I'm now on my 3rd year of Av tech and although some parts of the course do seem mikey mouse (they no longer acredit PPL exams alongside the degree) it has given me a much needed deep understanding of practically every aspect of aviation. Although I have to admit it is a little biased towards commercial pilots rather than military.
For one of my modules, a group of 6 of us have to write our own AOC for an airline with the only specification being: jersey airport must be a stop off point.
This has required us to trawl through endless pages of JAR-OPS (and now EU-OPS) which I have to say is mind numbingly boring but the knowledge gained is ESSENTIAL for a top quality pilot (coupled with flying experience of course) which is all I ever want to be.