potential for
aviation human factors research and education.
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