B.S. in Aviation Business Administration
The Aviation Business Administration program is designed for students seeking to lead and manage in the world of aviation.
Balancing key aviation concepts with advanced business strategy, the curriculum provides students with a solid foundation of industry expertise while developing the sharp business acumen demanded at the highest levels of an organization. The program explores all facets of business administration, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and global business strategies.
Upon graduation, students will be eligible and qualified candidates for desirable staff, operational, and executive positions within the military sector or civilian business community.
The degree curriculum consists of General Education, Common Undergraduate Business Core, Transfer Credit (when applicable) and the BSABA Core and Electives.
As part of the college of business undergraduate degree, students will take a comprehensive exam in MGMT 436 (Strategic Management).
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
General Education
| General Education | ||
| Embry-Riddle courses in the general education categories of Communication Theory and Skills, Humanities, and Social Sciences may be chosen from those listed below, assuming prerequisites are met. Courses from other institutions are acceptable if they fall into these broad categories and are at the level specified. | ||
| Communication Theory and Skills | ||
| ENGL 123 | English Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 222 | Business Communication | 3 |
| Any Communication Theory and Skills above ENGL 106 | 3 | |
| Humanities* | ||
| Any Humanities elective (lower or upper level) | 3 | |
| Any Humanities Elective (upper level) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| ECON 210 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 211 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Physical and Life Science | ||
| Any Physics/Biology/Meteorology/Chemistry | 6 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| STAT 211 | Statistics with Aviation Applications | 3 |
| or STAT 222 | Business Statistics | |
| Any College Algebra or Higher Math or any Statistics Credit cannot be awarded for STAT 211 or STAT 222 | 3 | |
| Computer Science | ||
| Computer Science Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Core/Major
| Common Business Core | ||
| MGMT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGMT 221 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKTG 311 | Marketing | 3 |
| ACCT 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| OBLD 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management | 3 |
| FINE 332 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| BUSW 335 | International Business | 3 |
| BUSW 390 | Business Law | 3 |
| LGMT 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
| MGMT 436 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
| Aviation Management Core | ||
| BUSW 352 | Business Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| ECON 315 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| or ECON 420 | Economics of Air Transportation | |
| BSAB 410 | Management of Air Cargo | 3 |
| or AMNT 416 | Aviation Maintenance Management: A Global Perspective | |
| MGMT 415 | Airline Management | 3 |
| SFTY 350 | Aircraft Crash and Emergency Management | 3 |
| MKTG 450 | Aviation/Airport Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT 494 | Aviation Information Systems | 3 |
| or SFTY 345 | Aviation Safety Program Management | |
| MGMT 408 | Airport Management | 3 |
| or MGMT 412 | Airport Planning and Design | |
| or BSAB 425 | Trends and Current Problems in Air Transportation | |
| MGMT 411 | Logistics Management for Aviation/Aerospace | 3 |
| or PMGT 325 | Concepts and Practices of Project Management | |
| BSAB 426 | International Aviation Management * | 3 |
| *Recommended to be taken prior to MGMT 436 Strategic Management | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Electives
| Open Electives | 12 | |
| BSABA Open Electives (Transfer credit, ERAU undergraduate course, or specified electives from approved list below) | ||
| Specified Electives | 6 | |
| BSABA Specified Electives (must be non-duplicated courses) | ||
| Any non-duplicated COB undergraduate course, ASCI, CYBR, ECON, BSSM, SCTY, or SFTY course 300 level or higher. Students will need to meet any prerequisite requirements which could result in additional credit hours in the degree. | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| Minor Option | ||
| Students have the option to structure electives such that a Minor may be earned. Some minors could result in more than 120 total hours. | ||
| Total Degree Requirements | 120 | |
| * | Minnesota student residents refer to State of Minnesota Course Requirement statement for Humanities requirements. |