Graduate Certificate of Aviation (GCAV)
University of Southern Queensland
About
Back to top Program aims The Graduate Certificate of Aviation is a professionally-oriented program.
It provides graduates with a thorough understanding of the principles and concepts of the aviation system, its components, aircraft operations, aviation human factors and safety, and support and enabling processes.
It addresses management and business principles, enabling graduates to critically analyse, evaluate and manage any element of the aviation system, including operations, aviation human factors, and support or ancillary roles.
It will also provide opportunities to examine human factors and performance issues within an aviation context and aviation safety systems more generally.
Structure
Core courses
| Course | |
|---|---|
| Aviation Human Factors specialisation core courses: | |
| AVN5102 Safety Management and Human Factors in Aviation | 1 |
| AVN8103 Managing a Safety Culture in Aviation | 2 |
| Aviation Management specialisation core courses: | |
| AVN5102 Safety Management and Human Factors in Aviation | 1 |
| AVN5101 Aviation Management | 2 |
Entry requirements
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
- Completion of an Australian university Bachelor degree in the area of aviation, management and/or psychology, or equivalent or A minimum of five years’ professional work experience equivalent to a qualification at AQF Level 7.
- English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.
All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements.
If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a University-approved English language program. On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.
Learning outcomes
Program objectives
On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Aviation, students will be able to:
- use advanced knowledge of the aviation industry with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in their professional practice
- apply initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and ethical decision making in a professional aviation context
- apply critical thinking and judgement in supervised, practical situations within the aviation industry
- develop high level written and interpersonal communication skills appropriate to supervisory positions within the complex socio-technical aviation system
- engage in a range of professional and ethical research skills and/or theoretical research methodologies appropriate to the aviation context
- integrate relevant theory and practice related to a wide range of emergent, technological and human interface challenges within the aviation industry.
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