Firstly, don't quote the entire post above your own. What's the point? We can all read...
Secondly, the degree courses you mention are a commercially-driven exercise by the various establishments, as are many degrees nowadays. The addition of the ATPL theory study is intended as a value-added attraction to persuade you to invest your money at their university; it is not included as an exercise in academic rigour. I suspect that the inclusion of these exams actually makes it more difficult for the course designers to convince the appropriate authorities that the course is sufficiently academically rigorous to qualify for honours status. That said, there are many less demanding subjects at degree level these days!
Scroggs