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Introduces the workings of the complex system of air control in the US and abroad. Covers such subjects as radio communications, airspace classification, radar control, and operation as well as aircraft separation. Looks at present and future air traffic control systems.

Prerequisites:

AVIA 240, GEOG 217

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Programs:

Aeronautics Minor | Aviation (BS) Aviation Management

Preparation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate through an in-depth understanding of regulations, meteorology, navigation, aircraft systems, communications, air traffic control, emergency and abnormal procedures and practical dispatch applications. At the completion of the course, students will be prepared for the Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Dispatcher oral examination.

Prerequisites:

AVIA 443

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

A study of various techniques designed to enhance management and leadership methods. Emphasizes decision-making and judgment skills as well as methods to improve effective communication and skills to develop a productive work environment for flight crew and other airline personnel.

Prerequisites:

Select 1 course: AVIA 150 or AVIA 240

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Programs:

Aeronautics Minor | Aviation (BS) Aeronautics | Aviation (BS) Aviation Management | Aviation (BS) Professional Flight | Aviation (BS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems

This course is designed to develop students technical understanding of information and knowledge required for Air Transport Pilots. Students will participate in a capstone research project and present their findings in a research paper and oral presentation. Course completion requirements will include preparation for the FAA ATP written exam. Must be taken concurrently with AVIA 436.

Prerequisites:

AVIA 253, AVIA 340

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Programs:

Aviation (BS) Professional Flight

Prepares students who desire careers as professional pilots. Emphasizes complete ground tutoring and flight instruction relating to instrument maneuvers, SOP's, regulation interpretation, pilot discipline, and professional procedures. Crew resource management, LOFT, and turbine-transition flights in an advanced jet flight simulator are used. This course is taken in conjunction in the same semester as AVIA 450.

Prerequisites:

AVIA 253

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Programs:

Aviation (BS) Professional Flight

This is a stand-alone course designed for the person who is not an MSU aviation major. The course offers a complete jet aircraft transition training program.

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

The fundamental principles and calculation of the performance in various phases of flight: takeoff and land, climb and descent performance, maximum-range and maximum-endurance cruise, single-engine performance in multi-engine aircraft, standard atmosphere and basic subsonic and supersonic aerodynamics is covered.

Prerequisites:

AVIA 338

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Programs:

Aviation (BS) Professional Flight

Covers aeromedical factors that are essential for high-altitude flying aircraft. Hypoxia, hyperventilation, dysbarism, basic gas laws. Armstrong line, vision in flight, day and night. Pressurization systems, pressurized suits, danger of loss of cabin pressure, future HSCT and LEO commerical flights.

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Programs:

Aviation (BS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems

This course will provide the student with knowledge of advanced UAS operations to include a mapping project from proposal through implementation to completion. It will identify security requirements and develop threat models and risk assessment.

Prerequisites:

CIS 350, AVIA 375

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Programs:

Aviation (BS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems

This course will review and expand on knowledge that has been taught in the program. The student will demonstrate UAS concepts with a meaningful research project using the skills and knowledge learned from the program. They will apply these skills to real world scenarios.

Prerequisites:

AVIA 470

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Programs:

Aviation (BS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems

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Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Supervised experience in business, industry, state or federal institutions.

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Allows the student an individual course of study on an aviation topic to be arranged with the department.

Areas of Interest:

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

This course provides students with a basic understanding of the general principles and concepts of safety and helps students develop a safety conscience. It is designed to help students better understand the role of safety in aviation and how these general principles and concepts relate to various roles within the aviation industry. Emphasis is placed on managing safety through regulatory guidelines, industry initiatives, and airline crew operations.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course studies the role of humans in all aspects of the aviation industry. It is intended to provide students with a solid understanding of human factors concepts, principles, issues, solutions, and needs. Applications of these concepts are demonstrated in different aviation domains (e.g., cockpit, ATC, aviation maintenance). The course explores the effective interactions among people who work across organizational, geographical, temporal, and cultural boundaries, as a means to design effective socio-technical systems.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course deals with the scheduled performance planning of multi-engine transport-category (Part 25) airplanes in commercial air transportation. Airplane performance theory and operational and structural limitations are reviewed. Maximum aircraft masses/weights are computed utilizing inverse mathematical methods before each takeoff so that performance margins specified in Part121 flight safety rules are unlikely to be exceeded in any phase of flight assuming sudden engine(s) failures. Measured, gross, and net performances are evaluated for various environmental and flightpath conditions. A fine balance between the required flight safety margins and the economy of air transportation is established based on the severity and the probability of failures.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course focuses on Safety Management Systems (SMS). Students will acquire a foundation of four components in SMS (safety policy, safety risk management, safety assurance, and safety promotion) and learn how to design, develop, and implement SMS in an aviation organization to manage organizational safety and prevent organizational accidents.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course covers several major proactive safety programs monitored by FAA and NASA, such as the Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) and the Aviation Safety Action Plan (ASAP). Programs used by air carriers, such as the Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) and the Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA), are discussed. Additional organizational safety programs include: Fatigue Risk Management Plan (FRMP), Internal Evaluation Program (IEP), and Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP).

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course is designed to teach students the fundamentals required to conduct an aviation accident investigation. It covers all aspects of the aircraft accident investigation process, from pre-planning to report writing and follow-up work designed to avoid similar or related aircraft accidents. Students will learn how to collect, preserve, and reconstruct accident scene data, explore methods for determining probable causes, and discover solutions to problems faced during accident investigations.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course includes a series of case studies that illustrate the role of humans, software, hardware, and the environment in the failure of simple and complex systems. The case studies are drawn from many domains, including flight operations, ATC, maintenance, and airport operations. Students are given the opportunity to use system analysis techniques to evaluate common failure modes and explore the conditions conducive to system success or failure.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course is designed to equip students with techniques and skills to identify research problems, and apply appropriate qualitative and quantitative research methods to solve research problems in the aviation field. The course develops students¿ understanding of research questions, literature review, methodology, and reporting results, recommendations, and conclusions.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course exposes students to the latest research in the aviation safety area. Current aviation safety problems encountered by an aviation professional working in the industry are identified, analyzed, interpreted, and solved. The course requires students to review and synthesize literature, critically analyze data by using quantitative or qualitative research methods, present research findings, and propose recommendations for industry practitioners.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course is designed to increase students' knowledge of disaster preparedness and emergency response procedures and practices in both government and private organizations. It includes thorough coverage of all phases of the emergency management discipline, including preparedness, mitigation, response, and post-emergency recovery operations. Theory, practices, and techniques utilized in the response phase of aircraft crashes and emergencies are examined. Additional topics include elements of an emergency response plan, training requirements, the incident command system, and essential human services and support.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

This course reviews the development and implementation of the system safety discipline in numerous industries, especially aviation. This course emphasizes the utilization of safety resources in all phases of the life cycle of a given system. Topics include quantitative and qualitative techniques and tools for system analysis applied to accident prevention, analysis, and mitigation.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)

The course covers the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of aviation training programs, from effective training materials to training methods for a given situation. In addition, this course equips students with the knowledge and skills to be the next generation of leaders in the air transportation industry. The course is designed to help students better understand the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion as team leaders.

Programs:

Aviation Safety (MS)