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 Education | 36 | |
Program Support | 12 | |
Business Core | 36 | |
Major | 21 | |
Open Electives | 15 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
General Education*
Communication Theory and Skills | 9 | |
Lower-Level Humanities | 3 | |
Lower-Level Social Sciences (EC 210) | 3 | |
Lower or Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences (EC 211) | 3 | |
Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | |
Computer Science (BA 125) | 3 | |
Mathematics | 6 | |
Physical and Life Sciences | 6 | |
Total Credits | 36 |
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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 120 | Principles of Aeronautical Science | 3 |
BA 232 | Techniques in Business Analytics | 3 |
BA 352 | Business Analytics for Decision Making | 3 |
MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
Total Credits | 12 |
Business Core
ACC 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
ACC 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BA 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
BA 225 | Business Law | 3 |
BA 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
BA 320 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
BA 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management | 3 |
BA 335 | International Business | 3 |
BA 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
BA 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
FIN 332 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
MK 220 | Marketing | 3 |
Total Credits | 36 |
Open Electives | ||
Students select a minor or complete open electives of their choice. | 15 | |
Total Credits | 15 |
Air Transportation Major
BA 215 | Transportation Principles | 3 |
BA 310 | Airport Management | 3 |
BA 315 | Airline Management | 3 |
BA 426 | International Aviation Management | 3 |
EC 420 | Economics of Air Transportation | 3 |
Specified Electives ** | 6 | |
Total Credits | 21 |
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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 330 | Professional Selling | 3 |
MK 355 | Data Driven Decision Making | 3 |
MK 400 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
Choose 4 courses from the following | 12 | |
Creative Content | ||
Corporate Aviation Marketing | ||
Aerospace Marketing | ||
Airline Marketing | ||
Airport Marketing | ||
Government as Customer: Aerospace Business Development | ||
Total Credits | 21 |
Supply Chain Management in Aviation and Aerospace Major
BA 215 | Transportation Principles | 3 |
BA 363 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
BA 410 | Management of Air Cargo | 3 |
BA 411 | Logistics Management for Aviation/Aerospace | 3 |
Select three from the following: | 9 | |
Electronic Commerce | ||
Project Management in Aviation Operations | ||
Lean Six-Sigma in Aviation and Aerospace | ||
Marketing Management | ||
Total Credits | 21 |
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 Requirements | 120 |
Suggested Plan of Study - Common Year One and Year Two
Year One | ||
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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 Subtotal | 30.0 | |
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 Subtotal | 30.0 | |
Credits Total: | 60.0 |
Air Transportation Major
Year Three | ||
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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 Subtotal | 30.0 | |
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 Subtotal | 30.0 | |
Credits Total: | 60.0 |
Aviation and Aerospace Marketing Major
Year Three | ||
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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 Subtotal | 30.0 | |
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 Subtotal | 30.0 | |
Credits Total: | 60.0 |
Supply Chain Management in Aviation/Aerospace Major
Year Three | ||
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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 Subtotal | 30.0 | |
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 Subtotal | 30.0 | |
Credits Total: | 60.0 |