Graduate Diploma in Aviation

Individuals undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Aviation will in many cases be practitioners in any of a diverse range of sectors of the Aviation industry who are about to be or have been promoted to various levels of management.

You have identified a need to upgrade your skills and knowledge to enhance your continued transition from technical functional to managerial responsibilities within an industry specific context.This program aims to integrate the skills required to:analyse and implement creative solutions enhance leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, develop reflective practitioners who are able to achieve results in an industry characterised by global competition and driven by rapidly changing market forces.The program is structured with a core spanning the breadth of the aviation industry, and offers minor studies in a number of high level aspects, including airworthiness, transportation and logistics, unmanned aircraft systems, analytics or business.

The program aims to equip you with a deeper and updated knowledge of your own sector while exposing you to the issues faced by complementary sectors.Graduates of the program will be highly suited for a range of operational management and planning roles in the aviation industry.

These include management-level roles in areas such as:airline operations planning and management airline maintenance management and supervision airport landside operations airport airside operations airport planning and management aviation safety managementThis program is an exit only point from the Masters of Science (Aviation), which is primarily delivered in face-to-face mode at the city campus.

Year One of Program

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from the Minor Studies list of your choice. Please refer to the Minor Studies lists and their courses, which can be found after the Year One Course List:

AND

Minor Studies Lists:

Minor Studies: Aerospace

Minor Studies: Airworthiness

Minor Studies: Transportation and Logistics

Minor Studies: Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Minor Studies: Analytics

Minor Studies: Business

Entry into this program is through MC264 Master of Science (Aviation). This normally requires a relevant undergraduate degree. Students may exit the program with a Graduate Diploma in Aviation after completion of the six core and two minor option courses listed in this program guide.

Upon successful completion of this program, you will be able to:

1. Needs, Context and Systems

Describe, investigate and analyse complex systems and associated issues (using systems thinking and modelling techniques) Exposit legal, social, economic, ethical and environmental interests, values, requirements and expectations of key stakeholders Identify and assess risks (including OH&S) as well as the economic, social and environmental impacts of industry activities

2. Problem Solving and Design

Develop creative and innovative solutions to problems Anticipate the consequences of intended action or inaction and understand how the consequences are managed collectively by your organisation, project or team Develop and operate within a hazard and risk framework appropriate to industry activities

3. Analysis

Comprehend and apply advanced theory-based understanding of engineering fundamentals and specialist bodies of knowledge in the selected discipline area to predict the effect of industry activities Apply underpinning natural, physical and applied sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer and information sciences.

4. Professional Practice

Initiate, plan, lead or manage industry activities Understand the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary industry practice in the specific discipline Apply systematic approaches to the conduct and management of industry projects Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership Communicate in a variety of different ways to collaborate with other people, including accurate listening, reading and comprehension, based on dialogue when appropriate, taking into account the knowledge, expectations, requirements, interests, terminology and language of the intended audience Display a personal sense of responsibility for your work Demonstrate orderly management of self, and professional conduct.

This program is designed to provide you with specialised knowledge and skills for professional practice and further learning.