B.S. in Aviation Business Administration

Students will:

  • Analyze current societal trends and their impact on the aviation/aerospace industry.
  • Apply business and leadership principles to lead teams ethically and effectively across business functions.
  • Prepare business communications to effectively engage diverse audiences.
  • Use research and data to develop reasoned, defendable solutions to business problems.
  • Demonstrate they possess critical business knowledge in accounting, economics, management, quantitative business analysis, finance, marketing, legal and social, information systems, and international issues.
  • Analyze air transportation practices using aviation and aerospace benchmarking methodologies.
  • Demonstrate they possess critical business knowledge related to the air transportation industry.
  • Analyze aviation-aerospace marketing practices using aviation and aerospace benchmarking methodologies.
  • Demonstrate they possess critical business knowledge related to marketing in the aviation industry.
  • Recommend best practices to optimize the supply chain and add value to the organization.
  • Demonstrate they possess critical business knowledge related to the supply chain in the aviation/aerospace industry.

General Education Requirements

For a full description of Embry-Riddle General Education guidelines, please see the General Education section of this catalog. These minimum requirements are applicable to all degree programs.

General Education36
Program Support12
Business Core36
Major21
Open Electives15
Total Credits120

General Education*

Communication Theory and Skills9
Lower-Level Humanities3
Lower-Level Social Sciences (EC 210)3
Lower or Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences (EC 211)3
Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences3
Computer Science (BA 125)3
Mathematics6
Physical and Life Sciences6
Total Credits36
*

Embry-Riddle courses in the general education categories of Communication Theory and Skills, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physical and Life Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences may be chosen from approved list of General Education courses, assuming prerequisite requirements are met and with the permission of the advisor. Courses from other institutions are acceptable if they fall into these broad categories and are at the level specified above in the Aviation Business Administration vertical outline. Other courses may also be used with the permission of a department chair.

Program Support

AS 120Principles of Aeronautical Science3
BA 232Techniques in Business Analytics 3
BA 352Business Analytics for Decision Making3
MA 222Business Statistics3
Total Credits12

Business Core

ACC 210Financial Accounting3
ACC 312Managerial Accounting3
BA 201Principles of Management3
BA 225Business Law3
BA 317Organizational Behavior3
BA 320Business Information Systems3
BA 325Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management3
BA 335International Business3
BA 420Management of Production and Operations3
BA 490Strategic Management3
FIN 332Corporate Finance I3
MK 220Marketing3
Total Credits36
Open Electives
Students select a minor or complete open electives of their choice.15
Total Credits15

Air Transportation Major

BA 215Transportation Principles3
BA 310Airport Management3
BA 315Airline Management3
BA 426International Aviation Management3
EC 420Economics of Air Transportation3
Specified Electives **6
Total Credits21
**

If pursuing the Project Management minor, BA 424 can not be used as a Specified Elective for the Supply Chain Management major.  If not pursuing the Project Management minor, select any ACC/BA/EC/FIN/MK Upper-level course not required in the Business Core or major. 

Aviation and Aerospace Marketing Major

Required courses
MK 330Professional Selling3
MK 355Data Driven Decision Making3
MK 400Social Media Marketing3
Choose 4 courses from the following12
Creative Content
Corporate Aviation Marketing
Aerospace Marketing
Airline Marketing
Airport Marketing
Government as Customer: Aerospace Business Development
Total Credits21

Supply Chain Management in Aviation and Aerospace Major

BA 215Transportation Principles3
BA 363Supply Chain Management3
BA 410Management of Air Cargo3
BA 411Logistics Management for Aviation/Aerospace3
Select three from the following:9
Electronic Commerce
Project Management in Aviation Operations
Lean Six-Sigma in Aviation and Aerospace
Marketing Management
Total Credits21

Note:  Students may select two of the above mentioned courses in combination with a relevant and COB approved internship (CEBA) to satisfy the elective course requirement for the major.

Total Degree Requirements120

Suggested Plan of Study - Common Year One and Year Two

Year One
Credits
ACC 210 Financial Accounting 3
AS 120 Principles of Aeronautical Science 3
BA 125 Foundations in Business Data Analytics 3
BA 201 Principles of Management 3
MK 220 Marketing 3
COM 122 English Composition 3
COM 219 Speech 3
EC 210 Microeconomics 3
MA 120 Quantitative Methods I 3
MA 220 Quantitative Methods II 3
 Credits Subtotal30.0
Year Two
BA XXX Major Required course 3
BA 225 Business Law 3
BA 232 Techniques in Business Analytics 3
BA 317 Organizational Behavior 3
BA 352 Business Analytics for Decision Making 3
COM 222 Business Communication 3
EC 211 Macroeconomics 3
MA 222 Business Statistics 3
HU 14X Elective 3
Physical Science Lecture 3
Physical Science Lab 0
 Credits Subtotal30.0
 Credits Total: 60.0

Air Transportation Major

Year Three
Credits
ACC 312 Managerial Accounting 3
BA 320 Business Information Systems 3
BA 325 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management 3
FIN 332 Corporate Finance I 3
Major Required Course 9
Humanities Upper Level Elective 3
Physical Science Lecture 3
Open Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal30.0
Year Four
BA 335 International Business 3
BA 420 Management of Production and Operations 3
BA 490 Strategic Management 3
Major Required Course 3
Specified Elective 6
Open Elective 12
 Credits Subtotal30.0
 Credits Total: 60.0

Aviation and Aerospace Marketing Major

Year Three
Credits
ACC 312 Managerial Accounting 3
BA 320 Business Information Systems 3
BA 325 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management 3
FIN 332 Corporate Finance I 3
MK 355 Data Driven Decision Making 3
MK 400 Social Media Marketing 3
Physical Science Lecture 3
Humanities Upper Level Elective 3
Open Elective 3
AOC Specified Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal30.0
Year Four
BA 335 International Business 3
BA 420 Management of Production and Operations 3
MK 490 Strategic Marketing Analytics and Data Visualization 3
AOC Specified Electives 9
Open Electives 12
 Credits Subtotal30.0
 Credits Total: 60.0

Supply Chain Management in Aviation/Aerospace Major

Year Three
Credits
ACC 312 Managerial Accounting 3
BA 215 Transportation Principles 3
BA 320 Business Information Systems 3
BA 325 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management 3
BA 363 Supply Chain Management 3
BA 410 Management of Air Cargo 3
FIN 332 Corporate Finance I 3
Humanities Upper Level Elective 3
Physical Science Lecture 3
Open Elective 3
 Credits Subtotal30.0
Year Four
BA 335 International Business 3
BA 420 Management of Production and Operations 3
BA 490 Strategic Management 3
BA 411 Logistics Management for Aviation/Aerospace 3
Major Specified Elective (Choose TWO): BA 336 or BA 424 or BA 452 or MK 326 6
Open Electives 12
 Credits Subtotal30.0
 Credits Total: 60.0