aviation degree
 

Hi ppruners,
i am looking for any university that provides distance learning degree in the aviation field.Something not super expensive...
Where can I find such a list?
Many thanks.

listen man...iv searched high and low for somthing of the same genre.....stop...get a ppl and then cpl/atp....dats the only "honours degree" you will need in aviation. Of course a degree in a scientific subject e.g. physics, engineering meteorology or geomatics(i'm studying it myself) will also help you quite well. happy hunting!

You get what you pay for, and pretty much all aviation related degrees are both worthwhile and expensive.

Worldwide, probably the best regarded provider of distance learning aviation related degree programmes is Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

G

The course 'linked' below is intended to be run in a Distance Learning format from Sep 2006. Contact the relevant department to confirm and lodge details/interest with them.

http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/ug-prospe...operations.cfm

Abe

Cheers from me Abraham! Looks like an interesting follow up degree! Just one question will getting the degreee in that course actually acquire the individual, an ATPL?:confused:

No.

The only place you'll do that is the full-time "aeronautical science" courses at ERAU (and similar US institutions) where you graduate with a degree, and CPL/IR/Multi (and a massive debt!)

G

Hi, Currently at London met, there are 2 reletivley new courses, a BSC (3 years) come out with a degree in aviation management and ops, also a Fdsc (2 years) come out with foundation degree in aviation management and ops plus the ATPL theory. Thye also expect you to get your PPL and eventually CPL IR etc. in the 2 years. ITs pretty good lot of friendly ppl and good staff, although as quoted by another student "studying aviation at London Met is like drinking champagne in McDonalds" There is also a society formed by students www.londonaviationsociety.org

I did mine with massey uni in New Zealand, they have a few options; management, psycology, maintenance or the good old ATPL. all can be done extramuraly from anywhere in the world. (Im doing my psych masters now).

I feel as if I would have no chance of later promotion in this industry without it.

Newcastle College are doing a foundation degree in airline and airport management (then go onto do a "top up" year at Leed Uni) - all distance learning :D

Mirror,


Not sure where abouts you are from, but i strongly reconmend The University of Salford. Here you can study aviation technology and Pilot studies.

From this you get a BSc , and a PPL in 3 years. You will study things such as Airworthiness and certification (air accidents, how they are investigated, ICAO publications, JAA EASA etc..) , PPL exams taught to ATPL level, which provokes a much deeper level of understanding, Engineering methodology which is maths basically ( though this is not that bad) aerodynamics , airlone route planning, CRM the lot. Basically it focusses more on the flying aspects, and you cover some engineering aspects, so that you develope a broad understanding of everything that goes into the aviation world.
Im currently on year 2, and we have an option to stay for a 4th year, through which we get a masters degree and a frozen atpl. All exams are conducted in house, and we have all the facilities for all the aviation needs. We even have the medicals done here. Also we have moving base simulators for IR training and so on.

Hope this is of help to you,

Antony

hello mate,

There's a good course that run's at leeds university currently which is similar to the one at Salford - you graduate with both your honours degree in 'Aviation Technology' and your PPL. The course material itself is very simiar to that for ATPL (in fact alot of it is more indepth so if when it comes to sit the ATPL's it should be a dawdle). There is also the benifit of the flying element of the course being done for a considerably reduced cost as the University gives all students on the course £1500 to help. Overall it sounds fairly similar to the Salford course already described however (please don't be offended Salford students!) you'll be graduating from a highly regarded Uni too. for more info just go to the following link or feel free ot PM me:

http://webprod1.leeds.ac.uk/banner/d...=BS-AT%2FPILOT

Kind Regards,

Scott.

A warning.

Courses with titles like "aeronautical technology" or "aeronautical science" do not usually contain the requirements to become an aeronautical engineer - they are basically there to create revenue for the university.

If there is even the slightest chance you might ever want to work in aerospace engineering make absolutely sure that the course you are planning to attend is accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society. So far as I know, neither the Leeds nor Salford courses are.

(Also of-course our original poster asked about distance learning courses, and they don't meet that criterion either).

G

Have to agree with Genghis. The Leeds and Salford courses are not aimed at Aerospace engineers, in fact Leeds run a seperate Aerospace Engineering degree. We started the course at Leeds specifically to offer an alternative to Aerospace Engineering mainly for pilots but also for those wanting to go into other aspects of commercial aviation.

If you want to be an engineer do the Aerospace degree, I think these days you really want to be doing an MEng (although Genghis may correct me) as this is the most straight forward way to chartered engineers status. Also, I now it sounds obvious, but if you are doing the engineering degree make sure it is because you want to be an engineer. It is a very difficult course and you really need to be interested in it to succeed. I know as I did Aerospace Engineering at UMIST (now part of Manchester) which was a great course but I didn't find it engaging enough as I really wanted to be a pilot not an engineer.

I think that the advantage of the Aero-eng + flying courses (such as Sheffield, Liverpool, Brunel) is that it pretty much opens ANY aviation professional career to you.

I do agree with LFS on most points, except that in my opinion if an Aero-Eng degree isn't engaging, it's most likely because it's being badly constructed and taught, rather than because the student really wanted to be a pilot. My BEng (at Southampton) had us all thoroughly engaged, including those who went straight into flying afterwards and never went near engineering again. (also exhausted, frustrated and confused, but that just goes with the territory - professional aeronautics is hard work to study).

G

Howzit Bud,

I can greatly agree with antonybradford, I am also on the 2nd year of the similar course (the Engineering version - Aircraft Eng with Pilot Studies). Although the Aviation Tech might be better for the business side of things. Up to you, you can get the info on the uni web site.

Cheers

Plato

P.S. Our course is in the process of becoming accredited (spelling!) by the RAS, I think the term is under consideration